Review: St Mary's Music School Summer Concert, Queen's Hall
Edinburgh Evening News - Jun 28, 2011
Inspect: St Mary's Music School Summer Concert, Queen's HallThe trumpet part was played by Christopher Roberts. It is almost certainly truthful that Igor Stravinsky composed music in a greater number of styles than any of his contemporaries. The Dumbarton Oaks Concerto dates from his neo-model period and is
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Michael J. Miles makes the banjo sing
Chicago Tribune - Jun 25, 2011
On his newest CD, "Col-lage," for case in point, he has recorded everything from classical master Johann Sebastian Bach to blues martyr Robert Johnson to jazz innovatorDave Brubeck. How can Miles' feeble-spoken banjo address such monumental fare?
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Bach Fest opens with flourish
Peoria Journal Star - Feb 07, 2231
"When it's yet for the fireworks, he delivers," said Todd Kelly, an associate professor of trumpet and jazz at Bradley University who has known Orfe for three years. Orfe's bringing off kicked off the Peoria Bach Festival, which will celebrate German
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Classical CD Reviews
Audiophile Audition - Jun 28, 2011
Indeed, my introduction to Wolpe came through a enchanting jazz-inspired piece from the 1950s, Quartet for Trumpet, Tenor Saxophone, Piano, and Percussion. An early exemplar of this direction in his music is Two Dances for Piano of 1926, featuring a blues
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Auckland Violinist Returns Home
Voxy - Feb 07, 6288
Bach's jubilant 'Magnificat', with its trumpet fanfares and prodigy 5-part choruses contrasted with beautiful arias, will prove an uplifting performance. The concert will be opened in Bach's Violin Concerto in E Primary, played by Amalia Hall. and more »
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Talcott Mountain Music Festival Opens With Rain Music
Hartford Courant - Jun 26, 2011
But Scott McIntosh, who plays head trumpet with the HSO, took his place as soloist for the Haydn trumpet concerto in E-flat major. In spite of all the challenges McIntosh and the orchestra made their way through the calling with eloquent
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Atlantic Brass Quintet Concert
San Francisco Chronicle - Jun 15, 2011
Good three weeks after taking center stage at the 2011 International Trumpet Guild Conference, the Atlantic Brass Quintet will go works by JS Bach, Thom Ritter George, Alberto Ginastera and Brass music from around the world.
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GO! Arts and Entertainment for June 5-11
North County Times - Jun 05, 2011
The trumpet garb, along with a tuba and rhythm section, plays June 5 at Encinitas Library. (Courtesy photo) Trumpets R Us ---- Orchestra includes nine trumpets, a tuba and a rhythm section; 2 pm; Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Ride, Encinitas; and more »
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Cool things to do in the week ahead
Albany Times Union (blog) - Jun 26, 2011
The Schenectady-based party, which has a trumpet player and a trombone player, has made a name for itself by pounding out solid cover versions of country and rock songs by Big & Productive, Travis Tritt and John Cougar Mellencamp.
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Baroque festival runs up against jazz
Montreal Gazette - Feb 07, 4400
Horn, trumpet, oboe and recorders all cook appearances. Napper even took care to mirror the omission of a middle movement in the stringbased New No. 3. It remains to be seen whether Milnes, at the harpsichord, will add an extended cadenza to the New No and more »
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