Good afternoon from London and the RCM!

[Katie Long]

Funnily enough I've just premiered a piece that was written for me by a composer called Edward Lambert, called 'Trio Sonata in D'. It's for trumpet, piano and double bass. It's really really good stuff, usually I'm a bit funny with modern stuff but this is really good. Although it's very very difficult. Lots of double stopping and chords so technically fairly challenging but by far the hardest part is the counting and stuff. The premiere went really well however, I'm keeping a weather eye out for the reviews that usually crop up on t'internet when I perform with this guy and his orchestra/choir. So that was probably the hardest I guess.

I've not met Gary Karr as yet - hopefully I will some day. But I did have a bass lesson with Paul Ellison during his recent UK visit...awesome!