To put this into a bit of context, singing was in the same ballpark as the brass instruments and there have been known reported outbreaks of Covid-19 spread through choir rehearsals.

Instruments once played by top-shelf brass players, in the CSO and elsewhere, have made their way into Hagstrom, Friedman and Batallán’s collections.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Over 30 years, Syracuse trumpeter Jeff Stockham has amassed one of the oldest, most impressive brass instrument collections in the Northeast. It's as much a collection as it is ...