Werner Strassmann - as a conductor traveling with his musicians around the world - has many stories to tell. Tokyo, Sydney, Chicago, Pasadena, Dublin, Budapest, and Rome - parades, concerts, highlights, and behind the scenes, a range of funny yet adventurous anecdotes. Starting with Werner Strassmann's childhood, his studies in Paris, his engagement as the first solo horn player at the Opera d'Oran, his career as a music instructor for the Swiss Army Games, and as the musical director of the Zurich City Police Band and the St. Gallen Otmarmusik, the author not only manages to create a chronological account of events but also skillfully provides an engaging and enjoyable reading experience.