Franz Liszt (b Raiding, 22 October 1811; d Bayreuth, 31 July 1886). Hungarian composer, pianist, and teacher.

Like most of the trumpet players in the world, we began our trumpet playing in a school band. When my teacher took me to play in an orchestra, I started to find out that there were a lot of differences between playing in an orchestra and a band. Some of the challenges in an orchestra are so unique that you will not find them in the band at all.

Last month during the Victoria long weekend, The OCMS Youth Symphony Orchestra performed in Ottawa and Montreal as part of their 10th anniversary concert tour. Two chinese newspapers had featured our memorable concert in Monument Theatre, Montreal.