Prof. Alexander Freund about his Schagerl instruments
‘I love the warm and overtone-rich sound of my Schagerl trumpets. I don't even need to talk about the great intonation and workmanship, the instruments just play so wonderfully freely and sound completely individual, simply wonderful! I play the Ganschhorn with M5 Mexican Brass the most, it's like 4 instruments in one and mixes really well. Just like all my other ‘toys’. That's why I've been playing Schagerl since 1998!'
Prof Alexander Freund (M5 Mexican Brass, Professor Georgia State University, Atlanta)
When did you start playing Schagerl trumpets?
Since the year 2000.
How did you come to Schagerl?
My fellow student at the time, Adenislon Telles, sold me his Bb trumpet in Berlin and I was completely in love with the instrument. In 2002 I bought the Vienna 2001 C trumpet and then there was no escaping the enchantment. When M5 Mexican Brass started touring internationally 10 years ago, I really went for it and bought the shop empty (i wish).
Which Schagerl instruments do you use?
Ganschhorn W-2001 C
Piccolo Berlin
Killer Queen
Charis C trumpet
Who has influenced you in your career?
Big names and idols were somehow very influential right from the start: Rainer Auerbach from the Berlin Staatskapelle, Konradin Groth and Robert Platt from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Leiner from the Rennquintett, those were my great role models, and it was always all about sound and music.
During my studies in Berlin and Saarbrücken I played a lot as a freelancer, mainly in Berlin orchestras, was engaged at the Bremen Opera and moved to Mexico in 2005, where I played in the orchestras in Michoacán and Monterrey and was then a professor at the oldest conservatory in America (conservatorio de las rosas) for 12 years, In 2005 I founded M5 Mexican Brass with friends, which has been my main musical project ever since, we have now toured 5 continents, even though everything has been cancelled in recent months, of course, we are in good spirits to continue. I have been a professor at Gerogia State University in Atlanta since 2018.
The warmth and overtone-rich sound of my Schagerl instruments have become an integral part of my musical imagination.
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