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Here is a brand new arrangement for trumpet and piano of the Sigmund Romberg classic "Serenade." : A beautiful piece of music that can stand up alone even without the words! Layton "Skip" James realizes the piano accompaniment.

Goedicke's "Concert Etude" was originally scored for solo trumpet and orchestra, but he soon created an arrangement for trumpet and piano that remains popular to this day. Pianist Layton "Skip" James provides an admirable performance of the accompaniment.

Interlude and Finale to the Oscar Boehme Trumpet Concerto performed by Melvin Keith Olson and Steinway artist Layton "Skip" James

This is the Concerto for virtuoso trumpet by Oskar Boehme (Opus 18), here performed by Melvin Keith Olson on his Mount Vernon Vincent Bach Stradivarius model Bb cornet (c.1962), supported with a vibrant and equally virtuosic accompaniment by Steinway Artist Layton "Skip" James. This was recorded at the Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, Wisconsin.. When Franz Herbst transposed the work from ...

Performed in Eb Major on a Bach Strad. Bb cornet by Mel Olson, , and Layton "Skip" James on the Phipps Center Steinway Model D.

OPERA WITHOUT WORDS The Queen of the Night sings "The Pangs of Hell" from Mozart's classic opera "The Magic Flute." Cornetist Melvin Keith Olson and pianist Layton James perform the aria from Mozart's own autograph.

A short waltz for trumpet and piano by Layton James, irreverently based on the Lutheran hymn "Lift High the Cross." Reminiscent of French salon music, it is a prime example of what can come out of a partially- demented mind that obviously doesn't have enough to do. This is a recording of the world-premiere on June 19, 2016 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Hudson, Wisconsin, performed by the compose...

J. B. Arban's classic theme and variations on "The Carnival of Venice," performed by cornetist Melvin Keith Olson and pianist Layton James at the Phipps Center for the Arts.

Here is "Bride of the Waves" for solo cornet and piano by Herbert L. Clarke, a selection from a CD featuring Mel Olson and renowned pianist Layton James. Recorded at the Phipps Center for the Arts.

"The Bullfighter's Song" was arranged and made famous in the early 1950's by the legendary trumpeter Raphael Mendez. Requiring virtuosic skill, this complete rendition is performed by Melvin Keith Olson on his Bach Bb cornet along with a very pompous piano accompaniment afforded by the inimitable Layton James.

This show-stopping baritone aria from Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" is performed by Melvin Keith Olson on his Vincent Bach Stradivarius Bb cornet (ML23058) along with Layton James at the Phipps Center for the Arts Steinway Model D concert grand. The piano accompaniment was written by Mr. James from the Rossini score.

A new work for trumpet and organ by composer, conductor, and keyboard artist Layton James, veteran of the legendary Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. "Meditation" was written for trumpeter Melvin Keith Olson and performed at Bethel Lutheran Church in Hudson, WI.