Interchanging Idioms

Denver Trumpeter and Composer Joshua Trinidad teamed up with New York photographer Chris Buck in efforts to release what is to be a groundbreaking album early this upcoming summer. Ten photographs captured by Chris Buck have been selected to inspire the music for the CD. Each piece is like a Soundtrack for the image. “BUCK”, is an album that takes the listener not only on a sonic journey, but is rooted in the beauty and artistry of each photo. Some of the photos for this collaborative project include Chris’s work with Bjork, Robert Kennedy Jr. and many others. For a trumpeter and photographer to work together in creating a project such as this, is beyond unique. Here is the promo video: Take a moment to visit both my website and Chris Buck's as well. www.joshuatrinidad.com and www.chrisbuck.com Here is the kickstarter page: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joshuatrinidad/joshua-trinidad-soundtracking-the-photography-of-c?ref=live Chris Buck (photographer) is a Canadi...

Internationaly Best-Selling and Award-Winning Trumpeter Releases New Recording of Modern Concertos EMI Classics- February 7th, 2012 Trumpeter Alison Balsom ’s new recording of modern and contemporary repertoire, Seraph (EMI Classics, out February 7, 2012) marks an important artistic stepping stone in her career. This labor of love features the world premiere recording of Seraph , James MacMillan’s trumpet concerto written for Alison, works by Takemitsu and Zimmermann and includes her long-awaited recording of the ever popular Arutunian Trumpet Concerto. Joining Alison in the concertos is the Scottish Ensemble. James MacMillan’s Seraph (2010), a concertino for trumpet and strings in three short movements, was co-commissioned by the Scottish Ensemble and Perth Concert Hall. Seraph - the meaning of the word is ‘a celestial being or angel, usually and traditionally associated with trumpets’ - was premiered by its dedicatee at the Wigmore Hall in February 2011 and the premiere was reco...

EMI Classics is pleased to announce that Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth has signed an exclusive recording contract with the label. Forthcoming recordings will capture Helseth both as a classical soloist and as leader of her all-female Norwegian brass ensemble, tenThing. Her first recording, a collection of songs arranged for trumpet in orchestral and chamber settings, will be released in October 2011. Just 23 years old, the dynamic Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth is one of the leading trumpet soloists of her generation. She is already a sensation in her homeland, winning the 2007 Norwegian Grammy Award for Best Newcomer (she was the first classical artist even to be nominated); her 2009 Christmas disc, My Heart Is Ever Present, went “gold” within three weeks of release. Helseth is a unique and innovative artist dedicated to expanding the reach of core classical trumpet repertoire and exploring alternative soundscapes, both as leader of the all-female tenThing and i...

Virtuoso violinist performs acclaimed jazz trumpeter’s GRAMMY-nominated Emmanuel on select dates throughout the US This month the versatile and innovative violinist Anne Akiko Meyers goes on tour with the world’s most celebrated jazz trumpeter, Chris Botti . The first concerts took places earlier in January in Greensville (SC), Morristown (NJ) and Portland (ME) with future dates in Durham (NC) on January 25th and 26th and West Palm Beach on January 28th with more to be announced in the spring. On the program Meyers joins Chris Botti in his GRAMMY-nominated Emmanuel from Botti’s latest recording project Chris Botti in Boston. Both Anne Akiko Meyers and Chris Botti are former Indiana University Music School classmates -- and mutual admirers. In December, when Botti was urgently seeking a world-class violinist to join him right away on his nationwide tour, he asked Meyers -- who had just completed a tour with singing supergroup Il Divo -- to join him and was honored when she enthu...

I've been working with Peter Auricchio on fixing some of the playability problems in the 3rd movement of my trumpet concerto. We settled on having him begin the piece on the B-flat trumpet to give a richness to the opening - then move to the piccolo trumpet to allow for some soaring moments. The movement returns to the B-flat trumpet to round out the piece and give the melodic line warmth. Here is a midi realization: The piece is destined to be performed by Mr Auricchio with the Niwot Symphony Orchestra for their 2010-11 season, although a final date hasn't been set. I'll keep you posted.