Re: Mississippi Brass Quintet recital segments
Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 3:52 am
Fantastic playing Joe! Thanks for posting. Euph blends great with the group.
The only thing missing is a 2 bone quintet (cough cough).
The Mississippi Brass played a Friedman concert about 10 years ago, including his "La Pittura" for solo trumpet and quintet. That might have been the piece that won an ITG award for original composition.
Charlie Gates was one of the finest players and mentors I have had the pleasure of working with. His daily warmup would literally stop traffic outside his office. Quite possibly the fastest Clarke studies on the planet. Random students and faculty would walk down the hallway, hear a flurry of notes, and just stop in their tracks to the sound of fingers flying. In academic meetings for the faculty at Ole Miss Charlie used to self deprecatingly say "play trumpet, and doors will open for you." He is sadly missed.
The only thing missing is a 2 bone quintet (cough cough).
The Mississippi Brass played a Friedman concert about 10 years ago, including his "La Pittura" for solo trumpet and quintet. That might have been the piece that won an ITG award for original composition.
Charlie Gates was one of the finest players and mentors I have had the pleasure of working with. His daily warmup would literally stop traffic outside his office. Quite possibly the fastest Clarke studies on the planet. Random students and faculty would walk down the hallway, hear a flurry of notes, and just stop in their tracks to the sound of fingers flying. In academic meetings for the faculty at Ole Miss Charlie used to self deprecatingly say "play trumpet, and doors will open for you." He is sadly missed.