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I’ve recently started introducing my kids to the Brass in Concert DVDs I grew up with — the 2006 to 2013 years in particular. Whether that period really was the pinnacle of the contest, or whether that’s just my own bias talking, I’m not entirely sure. It might be a bit of both, it might be because I didn't buy another DVD after that one (student budget and all). Either way, those recordings still feel like something special. It’s a contest I’ve always wanted to experience live, though being more or less at the opposite end of the country has kept it firmly on the “one day” list for now. What’s been most interesting, though, is watching the boys discover it for themselves. There’s been no steering, no nudging, no “you need to listen to this bit” rather just letting it play and seeing what they take in. And already, they’re gravitating towards certain performances, certain moments, certain sounds. More often than not, they’re the same ones that stuck with me all those years ago and ...
