I have always wanted to perform the trumpet solo featured in the Brandenburg Concerto #2. It ain’t gunna happen! Why you might ask? The answer is simple. I don’t have the chops and I never will have the chops. With that confession, I have illustrated my concern for choosing material suited to your strength or better phrased, avoid your short comings. I have heard students play this challenging number beautifully but, as my first boss at the University of Northern Iowa told me, “Not every horse is a race horse”. Be sure when you are setting your next program you…