mahaberio

Hi Ed et al,

Thinking about next year I've been brainstorming some possible pieces to add to my repertoire. I'd really like to do a trumpet/percussion themed recital (though not exclusively that instrumentation) so a lot of my thinking right now is geared toward that.

I recently discovered Robert Erickson's Oceans for trumpet and percussion. Is anyone else familiar with this piece? I get the feeling that it's pretty obscure. It was a big surprise to me after Kryl as it's incredibly beautiful and in a much more minimalist aesthetic. The hardest part of adding the piece to my repertoire at the moment is finding the music. It doesn't seem to be in-print or available anywhere.

One I've been working on and really enjoying is a piece I mentioned in the other thread entitled Laki by Olga Neuwirth. It is a work for solo trumpet that lasts about ten minutes. Neuwirth is quickly becoming an iconic composer of her generation and we are very lucky that she has shown so much interest in the trumpet (she's also written a concerto for Hakan Hardenberger). The piece creates a very complex sound world and I'm really enjoying the challenge of trying to decipher musical meaning from a piece that is in a very new and complex style. I'll keep plugging away at it and hopefully I will be able to play it for you June.

I've also recently developed an interest in the music of André Jolivet, and not just his trumpet music. He is an underrated composer, in my opinion. As I've not yet played any of his trumpet music, I guess it's about time I take a stab at it. I've perused all of his trumpet works but haven't yet decided on a piece to commit to.

-Matthew