Purchase College State University of New York

is proud to host

       The 32nd Annual New York Brass Conference

April 16 and 17, 2004

	Friday, April 16, 2004	Saturday, April 17, 2004
AM 9:00	REGISTRATION	REGISTRATION
9:30 RH	OPENING CEREMONIES Purchase College welcomes the New York Brass Conference
10:00	EXHIBITS OPEN Conservatory Exhibit Rooms 10:00 am - 5:00 pm	EXHIBITS OPEN Conservatory Exhibit Rooms 10:00 am - 5 pm
10:00 RH	Opening Seminar: PHIL SMITH Trumpet One of the most significant trumpeters of our time, Philip Smith, Principal Trumpet of the New York Philharmonic, performs with Pianist Joseph Turrin, and shares his thoughts on trumpet playing in the 21st Century	Recital/Masterclass: STEPHEN BURNS Trumpet. Internationally-acclaimed soloist, Stephen Burns, performs Jolivet's Concertino and Albinoni's Concerto in Bb, in a concert and masterclass. Performance sponsored by Yamaha
11:00 0078	Concert: E'n J: EIJIRO NAKAGAWA  & JIM PUGH Trombones.  A unique opportunity to hear these two internationally-acclaimed jazz virtuosi, ina performance of music from 'Legend and Lion' and their latest cd Performance sponsored by Yamaha	Recital: JEFF LANG Horn  (RH) Guest Principal Horn, Philadelphia Orchestra and Principal Horn, American Symphony, Jeff Lang performs the subBlack Trio Op.40 by Brahms, and the Sonata Op.17 of Beethoven
11:00 CH	Masterclass: CHRIS GEKKER Trumpet Professor of Trumpet at the University of Maryland, Chris Gekker shares his unique musicianship in interpreting the concerti by Haydn and Hummel	Lecture/demonstration: WILLIAM FIELDER Trumpet.   Founder of the Jazz program at Rutgers University renowned jazz mentor William Fielder, talks on jazz fundamentals, and the importance of individual stylistic expression
12:00 RH	Concert: THE JUILLIARD TROMBONE CHOIR Conducted by JOE ALESSI and VIRGINIA ALLEN Winners of the 1998 Emory Remington Trombone Choir Competition, performs arrangements of orchestral classics by Brahms and Saint-Saëns, and original repertoire by Bourgeois, Hermann, and Gabaye Courtesy the Juilliard School	Masterclass: JULIE LANDSMAN Horn Three of New York’s finest up-and-coming young horn players, perform for renowned performer and teacher, Julie Landsman - twenty seasons as Principal Horn at the Metropolitan Opera
PM 1:00 CH	Concert: TIM 0UIMETTE ENSEMBLE Guest Soloist WARREN VACHE Tim Ouimette plays some of his original compositions for trumpet ensemble and rhythm section featuring Warren Vache as guest soloist	Concert: THE EASTMAN BIONIC BONES with JOHN MARCELLUS John Marcellus leads this versatile group from the Eastman School of Music in a varied concert of repertoire from the renowned Kai Winding Library
1:00 0078	PURCHASE JAZZ ORCHESTRA "Grammy Award-winning bassist, Todd Coolman, directs the nationally-acclaimed Purchase Jazz Orchestra in a concert of big band music from the familiar to the more obscure" Sponsored by Brass Studies @ Purchase	Concert: RAY VEGA LATIN JAZZ SEXTET Performing music from his recent Palmetto release "Squeeze,Squeeze", Ray Vega, leads his sextet in his own style of New York Latin jazz. Guest soloist, the legendary French hornist, John Clark Courtesy Palmetto Records
2:00 CH	Recital: DOMINIC DERASSE, Trumpet and Organ "One of New York's top freelance trumpeters, Dominic Derasse, performs repertoire from the baroque to the present day, in a concert of music for trumpet and organ"	Concert: THE MANHATTAN BRASS QUINTET Wayne du Maine, Bill Williams, Ann Ellsworth, Michael Seltzer and Stephen Foreman - five of New York's finest young brass virtuosi bring MBQ's own dynamic programming to NYBC
3:00 RH	Concert: THE YALE BRASS TRIO The legendary faculty of Yale University, Allan Dean, William Purvis and Scott Hartman, perform together in a concert of seldom-heard music for brass trio	Lecture/Recital: JIM MILLER Cornetto Ex-Principal Trumpet of the San Francisco Opera, Jim Miller, and his Early music ensemble, explores the role of the Cornetto as the preeminent solo instrument of the medieval and renaissance periods
3:00 0078	Concert: DEBORAH WEISZ QUARTET Featuring original music and standards, the innovative Debbie Weisz, dedicates her concert to the memory of this renowned jazz trombonist Carl FontanaPerformance sponsored by Conn-Selmer Inc.	Clinic: INGRID JENSEN DUO Following her recent critically-acclaimed tour of Australia, jazz soloist Ingrid Jensen, explains the advantages of sharing practice time with another musician
4:00 RH	Recital: NICOLAS DRABEK Trombone Currently Principal Trombone of the Paris Orchestra, Nicolas Drabek was appointed Principal of the Lyon National Orchestra when he was just 18. This is his New York début Courtesy L'Orchestre de Paris & Antoine Courtois	Seminar: BOB MALONE One of the best known trumpet designers in the world, Bob Malone shares his knowledge and expertise on instrument design Seminar sponsored by Yamaha
5:00 CH	Concert: CONFLUENCE HORN QUARTET/NY ALPHORN CONSORT The four astounding Confluence horn players are joined by the finest six Alphorn players in New York in a diverse concert of music from the renaissance to the present day	Concert: THE TROMBONE CONSPIRACY Featuring Bruce Eidem, Pete McGuinness, Steve Armour and Jeff Nelson performing their original compositions and arrangements of famous jazz standards. Guest artist, Jim Pugh
5:00 0078	Seminar: ROB McCONNELL Trombone NYBC Jazz Guest of Honor and entertaining raconteur, Rob McConnell, shares some of his career experiences in 'A Life in Music'
6:00	Break	Break
7:00	for Dinner	for Dinner
8:00 PAC	GALA BRASS CONCERT: "SALUTE TO MARK GOULD Heralded in the press as 'Brass Concert of the Year', legendary trumpeter MarkGould leads an all-star international cast of brass players in a dazzling GalaConcert: Guest trombone soloist, Joe Alessi Performance sponsored by Brass Studies at Purchase College *Performing Arts Center Box Office (914) 251.6200	GALA JAZZ CONCERT: "SALUTE TO ROB McCONNELL" Having inspired fans for over thirty years, a rare opportunity to hear this phenomenal valve trombonist, Rob McConnell performing with an All-Star 'New York Boss Brass' Performance sponsored by Brass Studies at Purchase College *Performing Arts Center Box Office (914) 251.6200
10:30 PAC Lobby	LATE NIGHT JAZZ An opportunity to hear some of our featured guests in this open jam session accompanied by some of Purchase College's own rising stars	Purchase College Conservatory 735 Anderson Hill Road Purchase, NY 10577 (914)) 251 - 6987

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