Learning From the Best

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Learning From the Best--Charles Schlueter, who grew up in Du Quoin and went on to attend Julliard School of Music in New York City then become first chair trumpet for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is in Du Quoin this weekend for the annual District 300 Education Foundation dinner Saturday. On Thursday, Schlueter donated his time to a trumpet master class to the trumpet students of the middle school band and high school bands. Mr. Schlueter told of his historic climb from his boyhood Du Quoin to the top of the music world with the Boston Symphony. Of the many applicable stories and advice, breathing was the main point. As he stated "The trumpet IS a wind instrument so without breathing we have nothing." It was a fantastic experience for the students, a chance of a lifetime.