Brass Chamber Recital
Chamber Music Recital
Departmental Recitals showcase performance departments through its students. Featuring various students and repertoire, and curated by the faculty, performances in this recital highlight SFCM programs and the wide range of study.
Program
Malcolm Arnold: Brass Quintet
I. Allegro Vivace
II. Chaconne
III. Con Brio
Conrad Smith, trumpet
Jordan Ku, trumpet
Ian Rigg, trombone
Jaxson Padgett, horn
Massimiliano Castor, tuba
Anton Bruckner: Aequale, WAB 114
II. Maestoso
Reinhold Glière (arr. Blair Goins): 8 Pieces, Op.39
II. Gavotte
Malcolm Forsyth: Bachianas Capensis
Rory O’Regan, horn
Thomas Valle, trombone
Patrick Zhang, tuba
Alfred Hornoff: Suite for 4 Trombones
I. Solenne
II. Moderato
III. Molto Allegro quasi Presto
IV. Andante non troppo
V. Molto Allegro deciso con impeto
Austin Talbot, alto trombone
Neil Advant, Vidyuth Guruvayurappan, tenor trombone
Gary Jones, bass trombone
Victor Ewald: Brass Quintet No.3, Op.7
I. Allegro moderato
II. Intermezzo
III. Andante
IV. Vivo
Taylor Hopps and Junyi Zhu, trumpet
Samay Sayala, horn
Mason Chambers, trombone
Patrick Zhang, tuba
- Intermission -
Giuseppe Verdi (arr. Caleb Brosnac): Overture to Nabucco
Caleb Brosnac, Conrad Smith, Irene Giovannetti, Taylor Hopps, Junyi Zhu, Jordan Ku, Ian Rigg, trumpets
Kerry Turner: The Casbah of Tetouan (1990)
I. Allegro Vivace
Drew Patterson, Seth Shumate, Bebe Wagner, Yolanda Zheng, Owen Sheridan, horn
Francis Poulenc: 4 Petites prières de Saint-François d’Assise, FP 142
I. Salut, dame Sainte
II. Tout puissant, très saint
III. Seigneur, je vous en prie
IV. O mes très chers frères
Austin Talbot, Vidyuth Guruvayurappan, Ian Rigg, trombone
Massimiliano Castor, tuba
V. Ewald: Brass Quintet No.1, Op.5
I. Moderato - Più mosso
II. Adagio non troppo lento - Allegro vivace - Tempo I. Adagio
III. Allegro moderato
Caleb Brosnac and Irene Giovannetti, trumpet
Ervin Keeling, horn
Samuel Wamhoff, trombone
Gary Jones, bass trombone
Departments
About SFCM’s Brass Department
Made up of principal brass chairs of the San Francisco Symphony, as well as principal players of the San Francisco Opera and Ballet orchestras, and a close-knit student body, SFCM’s Brass Department challenges and inspires the next generation of great players.
Studio sizes are kept small to ensure students receive the mentorship and performance opportunities they need, and a yearly side-by-side reading of major brass repertoire with faculty members provides insight into the finer points of orchestral brass performance.