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LHI Live: Trumpeter Keith Geiman

Craig Freeman

What does it take to be a professional classical musician while maintaining a private teaching studio of 40-50 students? Trumpeter Keith Geiman addresses that question with WMUK contributor Craig Freeman, performing some of his favorite pieces with his Britton-Geiman Duo partner, pianist Thom Britton. They play arrangements of Clark's Venus Waltz, Gershwin's Summertime, and the Thiele/Weiss tune, What A Wonderful World. In remembrance of influential Western Michigan University performer/educator  Stephen Jones, Geiman plays two verses of Amazing Grace.

Credit Craig Freeman
Thom Britton and Keith Geiman

Geiman is the co-founder of the Kalamazoo Trumpet Workshop, which he created with fellow trumpeter Benje Daneman to give young trumpet players an opportunity to improve their skills and be inspired by fellow players. It will be held at Kalamazoo College June 25-27.

2018-05-04_Wkd_LHI_Keith_Geiman.mp3
An edited version of the session, as broadcast on Weekend Let's Hear It.

Cara Lieurance is the local host of NPR's All Things Considered on 1021 WMUK and covers local arts & culture on Let's Hear It on 89.9 Classical WMUK weekday mornings at 10 - 11 am.
As Chief Engineer for WMUK, Martin Klemm is kept busy by tending to a variety of issues - from computers to tower lights - he will never run out of things to fix. Before coming to WMUK in 2003, Martin worked in Los Angeles making records with some outstanding producers, but preferred to be close to his family here in west Michigan. He enjoys keeping a busy schedule balancing WMUK, loving on his friends' doggos, and remodeling his home in the Edison neighborhood (which never seems to end)
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