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Date Posted: 07:12:34 11/09/13 Sat
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World’s loudest trumpet player Dr. Michael Schmidt to join the Etowah Town Band in Veterans Day Concert.
by Michael
November 9th, 2013
World’s loudest trumpet player Dr. Michael Schmidt to join the Etowah Town Band in Veterans Day Concert. The Etowah Town Band is directed by Rev. Ray Calfee, the Minister of Music at First Baptist Church of Etowah. The drummer for the Etowah Town Band is 2 Cool Percussion owner Ron Thorpe, the inventor of carbon fiber drums.
The local Veterans Parade will be held on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013 in historic downtown Athens, Tennessee. beginning at 3 p.m.
“Veterans Day is an official United States holiday which honors people who have served in armed service also known as veterans. It is a federal holiday that is observed on November 11. It coincides with other holidays such as Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which are celebrated in other parts of the world and also mark the anniversary of the end of World War I. (Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when the Armistice with Germany went into effect.)” – Wiki
Michael has been a DCI brass instructor for Heritage and Pioneer Drum and Bugle Corps. In high school Mikey was a member of the award winning Parkview High School band under the direction of JSU graduate Mr.Craig Boteler where he played the trumpet , french horn and mellophone. Michael left Parkview HS to become the first ever member in the award winning Brookwood High School Marching Band, one of the best and largest marching bands in GA.
Michael was the first ever featured soloist ( and the first trumpet, first chair ) at Brookwood High School (Snellville, GA) where he was a member of the drama department, orchestra and choir. In 2012 Dr. Michael Schmidt returned as a special guest trumpet soloist to play for the Brookwood High School musical Anything Goes.
Michael’s father Ed Schmidt was the co-founder of the succsessful Brookwood Band Association (Along with trumpeter Frank Mahoney). Mikey was Brookwood’s first ever male baritone vocalist to compete in governors honors. While still in high school Michael was a marching instructor at South Gwinnett HS, the first school in Ga ever to march with a blind trumpet player. While just a senior in high school Michael also taught three other hs bands including his own Brookwood.
After high school Michael became the featured trumpet soloist in the Florida Bible College Brass Ensemble under the direction of BJU and IU graduate Hartley Cruver. While at FBC Michael was blessed to have studied under the famed Billy Graham revivalist song leader Stret Shufelt, who Dr. Graham mentions in his autobiography. After graduating from college Dr. Schmidt went on to study in seminary at Liberty University where he was a featured trumpet soloist in the Liberty University Spirit of the Mountain Marching Band. While there Michael won three awards in just two years.
Michael is perhaps most well known for playing the trumpet in the popular Old Time Gospel Hour Orchestra for the late Dr. Jerry Falwell on nationwide TV at Thomas Road Church. Thomas Road Church is one of the largest churches in the nation. While at Thomas Road Church Michael served under the direction of popular southern gospel soloist Robbie Hiner of the Old Time Gospel Hour Quartet. Dr. Schmidt played backup trumpet at Thomas Road for many famous musicians including Mike Tait and Squire Parsons.
Michael has also opened for many famous speakers and artists in revivals such as for Dr. Jerry Falwell, the Talley Trio and the Spears Family. Dr. Schmidt has served as a marching band instructor for over 20 HS marching bands over the last 30 years. The last three years Michael has been a marching band instructor and band booster for Shelby Walker at McMinn Central High School in Etowah, TN who received overall superior ratings for the first time in 2008.
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