Derek McDonald is the principal trumpet in the Symphony Orchestra. He was introduced to the trumpet by Dana Menser, his elementary school music teacher, in the third grade. McDonald had wanted to play ...

Mountain View High School Senior Illyana Collins plays three instruments, four if you count the trumpet, which she picked up on Tuesday and on which she can already play a B flat major scale.

Haydn's Concerto for Trumpet in E flat was a ground-breaking addition to the trumpet repertoire, although it is a typical example of a concerto from the Classical period. It has three movements ...