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Thanks, Justin. I hope this comes out very well-I could use that CD for quite a few things, much less the audition for money I'm using it for, on my graduate school app. Here's the program...

Concertino for Trumpet and Piano- Ernst Sachse
Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury- Benjamin Britten
Nessun Dorma, from Turandot - Puccini
Sonata for Trumpet and Piano- Eric Ewazen
Someone to Watch Over Me- Gershwin (On flugelhorn)

That last piece means a ton to me, because the night I proposed to my fiancee, I brought her to that same stage, had the lights set, and sat her down, and played it for her..solo trumpet- and then proposed. Now, she'll get to her the full song, on flugelhorn, with the piano. I can't wait. If anyone here has played the Ewazen-get this...my accompanist...is playing with sprained/broken wrist. It's insane, but she's amazing, and apparently it doesn't hurt. I hope it turns out well. I know it's probably not a 'technically challenging' program...but for me...I think the challenge lies in the easier pieces...Nessun Dorma, the Gershwin...the challenge lies in sending that to the audience in a way that it affects them. I figure the Ewazen and the Sachse give me enough of the technical aspect of things.

Russ