This is what hit Rolf Smedvig 10 years ago, after he left the Boston Symphony Orchestra to go out on his own. Smedvig had been a member of the orchestra for 10 years – since he was 19 – and he ...

"Rolf had wonderful, fantastic, rock-solid technique, beautiful sound," he added. "Rolf was an almost note-perfect player, which is very difficult for a brass musician." Feldman recalled as an ...

Trumpeter Rolf Smedvig, praised for his beautiful tone and virtuosic style, died Monday afternoon at his home in West Stockbridge, Mass. The cause of death, according to his long-time manager Mark ...

Speaking with trumpet virtuoso Rolf Smedvig of the Empire Brass, one’s first impression is that humility is not exactly his strongest asset. Yet Smedvig, who despite his very Norwegian name grew ...

Considering the family he comes from, it's not surprising that Rolf Smedvig began to play trumpet early. "My mother played violin, my father was a piano player and also played clarinet, one ...

The South Mountain Association notes with sadness the recent passing of trumpeter Rolf Smedvig. A superb musician with a remarkable technique, it was our privilege to present locally the Empire Brass ...

The members of the Empire Brass are (clockwise, from lower left): Rolf Smedvig, trumpet; Marc Reese, trumpet; Kenneth Amis, tuba; Mark Hetzler, trombone, and Michelle Perry, French horn. The group ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Don’t show up for Friday’s Empire Brass concert expecting a quiet, classical music experience. “We’re going to rock out,” said Rolf Smedvig, a founding member of ...

Rolf Smedvig inherited a portion of his musical talents from his parents. His father, a composer and arranger, studied with noted 20th-century composer Darius Milhaud. His mother plays violin with … ...