A great trumpet is 'a thing of beauty, an extension of you' Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians help Conn Selmer, the Indiana company trying to make the perfect instrument.

But I heard you play the solo, and your trumpet sound won me over. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) M GREEN: I was very shy. I'd never had a steady girlfriend before. I might have just turned 20.

Conductor and arts educator Oliver Prezant will be part of the presentations The Operatic Trumpet on Sept. 6 and “Sound the Trumpet!” on Sept. 29.