Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden and pianist Marta Aznavoorian play a trumpet setting of Claude Debussy's Rêverie.
Hear more from Mary Elizabeth Bowden on WFMT's Sounds Classical at 8pm CT on January 20, 2023. to.wfmt.com/3w2fetH
Trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden and pianist Marta Aznavoorian play a trumpet setting of Claude Debussy's Rêverie.
Hear more from Mary Elizabeth Bowden on WFMT's Sounds Classical at 8pm CT on January 20, 2023. to.wfmt.com/3w2fetH
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