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Over 60 Trumpeters Join Together To Record ‘Shine (Instrument of Hope)’

Led by composer/arranger Kim Scharnberg, some of the finest trumpet players in both New York City and Los Angeles gathered in their respective recording studios to produce a new arrangement of ‘Shine’, a song written by Sawyer Garrity & Andrea Peña who are student survivors of the Parkland shooting. Soloists – which included the likes of Arturo Sandoval, Randy Brecker, Wayne Bergeron, Terrell Stafford, and others – performed their improvised solos on the ‘Instrument of Hope,’ a specially-crafted trumpet made “from spent bullet casings to help keep the conversation about gun violence prevention on the main stage.” Broadway Records has now released the single on their website and across digital music platforms. – Broadway World

This article was originally published on Broadway World on August 3, 2020.

Read our article about the Instrument of Hope.

Jeremy Smith

Jeremy E. Smith is the Founder and Editor of Last Row Music. He received music degrees from Grace College, Carnegie Mellon University, and The Ohio State University. Currently, Jeremy is the bass trombonist of the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra and performs throughout Ohio, where he lives with his wife and two sons. Smith is a member of the International Trombone Association and the Jazz Journalists Association.