Valery Posvaliuk, a respected and accomplished performer and teacher in the Ukraine, spoke at length about the history of trumpet playing in Kiev and the Ukraine. He has authored several articles, including one by the same title as this lecture, "Trumpeters of Kiev ­ Past and Present." This article is available through Sheet Music Service of Portland.

This seminar on the trumpeters of Kiev was a very interesting lecture, given in Russian and translated throughout the talk. The history, lineages, pedagogical techniques and concepts of the great trumpet players and teachers in the Ukraine were given and discussed, beginning in the 19^th century and continuing into the modern era. Posvaliuk also played several recordings of some of the significant players from this tradition. However, there were many names given, and while the translator did a very good job with on-the-spot translation, it was not always easy to follow, which made full comprehension of the history and contributions of the Kiev trumpeters difficult.