trumpeterswain
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 Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 11:57 am Post subject: “Trumpet Latitudes” – Recital in Seattle - Sunday, June 26, |
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Seattle Classical Music Event – “Trumpet Latitudes” – Sunday, June 26, at 2:00 pm – Bethany Presbyterian Church, 1818 Queen Anne Ave. N. (at Howe St.) Seattle
“Trumpet Latitudes,” a concert reflecting the diverse styles classical trumpet works from the past 300 years, will be presented on June 26 from 2:00-3:00 pm, at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Queen Anne, as a benefit recital for Common Tone Arts/The Universal Language Project.
Trumpeter Jonathan Feil, along with the Queen Anne Chamber Strings and various other players, will be presenting an exhilarating line-up of classical trumpet works from the 18th to 20th centuries, demonstrating the virtuosity and diversity of the trumpet as a soloist.
The concert is dedicated in memoriam to the late R. Joseph Scott, past conductor of the Sammamish Symphony and Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestras – an influential contributor to classical music in the Seattle (especially Eastside) community – who died this past May 19 after a heroic struggle with cancer.
The recital is also a benefit for Common Tone Arts. Founded and nurtured by Brian Chin, Director of Instrumental Studies at Seattle Pacific University, Common Tone Arts is the umbrella organization for The Universal Language Project, an innovative concert series rooted in the commissioning and performance of 21st century music and interdisciplinary collaboration. It is a unique, internationally acclaimed venture to keep classical music vibrant and relevant for this century. http://commontonearts.com/
The title of the program – “Trumpet Latitudes” – reflects the diverse styles and eras, from 20th century master Alan Hovhaness (Sonata for Trumpet and Organ), 18th century prolific Baroque composer Giuseppe Torelli (Concerto in D for Trumpet, Strings and Continuo), Romanian/French impressionist Georges Enesco (Légende), and classical-jazz crossover composer/pianist Claude Bolling (“Rag-Polka” from Toot Suite). The accompaniment will be equally diverse: organ, string ensemble, piano, and jazz combo.
The concert takes place on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 2:00 pm, at Bethany Presbyterian Church, 1818 Queen Anne Avenue N. (at Howe St.), Seattle. The Church is on the 3, 4 & 13 Metro routes. Free off-street parking is available at the Queen Anne Pool and McClure Middle School lots on 1st Ave W and Crockett St. Admission is free, but a $20 donation to Common Tone Arts is suggested.
For further information, please contact:
Jonathan Feil
301 W. Raye St. #C-109
Seattle, WA 98119
(206) 369-6895
jonathanfeil.seattle@gmail.com
P.S. For the Facebook users among you, I have a set up a public event at https://www.facebook.com/events/286459575076130/ and if you can share it on your page, that would be splendid.
The concert is also on the event calendars of Q13 Fox, Seattle.com, NW News, The Live Music Project, Seattle Times and Classical KING FM 98.1. There may be some previews of the music in the next few days on KING FM’s Northwest Focus.
NOTES ON THE PROGRAM
The musical selections on the program are:
• Alan Hovhaness, Sonata for Trumpet and Organ, Opus 200
• Giuseppe Torelli, Concerto in D for Trumpet, Strings and Basso Continuo
• Georges Enesco, Légende
• Claude Bolling, “Rag-Polka” from Toot Suite.
This is a diverse program for anyone interested in the trumpet as a solo classical instrument.
Alan Hovhaness is a Seattle audience favorite, from his long-time residency in the area and the championing of his music by the Seattle Symphony under Gerard Schwarz. The sonata was composed in 1962, and the trumpet/organ combination provides a setting for the mystical mood found in the composer’s most appreciated works, like his Symphony No. 2 (“Mysterious Mountain”).
Torelli’s Concerto is a bright, festive work, like much of the Italian Baroque composer’s output. Torelli was one of the most prolific composers of trumpet music in his time, probably because of the presence in Bologna of an excellent trumpeter, Giovanni Pellegrino. Sunday’s concert will feature a Baroque-scale string orchestra and harpsichord accompanying the trumpet soloist.
Enesco’s Légende is the title work of a new recording (released in May 2016) from Warner Classics, of classical trumpet superstar Alison Balsom – her first CD recital with piano. Swedish trumpet Håkan Hardenberger (described by the London Times as “the best trumpet player in the galaxy”) calls it “one of the few true masterpieces in the trumpet repertoire and certainly the one treating the trumpet most poetically.”
French jazz pianist and composer Claude Bolling is best known for his “crossover” compositions for Jean-Pierre Rampal (Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano), Pinchas Zukerman (Suite for Violin and Jazz Piano Trio), and others. “Toot Suite” was written in 1981 for trumpet virtuoso Maurice Andre – often considered the greatest classical trumpet player of the century. The suite’s opening Allègre is the theme music for NPR’s talk radio Diane Rehm Show. “Rag-Polka,” the suite’s third movement, is a jaunty, whimsical tour de force for cornet and jazz piano trio. |
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