Month: July 2011
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morning music
This Saturday at 10:30 AM in the Music Shed at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, the Excalibur Brass Quintet will perform David Sampson’s Morning Music. Morning Music was written as a reaction to the violent events of the Greensboro Massacre which claimed Sampson’s brother. The twelve minute work seems to cycle through various stages of…
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set of four ives songs
Tonight the Excalibur Brass will open tonight’s 7:30p concert with a quick set of Four Songs of Charles Ives. The first two songs in the set, On the Counter and The Side Show were written in 1920, and 1921 respectively, while the final two of the set were written earlier in life. Slow March, was written when…
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colchester fantasy
Excalibur Brass Quintet to perform Eric Ewazen’s Colchester Fantasy to open this Thursday’s Young Artists’ Performance Series at 7:30pm, July 14, 2011 in the historic Music Shed on the Ellen Battell Stoeckel estate in Norfolk, CT. Those interested may stream the concert at the link below. The concert is free and open to the public for…
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ludwig maurer – three pieces
Tonight the Excalibur Brass Quintet will perform Ludwig Maurer’s Three Pieces for brass quintet. Additional performances of Haydn Divertimento, and Haydn String Quartet op. 76 , no. 1. The performance is at 7:30pm, and the concert can be streamed live by clicking the link below. Stream it Live!
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norfolk chamber music festival
I’ve made it to Norfolk. After Saturday night’s final performance of “Man of La Mancha” I helped strike the pit, hopped into my car and drove the 3+ hours to Connecticut. I slept for about 6 hours and then started the cycle of laundry, cleaning my trombone (no sand thanks!) and spending some quality time…
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one day more…
I’m nearing the end of the road here in Chatham, MA. Here’s a few things about my experience since I came here 13 days ago: The ocean reflects a ton of light, an alarming amount of light, and it makes my room roast. All this light makes it very difficult to stay asleep in the…