Last summer, I was a member of Orchestre de la Francophonie, led by Jean-Philippe Tremblay. This was my second year with the group, and I always appreciate the chance to perform with a professional-calibre symphony orchestra. I don’t get to do much of that during my day job as a university professor. Part of OF’s …
This piece was a joint commission of the Reveille Trumpet Collective, and it was a privilege to perform in the premiere with Adam Zinatelli and Timothy Quinlan at the Banff Centre in July 2010. In the composer’s words: “I was on a quest at first to write something technically amazing… And then I just thought …
This year, I acted as contest coordinator for the Reveille Trumpet Collective‘s first ever Composition Prize. All of us were immediately drawn to the eventual winner, Song Without Words by David John Lang, 21, of Adelaide, Australia. This piece was chosen from over twenty entries to receive the grand prize.
Gabriel Dharmoo and I met at Domaine Forget in 2005. There, he shared some of his music with me, and I remember being impressed by how strongly his personality shone through his compositions. His music was inventive, witty, and engaging. Collaborating with Gabriel and performing his music remained as goals in the back of my …
Adam Zinatelli (principal trumpet, Calgary Philharmonic) commissioned this Sonata last summer for the Sound Symposium festival in St. John’s. This performance was recorded live at Yale University on Sept. 22, 2011 with Daniel Schlosberg, piano. Be sure to watch in HD on YouTube! If you’re interested in performing this wonderful piece, you can get the …
Maurice Ravel’s “Piece en forme de Habanera” is a concert staple. With its enticing melody and exotic flair, it continues to delight audiences to this day. This arrangement, for trumpet and trombone, puts an intimate new spin on the piece. This recording is from a live performance in March 2011 featuring Aaron Hodgson, trumpet and …
Welcome to my website. I might write about: Anything trumpet: audio, video, style, pedagogy, repertoire, business Contemporary music Education: science, politics and philosophy To get the ball rolling, here’s a video I recently made, from a performance in January 2011 with Jane Leibel and Maureen Volk. Howard Cable, Point Pelee: