Press

"Brilliantly stylish..."

The New York Times

"Caleb Hudson played the fiendishly high piccolo trumpet solo lines in the Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 with mastery and style."

Bachtrack — Philadelphia Orchestra

"Hudson was able to draw a consistently piercing pure tune from his piccolo trumpet and brought down the house."

Berkshire Fine Arts — Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

"The playing of Canadian Brass trumpeter Caleb Hudson was pristine and lustrous."

Chicago Classical Review

"Trumpeter Caleb Hudson set up a soaring Messiah climax with an exquisite solo, a 'last trumpet' at once singingly innocent and decisive."

San Francisco Classical Voice

"Caleb Hudson, remember that name, a great young American trumpeter."

Fred Child — NPR Performance Today

"Much distinguished instrumental work was heard from trumpeter Caleb Hudson."

The Philadelphia Inquirer — Philadelphia Orchestra

"Accompanied with eloquence, on a difficult-to-control, valveless natural trumpet, by Caleb Hudson."

The New York Times — Trinity Baroque Orchestra

"Caleb Hudson's outstanding alacrity and crystalline clarity on piccolo trumpet evoked the effect of the original album's instrumentation."

Register-Guard

"Impeccable trumpet soloist Caleb Hudson... whose late-model valveless instrument is modeled after one made in Nuremberg in 1746."

San Jose Mercury News

"'Nothing Less' is a remarkable album — a beautiful, well-played and sustained listening experience."

Rick Koster — The Day

"If Vaughan Williams' ascending larks decided to dart and swirl over a Caspar David Friedrich landscape, it might sound like 'Nothing Less.'"

Rick Koster — The Day