bp

James Ackley is releasing his new CD, Recital Music for Trumpet, next week. It contains "Sonata for trumpet and strings (or piano)" and "A Sunday Excursion" for flugelhorn and piano as well as works by Hansen, Pilss and Wadsworth-Walker.

With this CD, recordings of all three versions of Sonata are now available. Eric Berlin's recording, of the C trumpet version with piano, was released over the internet and will be on CD later this year (listen here: http://robertjbradshaw.com/Brass/Trumpet.html). Paul Neebe's recording with the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, C trumpet and string orchestra, was released on Albany Records a couple months ago (available here: http://www.albanyrecords.com/Merchan...gory_Code=a-NR). Now James has made the Bb trumpet and piano version available on his CD.

If you are not familiar with "Sonata", please take a moment to read this article compiled members of the premiere consortium: http://robertjbradshaw.com/Brass/Tru...leComplete.pdf

Would you like to hear one of the tracks? Here is a direct link to an .mp3 of "Sonata" movement IV. The other tracks are great, too - sounding romantic to modern. It's a nice mix. If the direct link doesn't work, the file can also be reached by the Beauport link below.

http://www.beauportpress.com/images/AckleySonataIV.mp3

To listen, place an order for the CD, or buy the Sheet Music:
http://www.beauportpress.com/concerto/trumpet.html

James' Web Page:
http://www.jamesackley.com/

My Discography Page:
http://robertjbradshaw.com/Welcome/Discography.html

Thanks to James for recording the Bb version of Sonata and for letting me post this excerpt from the CD.

Rob


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Uncle Rico

Nice playing from Ackley, imo. Solid approach. Pretty sound. Nice vibrato. Heard the name but hadn't heard him until now.

bp

Are you headed to ITG?

If so, there are two opportunities to hear James in person:

Tuesday @ 7pm
Roberto Sierra “Rhapsodia (Concerto for trumpet and wind ensemble)”
with the Rowan Wind Ensemble

Saturday @ 10am
Oskar Bohme “Sextet”
with the Bala Brass Quintet
(James will be playing the solo cornet part.)

Trptguy

Yeah,

James is an amazing musician. I am so glad that his cd is coming out so that others can hear him.

As Rob stated, he will be playing the Boehme Sextet with us. Hope to see you all at ITG!


Seelan

trumpethack

This is a great cd. Jim is an great player who we should all hope to be hearing a lot more from very soon. I heard him play the Bradshaw Sonata at the Denver ITG conference and was very impressed. I'd recommend this CD to anyone who plays the trumpet. Aside from Jim's great playing it is a worthwhile purchase because of the literature on the disc. It's not the same old same old trumpet cd...

Two thumbs up!

-Matt

bp

Just to clarify, here is a more detailed list of what is on the CD:

Recital Music for Trumpet
James Ackley, trumpet
Elena Kaßmann, piano

Robert J. Bradshaw (1970)
Sonata for trumpet and strings (or piano)
1. I
2. II
3. III
4. IV

Thorvald Hansen (1847-1915)
Sonata in Eb, Op. 18 for cornet and piano
5. I Allegro con brio
6. II Andante con expressione
7. III Allegro con animo

Robert J. Bradshaw
8. A Sunday Excursion for flugelhorn and piano

Cherilee Wadsworth-Walker (1961)
Suite for Unaccompanied Trumpet
9. I Presto
10. II Languid, not strict in time
11. III Molto agitato, driving

Karl Pilss (1902-1979)
Sonate für trompete und klavier
12. I Allegro Appassionato
13. II Adagio, molto cantabile
14. III Allegro agitato