Judy

Schüpbach "Brunhilde"

Judy's music career began at a young age when she became enamored with the lovely flute.  She wanted to play the flute so badly that she could "taste it."  However, reality struck home when she was told her digits were too short.  The rest of her immediate family were all brass players, so....she was forced to settle for trumpet. 

While browsing through the family photo albums, Judy came across a photo of her 8th great-grandfather, Otto who played the Tubo Cochleato. Should this have been an omen?

Several generations later, came "he whose name must not be spoken" who specialized in the Brocca diTerra.  Was he blowing, or sucking?

Over the years, Judy has been obsessed with the need to collect cows, without ever knowing why.  How best to fill that inner need to obtain more, larger, live cows?   Since early times, the alphorn has been used as a signal to gather and calm the cows.   (See Alphorn History)  Hence, playing the alphorn has alleviated the need for further cow collections and more pasture space.

Judy now spends her days working at Quinlan and Fabish Music.  This allows her to support her music habit, which includes playing trumpet and flugelhorn in Windiana (cute name huh?), Valparaiso Community University Concert Band, Michigan City Municipal Band, and Ein Prosit German Band.  She also occasionally plays with Holland American Legion Band, Quincy Park Band, Quincy Community Band, St. Joseph Municipal Band, West Michigan Concert WINDS and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp International Community Band.

She is is proud to claim she plays second string, last chair alphorn.  (Please make her sit down!  ed.)