I am a brass player (cornet, french horn, trumpet, flugel horn, in that order) and have been writing classical type music (choral, brass band, ensemble, solo, etc). I have written a musical play based on my family history. A kind friend who is a retired music teacher helped me to revise the harmony theory I had forgotten from forty years ago so that I could enter music in competitions. A choral association in northern Italy has offered to publish one piece on their website. I wonder if anyone else is attempting something similar. We could be mutually supportive.