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Alison Balsom, mistress of Baroque trumpet, will flash that golden sound at Logan Center

Apr 17, 2013 – 4:20 pm | 3,308 views
Alison Balsom credit Mat Hennek

Preview: Alison Balsom, the British classical trumpet star who brings her blazing sound to Chicago in a concert with the Scottish Ensemble, knew which instrument had her name on it the first time she heard Dizzy Gillespie on a recording. She was 8 years old.