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Grand March
Aida is the story of the love between Radames, the commander of the Egyptian army, and Aida, a slave of the Pharaoh’s daughter, Amneres. In the Grand March, Radames is returning to Egypt after defeating the Ethiopian army in war. The m |
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| Aida by Guiseppe Verdi
Grand March
Aida is the story of the love between Radames, the commander of the Egyptian army, and Aida, a slave of the Pharaoh’s daughter, Amneres. In the Grand March, Radames is returning to Egypt after defeating the Ethiopian army in war. The march celebrating his triumphant return, originally heralded by trumpets, is played on trombones.
La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini
O Mimi
La Bohème chronicles the bohemian life of a group of artists living in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the 1830s. In this Act IV duet, Rodolfo and Marcello lament the loss of their muses, Mimi and Musetta. The homogeneous blending of the two trombones paints a picture of compassion and similarity between the two characters.
O soave fanciulla
This duet is the confession of immediate and deep love between Rodolfo and Mimi at the end of Act I. It lends itself easily to performance on trombone because of the similarities of range and timbre to the voice.
Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti
Tornami a dir che m’ami
Don Pasquale decides he must get married in order to prevent his nephew, Ernesto, from inheriting his estate. In order to accomplish this Don Pasquale marries Norina who, unbeknownst to him, is in love with Ernesto. Don Pasquale jealously listens as Norina and Ernesto proclaim their love in Tornami a dir che m’ami.
La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
Brindisi
This tragic love story between the courtesan, Violetta, and Alfredo Germont begins at a party where the two have just met. They sing a duet exclaiming the wonders of love, music, laughter and drinking. The trombones capture the carefree attitude of this acrobatic work through mastery of technique.
L’Amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni
Tutto Tace
The old wealthy bachelor Fritz engages in a bet with his friends that he will never marry. He unexpectedly falls in love with the daughter of his vineyard’s groundskeeper, Suzel, but denies it in order to win the bet. In this duet Fritz and Suzel have just spent time alone with each other and reflect upon their amorous feelings.
Han della porpora
In Han della porpora or the “Cherry Duet” Fritz finds himself alone with Suzel while she is picking cherries. Since they have not yet admitted their love, they sing about the cherries in order to avoid discussing their true feelings.
I Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo
E allor perche
Canio is suspicious of his wife, Nedda, and is convinced she is unfaithful. His suspicions are not without just cause as Nedda has been contemplating eloping with her true love, Silvio. This duet is the climax of the scene in which Silvio has finally convinced Nedda to run away with him.
Gioacchino Rossini
La Pesca (The Fish)
La Pesca is the tenth song in a set composed for soprano voices and piano called Soirees Musicales. The writing in this composition allows the trombone to sing and once again highlights its similarities to the human voice.
Gioacchino Rossini
Duetto buffo di due gatti
The music of this comedic work for two sopranos and piano is characteristic of Rossini. The lyrics are in contrast to his usual style and consist solely of the repeated word “Miau.” The performers, in imitation of cats, “miau” both on their instruments and with their voices.
La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi
Overture
Alvaro and Leonora are madly in love, but are kept apart by deception, murder and ultimately by the force of destiny. The trombones tackle the overture to this work by not only performing a standard trombone excerpt, but also repeating it as it appears in the other instruments of the orchestra. The low rumbling theme is ominous as a harbinger of the impending tragedy that will result from the force of destiny.
-Liner notes by Scott Glenn and Abigail Peters
Fabio Sampò is first trombone of the National Radio Broadcasting Orchestra (RAI) in Torino, Italy. He joined the orchestra in 2000 and has since played under great conductors such as Zubin Metha, Jeffrey Tate, Roberto Abbado and Rafael Frübeck de Burgos. In 2001, he performed in the Emmy Award winning “Traviata a Paris.” He has also collaborated as first trombone of the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini Orchestra in Parma under Loren Maazel and “Forty Years of Music with Luciano Pavarotti.” As a soloist, Maestro Sampò both performed and recorded ‘Canto d’Autunno’ for solo trombone and band by C. Saglietti and was a featured soloist of the Ghedini Orchestra, performing ‘Concerto for Trombone and Strings’ by E. Rizza. An active chamber musician and clinician, his activities include the RAI Orchestra Brass Quintet, Trio Promenade, ‘Decimino d’Ottoni’ Fiati Insieme and ‘Free Bones’ trombone quartet. Master classes and seminars include Indiana University, Butler University, Novara Conseratory of Music and Asti Castello di Cortanze. He received both Performer and Artist Diplomas from Indiana University where he studied under M. Dee Stewart, Keith Brown and Scott Hartman. He currently teaches trombone and euphonium at the Istituto Musicale V. Baravalle in Fossano, Italy. For his achievements in music, Maestro Sampò received the key to the city of Fossano in 2002.
M. Dee Stewart is a professor of trombone and euphonium at the Indiana University School of Music. Stewart joined the IU faculty in 1980 after an 18-year tenure with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He made five recordings with the Grammy award-winning Philadelphia Brass Ensemble. Extensive teaching in the Philadelphia area included 10 years on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music.
Two degrees in music education and the tutelage of Arnold Jacobs, give Stewart a unique musical and pedagogical perspective. He has performed on special occasions with the Summit Brass and with the orchestras of San Francisco, Honolulu, Minnesota, Phoenix, San Antonio, St. Louis, Chicago Indianapolis, Tucson, and New York. He is the director of the College Audition Preparation workshop (CAP) which is a summer program for aspiring high school musicians. Stewart is the author of two books, Arnold Jacobs: Legacy of a Master and Philip Farkas: Legacy of a Master. Three recently released solo CDs are D+ (Dee Plus), Pictures at an Exhibition, and Don Quixote. Other soloistic CDs include Trombones Under the Tree and StewartSounds: The CD. He is also the creator of the Stewart Stand for euphonium and tuba. Stewart was awarded the 1998 Neill Humfeld Award for Excellence in Teaching at the International Trombone Festival in Boulder, Colorado. For more, visit www.StewartSounds.com.
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With over 7oo duo/chamber works New Zealand born pianist, Ashley Toms, is sought after as a collaborative musician thru-out the Mid-West. A national prize-winner and Concert-radio recording artist in N.Z Mr Toms' formative studies were with Janetta McStay. In the U.S., Michel Block, Shigeo Neriki, at Indiana University, and James Dick, Round Top, Texas, were signal influences.
Mr Toms participated most recently as Artist-Faculty at the 2OO5 Int'l Trombone Festival, the 2OO3 Int'l Horn Symposium, as well as the Int'l Festival Institute at Round Top, Texas 99--O1, and the International Chamber Music Festival,Sarasota, Florida 97-98. Chamber Music performances have been featured on NPR's 'Performance Today' and the CKUA radio concert network in Edmonton, Canada. A champion of contemporary music, Mr Toms also premiered chamber & solo works by N.Z and Australian composers, and has worked with distinguished composers Eric Ewazen, David Baker, Harvey Sollberger in the U.S. In addition he has collaborated with internationally renowned artists including : Russian-born violinist Ilya Kaler ; violist Paul Coletti ; clarinetist Hakan Rosengren ; hornists, Eric Terwilliger and Javier Bonet ; trombonist, Joseph Alessi ; Tubist Oystein Baadsvik, and British Euphonium luminary, Steven Mead. His discography includes CD.s with distinguished trombonists M Dee Stewart and Carl Lenthe on the Summit label. |
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