Amanda Marquis
Military and Freelance Musician

"The intonation is so much better than any other Flugel I have ever played. The Sound - It's the Flugel sound I always dreamed about but couldn't quite accomplish on any other instrument."

Amanda's Horn is our Standard Bright Sterling Finish with 24k Gold Accents.

Biography
Amanda grew up in Maine, studying trumpet with John Foss.  After winning many awards and scholarships at the high school level, she became a Jazz and Contemporary Music major at University of Maine at Augusta.  There she studied with Chuck Winfield and Don Stratton, and participated in a Polish exchange program, performing and assistant teaching for summer Jazz schools in Krakow and Warsaw. 

After returning to Maine, Amanda continued playing with local groups such as: Colby College Jazz, Maine Jazz Composers Big Band as well as a variety of wind ensembles. Amanda has been featured on Maine's Public Radio with jazz ensembles from the University of Maine as well as the Maine Jazz Composers Big Band.

Since joining the Navy Music program in 1996, Amanda has had the opportunity to perform in many groups ranging from rock bands, jazz bands, and brass quintets to wind ensembles and ceremonial units, and has performed in many venues, such as Mardi Gras and the Houston Grand Prix.  She has traveled the Gulf Coast, Northwest, and Mid-Atlantic regions in her duty assignments, and also many countries in South America and the Caribbean. 

Aside from her Naval duties, Amanda has also preformed with the Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra and the Kings of Swing. Most recently she preformed with Frank Foster and the Big Bad Big Band. Amanda can be heard on the Kings of Swing's album Blue Skies as lead trumpet as well as several tracks of Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra's Dreamcatcher.

Testimonial
I just wanted to take a minute to tell you how pleased I still am with my flugel.  I purchased your demo model in 2002, and every day that I play it is still an absolute joy!  The intonation is so much better than any other flugel I have ever played, and the sound - it's the flugel sound I always dreamed of but couldn't quite accomplish on any other instrument.  My flugel sound turns heads in any band I play in, yet I'm still able to blend in a section of traditional flugels.  Any other flugel just feels substandard compared to this one - whenever I play something like a Yamaha it just feels like a plastic toy trumpet next to this beauty!  This horn was an investment, but a very good one, and I've never once been sorry I bought it.  Thanks again for the work and care you've put into this beautiful horn!
  
         -- Amanda Marquis

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