A Performance Study of Contemporary Chamber Music for Trumpet and Strings
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The twentieth and twenty-first centuries have had a rekindling of the trumpet/strings chamber relationship that was once common in the baroque era. Not only is new music being composed, performers sometimes present works in a chamber environment that were originally intended for trumpet and string orchestra or works that did not originally include trumpet. This provides new life to the music, gives audiences the chance to hear something different in a trumpet recital, and allows the trumpet player firsthand experience with music he or she may have never had otherwise. Between new music and the reshaping of older works, now is an excellent time for trumpet players to expand their horizons.
First Recital: January 30, 2012
Gildenhorn Recital Hall
Gillingham: Tourbillon
Cooman: Sun Songs
Bartók: Selections from 44 Duos for Two Violins
Ewazen: Trio
Second Recital: February 20, 2012
Ulrich Recital Hall
Presser: Three Duets
Cooman: Chorale and Courante
Koetsier: Duo giocoso
Cooman: Lyric Trio
Third Recital: December 9, 2013
Gildenhorn Recital Hall
Hovhaness: Haroutian
Ewazen: Quintet
Taggart: Song at Sunset
Bartholomew: Summer Suite
This performance study has had tremendous positive effects. Most importantly, it has given me knowledge and recital suggestions that I will be able to offer my students. The ability to broaden their experiences as I have done is something I look forward to and believe to be extremely important. Students must learn to always be exploring different ways to reach their audiences, and they must be comfortable in all types of settings. Trumpet players too often do not expand their performances out of the realm of brass, robbing themselves of great experiences.