TrumpetMaster - View Single Post

ecarroll · 08-31-2006, 11:07 AM

Mike,

Probably not well known at all. I gave the world premieres of three of the pieces found within (Horne, Holloway, and Max Davies <with John>)

I love your comment about playing music that your audiences haven't heard before. I suppose that this is my point, not the number of hemi demis in a particular work. I believe that we are best defined by what we play and find it puzzling that the vast majority of classically trained trumpeters the world over are performing variations on the same playlist. Variety. . . yes. Arutunian, Hindemith, Ewazen, and Tartini. . . why? We actually have a vast and, increasingly, rich repertoire if one takes time to discover it!

Great also that you're tackling Exposed Throat. One of my CalArts students (Lisa Edelman, for those keeping score) played it before a Gruber Concert by the London Sinfonietta (QE Hall) a few seasons ago to great effect. Tristram Williams, a brilliant Australian (associate principal trumpet in Melbourne), blew the audience away at the recent Chosen Vale seminar away with it as well. I was delighted to see it included as a set-piece at the last Ellsworth Smith Competition. It's fun to play and very, very effective.

Best,
EC

08-31-2006, 11:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
ecarroll Artist in Residence Forte User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NH/CA/PQ Posts: 1,562	Mike, Probably not well known at all. I gave the world premieres of three of the pieces found within (Horne, Holloway, and Max Davies <with John>) I love your comment about playing music that your audiences haven't heard before. I suppose that this is my point, not the number of hemi demis in a particular work. I believe that we are best defined by what we play and find it puzzling that the vast majority of classically trained trumpeters the world over are performing variations on the same playlist. Variety. . . yes. Arutunian, Hindemith, Ewazen, and Tartini. . . why? We actually have a vast and, increasingly, rich repertoire if one takes time to discover it! Great also that you're tackling Exposed Throat. One of my CalArts students (Lisa Edelman, for those keeping score) played it before a Gruber Concert by the London Sinfonietta (QE Hall) a few seasons ago to great effect. Tristram Williams, a brilliant Australian (associate principal trumpet in Melbourne), blew the audience away at the recent Chosen Vale seminar away with it as well. I was delighted to see it included as a set-piece at the last Ellsworth Smith Competition. It's fun to play and very, very effective. Best, EC Last edited by ecarroll; 09-02-2006 at 09:46 PM.