Jimi Michiel is a Boston-based musician, educator, and musicologist who has played in orchestras, jazz bands, theatre pits, and churches throughout the United States. He has performed as Principal Trumpet of the New York String Orchestra and the Bloomington (MN) Symphony Orchestra, as a substitute with the Syracuse Symphony, and with members of the Sacramento Philharmonic. As a musicologist, he has lectured throughout the United States and has written program notes for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, as well as for performances including members of the Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, and Cleveland Orchestra. Jimi holds degrees from the Interlochen Arts Academy and the New England Conservatory. His principal teachers were Charlie Schlueter, Gary Bordner, and Terry Caviness, with additional studies with Stanley Friedman, Steve Emory, and John Raschella.
@administrator He writes about his time in the Boston Symphony, but there's not really much to say about Charlie's relationship with Ozawa that wasn't already written about in Carl Vigelund's "In Concert."
A quick bit of trivia—"In Concert" ends with Charlie talking about how he's writing a book, this book! Carl mentioned that the next edition of "In Concert" will include a post-script about "Indirection"!
@administrator He writes about his time in the Boston Symphony, but there's not really much to say about Charlie's relationship with Ozawa that wasn't already written about in Carl Vigelund's "In Concert."
A quick bit of trivia—"In Concert" ends with Charlie talking about how he's writing a book, this book! Carl mentioned that the next edition of "In Concert" will include a post-script about "Indirection"!
Dear friends and colleagues,
I’m happy to share the exciting news that Charles Schlueter, the retired Principal Trumpet of the Boston Symphony and faculty for many years at the New England Conservatory, has published a book! Indirection: On Becoming a Better Musician and Trumpet Player as a Conceptual Process, is a memoir, a look into Charlie’s unique approach to music-making, and an instructional guide that will benefit everyone from beginners to seasoned professionals. It includes insight into the instrument but focuses much more on a conceptual approach to music-making that will benefit all musicians, not just trumpeters.
This book has been in process for almost 40 years and I was honored to serve as editor, working closely with Charlie over the last few years to shape it into something that I think folks will really enjoy. Carl Vigeland (author of In Concert), Eric Berlin (faculty at UMass), and Andy Stetson (faculty at Texas Tech) were also instrumental in putting this book together. It also includes essays from friends and colleagues about how Charlie’s approach to music has shaped their own work and lives, including contributions from Dave Monette, Matt Sonneborn, Norm Bolter, and many others.
We hope this book is something that can be both interesting and useful for all who read it. Please let me know if you have any questions and I’ll be happy to answer them in the comments (or pass them along to Charlie).
Best wishes,
Jimi Michiel
Boston, MA
Click here to buy Indirection on Amazon
