\u201cThis was a natural progression for me as an artist. This [album] really is Mr. Holland\u2019s Opus<\/em> for me,\u201d Blume says, in a nod to the 1995 film about a high-school music teacher focused on writing his own composition. Amidst its worldly notes, My Classical Passion<\/em> is very much a product of Westchester. The album is packed with nods to local figures who helped Blume learn to play as a child and later in life. It was recorded at Sweatshop Studios in Katonah, and the cover shows Blume and his trumpet at Kensico Dam.<\/p>\n Blume can often be seen onstage around the county, whether it\u2019s playing the national anthem on his trumpet at Rockland Boulders and Hudson Valley Renegades games or taking the stage at bars, clubs, and area festivals.<\/p>\n But much of Blume\u2019s schedule is focused on law enforcement. He says he became a police officer to help people, not harass them, and says he\u2019s \u201chonored to work for such a professional organization\u201d as the Mount Pleasant Police Department.<\/p>\n Being a police officer was a factor in Blume\u2019s tackling the album. He knows there\u2019s no guarantee that a police officer returns home after a day of work, so he was focused on leaving behind something meaningful for his children, Emily and Jonathan, should that worst-case scenario ever play out.<\/p>\n \u201cIf I die tomorrow, in 20 years I would be a distant memory to my kids,\u201d he says. \u201cThis is something they can take with them into adulthood. They\u2019ll be able to hear that I had a passion \u2014 that I was fairly damn good at it. They can even hear me breathe.\u201d<\/p>\n My Classical Passion<\/em> can be purchased at Amazon<\/a>, iTunes, and CD Baby.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.peterjblume.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Peter-J-Blume-Mt-Pleasant-Cop-225x300.jpg\")
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