“…..one of the most musical instruments in the world” is one of the wise statements that most struck and most challenged my imagination as a euphonium player.

For what elusive reason could my extraordinary English euphonium teacher and great friend, Steven Mead, have said this seemingly obvious thing?

Since it seems obvious that a Euphonium is a musical instrument, the expression “one of the most musical” is not understood in the same way!

So, is the euphonium more musical than other in...