Virtuosity was founded in Fall of 2015 after a need was recognized for a communal meeting place for musicians to exchange ideas, network, and learn about instruments new and old. We are continually learning, expanding inventory, and becoming an indispensable source for products and information. Whether its a custom horn or a rare collectible, we've helped customers from several continents track down their dream instrument. At Virtuosity, we don't think of ourselves as just another store.
| Owner Steve Johnson is deeply rooted in the greater Boston music community. In addition to his Doctoral studies at Boston University, Steve holds Master's & Bachelor's degrees in trumpet from Cincinnati Conservatory. A New England native and freelancer, Steve has always been fascinated with musical instruments. "The thought that we can create beautiful sounds from raw materials such as wood or metal is incredible. The first time I made a sound on my trumpet it blew me away." |  |
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Woodwind specialist Ben Jordan, a native of Atlanta, Georgia, has nearly a decade of classical and jazz experience on various woodwind instruments. He is currently finishing his Bachelor's of Music degree at Berklee College of Music, as a Performance major on baritone saxophone. He also studies various woodwind instruments in the saxophone, clarinet, and bassoon families. |
| Brass Specialist and resident Aussie Robbie Adams, has been a classical trumpeter and teacher for over 10 years. He obtained his undergraduate and masters degrees in Classical trumpet performance at the University of Sydney and Boston Conservatory respectively. He loves a good bit of banter and a succulent Chinese meal after a hard day playing top C’s. |  |
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Brass technician Neil Coble works to make your horn play at its best! |
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Starting her career as a flute performance major, Woodwind Technician Frida Linderang emigrated to America in 2004 from her native country of Sweden. She fell into the field of repair technology and got her degree in Band Instrument Repair at Renton Technical College under Dan Bainbridge. She has worked in repair shops from Texas to Massachusetts where she ended up working alongside Emilio Lyons at Rayburn Music.
Frida has a Straubinger Flute Pad Certificate, has fixed a hundred year old Adolphe Sax sax twice (not the same fix), believes in science and has over ten years of experience in the business.
Currently she splits her time between Berklee School of Music where she teaches repair technology and her position as Master Technician at Virtuosity.
She doesn’t think life is a competition although coffee is for closers.
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Brass Technician Lou Anderson brings over 30 years of experience to the bench. He has gained a unique knowledge of brass instrument design and was a founding member of SE Shires Co. where he worked and co-designed the trumpet line for 20 years. In addition to modern instruments, Lou works with the historical instrument collection at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and Boston Symphony Hall. He has lectured on trumpet acoustics at New England Conservatory and teaches Brass Repair at the Berklee College of Music. Lou has worked with notable trumpeters around the world to get the most out of their horns. He studied trumpet at Boston Conservatory under Steve Emery and has performed with Boston Lyric Opera, New Mexico Symphony and the San Diego Symphony. “Lou can make any trumpet play better, period.” - Doc Severinsen, International Trumpet Legend “Lou has opened a new world for me to the joy of playing a horn that plays exactly the way I want it to. I trust him completely with all the horns in my Arsenal. I even bring him on the road when on tour to do overhauls. Lou is quite simply, the best!" -Rashawn Ross, Dave Matthews Band “The knowledge, integrity and care that Lou Anderson brought to overhauling my horn to play perfectly for me was something else. I was simply unaware of the possibilities until now. Lou is one of one! Much gratitude to everyone at Virtuosity for a life-changing experience!!"- Philip Dizack, Assistant Professor, Jazz Trumpet, University of North Texas |
| Digital Content Archduke Sam Gossner is responsible for Virtuosity's Youtube presence and instrument photos. Sam has a Bachelor's degree in Professional Music from Berklee College of Music with concentrates including music business and recording. When he's not wrangling pixels or messing around with endless color grades, he enjoys playing tenor sackbut, historical F bass trombone, and baking banana bread. |  |
