The Great American Brass Band Festival

Brass Symposium
Friday, June 8
Norton Center for the Arts, Weisiger Theatre, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky

9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Brass Symposium: Celebrating the Cornet and the Trumpet
As we salute Vince DiMartino in Trumpetissimo, our Band History Conference changes into a Brass Symposium focused, naturally, on the cornet and trumpet. Outstanding performers and scholars will provide a highly entertaining and informative day, with music ranging from the natural trumpet of the Baroque era to the Golden Age of the cornet soloist to the modern era of virtuosic trumpet repertoire and performance. Soloists and trumpet luminaries like Jens Lindemann, Doc Severinsen, Al Vizzutti, Mark Ridenour and other virtuosi gathering for the weekend will be joined by keen minds like George Foreman, HM Lewis, Vince DiMartino, Wayne Collier, Ronald Holz, and, from the United Kingdom, award-winning composer Peter Graham, who will discuss his approach to writing for the cornet and trumpet. Performing groups include the dazzling U.S. Army Band’s Herald Trumpets, the natural trumpet group Kentucky Baroque Trumpets, and two outstanding professional chamber groups: Federal Brass (brass quintet with percussionist) of the U.S. Army Field Band and, making their GABBF premiere, the all-female brass quintet, Stiletto.

BRASS SYMPOSIUM: Celebrating the Cornet and Trumpet
Schedule(Schedule and titles subject to adjustment)
8:30—9:00 Registration
9:00 Welcome and Announcements: Ronald W. Holz, Conference Host
9:05—9:35 Opening Concert: Federal Brass with Jens Lindemann
9:40—10:10 H.M. Lewis on the First Female Professional Orchestral Trumpeter in America
10:15—10:45 Vince DiMartino and Wayne Collier: The Cornet/Trumpet Conspiracy
10:45—11:15 Coffee Break—Fellowship—Visit Exhibits
11:20—12:00 Jules Levy and the Russian Connection; George Foreman with Allen Vizzutti, Gabriel DiMartino, cornet, and Schuyler Robinson, piano
12:15 Luncheon with Concert by Stiletto Brass Quintet with Doc Severinsen
1:15—2:00 U.S. Army Band Herald Trumpets
2:05—2:55 Peter Graham on writing for Cornet, with Mark Ridenour and Jens Lindemann, cornet
3:00—3:30 Coffee Break—Fellowship—Exhibits
3:30—4:00 Concert: Kentucky Baroque Trumpets
4:05—4:30 Panel Discussion With Audience By Today’s Presenters and Performers; Ronald Holz, moderator
Schedule

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