Brass 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
Erik Morales: Infinite Ascent
Jordan Ku, Marcus Chu, Roan O'Neill, Junyi Zhu, Irene Giovannetti, Rick Ortega, Ben Stocksdale & Taylor Hopps, trumpet
André Lafosse: Suite Impromptu
I. Epithalame
II. Marche
III. Elegie
IV. Mouvement
Marcus Chu & Junyi Zhu, trumpet
Drew Patterson, horn
Jacob Ellgass, trombone
Maxim Tikhonov, tuba
Anton Webern: Langsamer Satz
Ian Rigg, Jacob Ellgass & Josías Muñiz, trombone
Ryan Liu, bass trombone
David Biedenbender: Sacred Geometry
I. Ripples
II. Gaudí
III. Nautilus
IV. Helix
Jordan Ku & Rick Ortega, trumpet
Bebe Wagner, horn
Vidyuth Guruvayurappan, trombone
Patrick Zhang, tuba
Intermission
Alexander Arutiunian: Armenian Scenes
I. Morning Song
II. Drinking Song
III. Song of Grief
IV. Wedding Procession
Taylor Hopps & Roan O’Neill, trumpet
Samay Sayala, horn
Ian Rigg, trombone
Ryan Liu, bass trombone
Isabel Armenta, percussion
Eugène Bozza: Suite for Four Horns
I: Prélude
II: La Chasse
IV: Danse
VI: Fanfare
Yuan Hong (Yolanda) Zheng, Drew Patterson, Owen Sheridan, & Samay Sayala, horn
Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto a 4
Vidyuth Guruvayurappan, Ella Buonassisi, Mikael Malmgren, & Mason Chambers, trombone
Anton Bruckner: Christus Factus Est
Vidyuth Guruvayurappan, Ella Buonassisi, Mikael Malmgren, & Mason Chambers, trombone
Caleb Hudson: White Rose Elegy
Ben Stocksdale & Irene Giovannetti, trumpet
Owen Sheridan, horn
Josías Muñiz, trombone
Massimiliano Castor, tuba
Morley Calvert: Suite from the Monteregian Hills
I. Marche
II. Chanson Mélancolique
III. Valse Ridicule
IV. Danes Villageoise
Ben Stocksdale & Irene Giovannetti, trumpet
Owen Sheridan, horn
Josías Muñiz, trombone
Massimiliano Castor, tuba
Departments
Faculty
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.