CSO Brass Quintet at Northwestern U--Awesome!

[Steve Marcus]

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet performed a concert at Lutkin Hall on the campus of Northwestern University this evening. Chris Martin, Tage Larsen, David Griffin, Michael Mulcahy, and Gene Pokorny played.

Amazing blend, notes that melded from one instrument to another as one voice, perfectly matched articulation and note lengths, etc.

PROGRAM:

J, S, Bach, arr. Fred Mills: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564

James Stephenson: Celestial Suite
1. Galileo
2. Newton
3. Hubble*
*The third movement, which featured the trombone, also had Gene playing from BBB pedal up through a B natural rip 4 ledger lines above the bass clef. This is also a testament to the fine playing of Kevin Harrison of Axiom Brass, who co-commissioned the composition.

Eric Ewazen: Frostfire
1. Bright and fast
2. Gentle and mysterious
3. Tense and dramatic

Anthony DiLorenzo: Fire Dance

Kerry Turner: The Casbah of Tetouan

Bizet, arr. Hans Zellner: L'Arlesienne Suite
1. Menuetto
2. Carillon
3. Farandole

Copland, arr. Jay Lichtmann: "Grover's Corners" from Our Town

Gershwin, arr. Jack Gale: Porgy & Bess Suite
1. I Got Plenty o' Nuttin
2. Summertime
3. A Woman is a Sometime Thing
4. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
5. It Ain't Necessarily So

Beyond the comments above, Gene demonstrated magnificent control of the York CC, playing softly in high tessitura with beautiful blend with the other horns. It teaches this tubist at least one lesson: No more mumbling about "I should have brought my bass tuba instead of my CC." Next step: Truly and confidently believe that statement. Its corrollery is: "If you can hear it in your head, you can play it on the horn." (From whom have we heard that before?)

[jtuba]

Is the Jack Gale arrangement available for purchase?

[tbn.al]

I don't think Jack has done more than one. Here is a link to Hickeys.
http://www.hickeys.com/products/035/sku35126.htm" target="_blank" target="_blank

[jtuba]

I don't think Jack has done more than one. Here is a link to Hickeys.
http://www.hickeys.com/products/035/sku35126.htm" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank

Thanks, I did a quick search earlier and only found the Luther Henderson arrangement.

[MartyNeilan]

Beyond the comments above, Gene demonstrated magnificent control of the York CC, playing softly in high tessitura with beautiful blend with the other horns. It teaches this tubist at least one lesson: No more mumbling about "I should have brought my bass tuba instead of my CC." Next step: Truly and confidently believe that statement. Its corrollery is: "If you can hear it in your head, you can play it on the horn." (From whom have we heard that before?)

Should be required reading for all kolledge freshmen.