A Conn Selmer employee works on trumpet valve casings at the factory in Elkhart, Indiana last month. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times. 1 of 8.

Maalouf’s father, Nassim Maalouf, a renowned soloist in both European and Arabic classical music, invented the four-valve trumpet that both men play. Ibrahim grew up listening to his father ...

And I sat there as this clarinet solo played, and I was like, “I’m gonna regret that for the rest of my life.” I sat there and carried on, played the odd note here and there.

For him, even though it’s small, he says he's excited to get valve oil as it’s greatly needed. He explains if the trumpet valves won’t move they can’t play. “It’s probably the most needed.

The Bolden Band around 1905. (Top: Jimmy Johnson (bass), Bolden (cornet), Willy Cornish (Valve Trombone), Willy Warner (Clarinet) Bottom: Brock Mumford (Guitar), Frank Lewis (Clarinet)). The ...

Christopher Theofanidis’s “Indigo Heaven” was well, well worth the wait. Chicago Symphony audiences expected to hear the American composer’s clarinet concerto, written for CSO principal ...

Ibrahim Maalouf plays a four-valve trumpet — most just have three. The extra valve, attached to the button a trumpeter pushes down, allows the Lebanese musician to play quarter-tones — the ...

Flame on! The Huskies Pep Band fires up fans with a trumpet trick that’s sure to please the crowd. Member Ryan Briggs shows how it’s done. No reason to toss an old trumpet when you can bring it to new ...

KING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS has been responsible for redesigning and improving the tonal and playing quality of more than 28 instruments, including the slide trombone, cornet, trumpet, and clarinet. It ...