Rated FIVE Stars! ... "DAILY STUFF" by Don Owen is a must-have book for all trumpet players. In this Special 50th Anniversary Edition, it covers everything you need in one book to develop and maintain all aspects of trumpet playing at the highest levels, no matter what styles you play. Plus when you purchase "DAILY STUFF" you get this FREE Bonus MP3 Audio book "Trumpet Talk with Don Owen." You'll gain insights to all aspects of trumpet playing, musicianship and life. Both published by http: //MPHmusic.com Here's just a short bio of Don Owen: The Florida Orchestra - 1964-2008 (Principal Trumpet, 1964-1987) Arkansas State Symphony - 1960-1964 (Principal Trumpet) Freelance: Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas - 1959-1963 Teaching experience: University of South Florida - 1964-2002 (Trumpet, Professor Emeritus) Arkansas Tech University - 1960-1963 (Professor of Trumpet and Brass) Killeen, Texas High School - 1963-1964 (Brass Teacher) Studied trumpet with: John Haynie, University of North Texas Don Yaxley, Stetson University Fred Mende, Charlotte Symphony/Grant Park Symphony (Chicago) Charles Gallagher, National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D.C.) Studied composition with: Samuel Adler, University of North Texas Education: Gastonia High School - Graduate 1955 Stetson University - B.M. 1959 University of North Texas - M.M. Trumpet Performance 1960 Additional study: University of North Texas - Theory/Composition 1960-1963
For years people have said, “Someone should do the real Butte story.” Actually, many books about Butte have been done. Some deal with the less inhibited and sometimes violent old Butte. Some dramatically describe the war of the copper kings. Novels have been backgrounded against the Montana city sprawled upon the “richest hill on earth.” Although these books and many shorter pieces contribute to the history, some critics still lament that none has caught that elusive real Butte story.
During the American Civil War, the lads of the 69th Pennsylvania "Irish Volunteers" from Philadelphia fought in every battle with the Army of the Potomac. From 1861 to 1865 the regiment marched under its Irish Green battle flag in the midst of engagements from Glendale to Antietam to Gettysburg to Petersburg. They participated in the entire Peninsular campaign and at the battle of Glendale their bayonet charge to recover captured union artillery pieces was hailed as "the first successful bayonet charge of the war." They charged into the West Woods at Antietam and charged up Marye's Heights at Fredericksburg On July 3, 1863 at Gettysburg, the wall they defended was the target of Pickett's charge. That day they lost 50% of their men killed, wounded or captured along with their Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel and Major. In the Winter of 1864 the 69th became the only regiment in their Brigade to reenlist as a unit to fight the war to the end. At Spotsylvania, they attacked the "mule shoe" and captured a confederate battle flag. On to Cold Harbor and Petersburg they fought finally pursuing Lee's Army of Northern Virginia to surrender at Appomattox. Of the more than 1000 men who marched off to war in August 1861, only 56 remained on duty at Appomattox Courthouse. This book is about their history, their combat and their daily lives. It details the role they played in every battle and the personalities that constituted the regiment. Incorporating hundreds of personal letters with photographs and maps, the tale of the "Irish Volunteers" is examined on a day to day basis. From their roots as children of Irish immigrants during the Potato famine to their return home to Philadelphia in glory, the storyof the 69th Pennysylvania "Irish Volunteers," Paddy Owen's regulars is the story of heroism and individual courage.
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