New Atlanta SO CD

johntpt · Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 7:23 am Post subject:

I recently picked up the Atlanta Symphony's new CD of the Vaughan Williams' "Sea Symphony" with Robert Spano conducting. If you don't have this one you should get it. These days it is getting harder and harder to hear American orchestras on CD, especially since NY, Philly, Boston, Cleveland, LA, and many others have lost their recording contracts. Fortunately for us Atlanta still records a few CDs each year. The VW Symphony is an hour long choral symphony set to poetry by Walt Whitman with lots of great brass writing.

Chris Martin, principal trumpet of the ASO and one of the finest under-30 brass players out there, sounds absolutely wonderful. His sound is big and full and stays big and full when playing loud. His sound and musicianship is very mature and well beyond his years. His playing serves as the benchmark for the next generation of American trumpeters.

John Urness

Trptbenge · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2003 4:09 am Post subject:

John,

I agree with you Chris Martin is a fabulous player. He had a chance to leave Atlanta for principle in another major orchestra and he chose to stay. He is such a nice and unassuming guy. He gave a clinic when Yamaha, in conjunction with Carere Music, had a Trumpet clinic to promote theire Xeno line of horns. His sound is amazing. As a sideline Bob Malone was there and did a short presentation that night.

Mike

dbacon · Heavyweight Member Joined: 11 Nov 2001 Posts: 8592

What's his background? Where did he train etc.

Thanks for the info.

Dave Bacon

JRoyal · Heavyweight Member Joined: 25 Apr 2003 Posts: 770

Chris studied with Larry Black in high school and then went on to study with Barbra Butler and Charlie Geyer.

somebody correct me if i am wrong.

I heard him as a soloist at the GA brass band concert a few weeks ago. he was having an off night at first, but it was still an extremely impressive performance.

johntpt · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2003 4:01 pm Post subject:

Mr. Martin won his first job, Assoc. Principal in Philadelphia, right after graduating from Eastman at age 22.

JU

kzem · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2003 6:38 pm Post subject:

JRoyal · Heavyweight Member Joined: 25 Apr 2003 Posts: 770

yeah man that high school was out of this world...better than some colleges...i think it was some private school for all the doctors children and such in atl.

Could you see Chris’s level of concentration jump as he got into the Arutunian? You could just see it on his face, like he sucked the mental power out of every one in that room for him to focus. It was unreal.

All in all, it was a good performance. I am just glad I didn’t have to play that E flat cornet part..that guy was up there the whole night.

riffdawg2000 · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2003 3:39 am Post subject:

I thought Chris gave an outstanding performance. Especially since he just got off the plane ....

What killed me was the fact I remember him running around as a kid ... in 1984-85 when I marched Spirit of Atlanta ... and Freddy (his dad) was the Executive director ...

Dang, I am getting OLD!
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KevinInGeorgia · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2003 5:16 am Post subject:

I agree with you on the E-Flat Cornet patrs.. That guy had to be Dying by the end.. Jerry Pollard ( Condcutor of Roman Brass) & I commented at the break how you need to E-flat players to keep uop with a program like that.. Know we all know why they say E-flat Cornetist are a little crazy ..

Chris performance was very nice.. I know a couple of the the Cornetist & they said it was an off night for them & that also made it tough on Chris..

What is amazing is how YOUNG all the ASO trumpets are!! I didn't think the 2nd Trumpeter on Bugler's Holiday was also one of the ASO trumpters.. I thought he looked a little old for High School but thought he was a College student..
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JRoyal · Heavyweight Member Joined: 25 Apr 2003 Posts: 770

the second trumpet on buglers was Chris's brother i belive..not the second in the ASO..the second in the ASO is about 60 something and about to retire in 3 or 4 years , the 3rd guy on buglers is the new 4th guy in the ASO and yeah he is pretty young....the ASO trumept section averge age is pretty young the new 4th player is in his mid 20's as is chris, the 3rd a/p(mark) isnt that old either but i am not sure how old he is...the ony one that has some age on him is the 2nd player.

BigBells · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2003 3:39 pm Post subject:

I was also at the Brass Band show a couple of weeks ago (long-drive!) Chris sounded amazing - his double-toungueing was so even! I talked with them all afterwards and found out that Michael Martin played 3rd on Bugler's and is going to Northwestern next year. The new fourth player in the ASO played second on it. Chris said afterwards that the concert was the first time they had all played it together! Not bad!

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TossedSalad · Veteran Member Joined: 06 May 2003 Posts: 236

I heard the whole section are BIG Braves fans.

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Short'n · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2003 8:45 am Post subject:

Short I say.