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CD230: DALLAS TRUMPETS. The Dallas Symphony Trumpet section, featuring Richard Giangiulio and Andrew McCandless with Thomas Stevens and friends. Vincent Persichetti: Parable for Solo Trumpet and Parable for Two Trumpets; Henri Tomasi: Suite for Three Trumpets; Bert Truax: Adagio and Allegro; Benjamin Britten: Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury; Stanley Friedman: Antiphonia IV; Anthony Plog: Four Concert Duets; Ulysses Kay: Three Fanfares for Four Trumpets; Thomas Stevens: The Moudon Fanfares.

 "Required listening for the enrichment of serious students of the trumpet. Hearty thanks to the magnificent Dallas Symphony trumpet section." American Record Guide UPC 009414723024  BUY NOW

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Satie: Carillon Sonnerie  Truax: Adagio and Allegro Tomasi Suite: Mvt 1(Havanaise) Mvt 2(Lento Egeen) Mvt 3(Danse Bolivienne)  Persichetti: Parable for Solo Trumpet Parable for Two Trumpets  Friedman: Antiphonia IV Plog Duets: Fanfare Pastoral Scherzo Dialogue  Stevens Fanfares: Deaux a Dix B.I.MTranquille Clifford Epilogue  Kay: Fanfares  Britten: Fanfare

CD232: MUSIC FOR FESTIVE OCCASIONS.  Richard Giangiulio, trumpet; Paul Riedo, organ; Dallas Trumpets.    Wedding Marches: Wagner & Mendelssohn; Purcell: Trumpet Tune & The Queenís Dolour; Handel: Music from Royal Fireworks; Mouret: Suite No. 1; Jeremiah Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary; Telemann: Heroic Marches; Charpentier: Prelude & Te Deum; Buxtehude: Fanfare and Chorus; John Stanley: Trumpet Voluntary; Gervais: Pavane & Allemande; Bert Truax: Fanfare. “...golden sounds...excellent verve, rhythm, & imagination.” Audio 
UPC 009414723222 BUY NOW Click here for CD cover photo and details.

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Buxtehude: Fanfare  Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary Dances from French Renaissance  Mendelssohn: Wedding March  Telemann: Heroic Marches Mouret:  Suite No.1 Wagner: Wedding March   Charpentier:  Prelude And Te Deum Purcell:  The Queen’s Dolour Intro and Trumpet Tune Handel: La Rejouissance (From The Royal Fireworks)   Stanley: Trumpet Voluntary   Truax: Fanfare for three trumpets, organ, and timpani

CD234: MUSIC FOR CEREMONY & CELEBRATION.  Richard Giangiulio, trumpet; Paul Riedo, organ; Dallas Symphony Brass & Percussion. Monteverdi: Toccata from Orfeo; Handel: Hail the Conquering Hero from Judas Maccabaeus, and Overture from The Royal Fireworks;  Purcell: Sonata and Suite for Trumpet and Organ, Roman, Suite; Jiri Linek: Intradas; Oskar Lindberg: Gammal Fäbodpsalm; Bert Truax: Call to Glory; plus Six Sonatas of the Lisbon Court Trumpet Corps, and Silver Trumpets. “Excellence of the performances” Fanfare
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Monteverdi: Toccata  Handel: Hail the Conquering Hero  Linek: Intradas  Purcell: Sonata Suite Lindberg: Gammal Fäbodpsalm   Boyce: Voluntary   Anon: Bicinium   Roman: Suite Drottingholmsmusiquen   Anon: Silver Trumpets   Handel: Overture from the Royal Fireworks   Truax: Call to Glory   Anon: Six Sonatas of the Lisbon Court

CD360: TRUMPETER EXTRAORDINAIRE THOMAS STEVENS. UPC 009414736924. BUY NOW 

Stravinsky, Fanfare for a New Theater (w/Mario Guarneri, trumpet); Elliott Carter, Canon for Three (w/Mario Guarneri & Roy Poper, trumpets); Aurelio De La Vega, Para-Tangents (w/pre-recorded sounds); Iain Hamilton, Five Scenes (w/Ralph Grierson, piano); Henri Lazarof, Concertazioni (w/instrumental ensemble); Harold Budd, New Work #5 (w/Ralph Grierson, piano); Carlos Chávez, Soli (w/Peter Christ, oboe; David Atkins, clarinet; Kay Brightman, bassoon). 

         This new CD has the works that Stevens recorded for Crystal LPs that had not been released previously on CD. Stevens died on July 14, 2018; this CD is a tribute to his spectacular playing. "...a wonderfully stimulating program, performed with true skill and virtuosity by Thomas Stevens" Fanfare

"THOMAS STEVENS, TRUMPET (1938-2018), was solo trumpet with the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 28 years. He was, without a doubt, one of the world's finest brass players" said the American Record Guide.

"He was at one and the same a virtuoso and a highly thoughtful musician. I can think of only handful who are his equal, and certainly none better" Andre Previn. Stevens has five solo CDs. 

Doc Severinson, writing about one of Stevens’ many Crystal recordings, wrote “I first heard Stevens’ new CD while lying down, which was a good thing since I would have fainted if I were standing. This recording clearly defines what is possible on the trumpet…in  a very artistic fashion.”

See Thomas Stevens. See also L.A. Brass Quintet  CD102 and  CD109 under Brass Ensembles.

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Stravinsky: Fanfare for a New Theater     Carter: Canon for Three     De La Vega: Para-Tangents     Hamilton: Five Scenes  I. Wild II. Nocturnal III. Declamato IV. Nocturnal V. Brilliant     Lazarof: Concertazioni     Budd: New Work #5     Chávez: Soli

CD362 – Snapshots: ANTHONY PLOG, TRUMPET. Verne Reynolds, Music for 5 Trumpets (performed by Anthony Plog and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Trumpet section); Alan Hovhaness, Sonata for Trumpet and Organ (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Ladd Thomas, organ); Fisher Tull, Three Bagatelles (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Sharon Davis, piano); Eugene Bozza,  Caprice (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Sharon Davis, piano); Frank Campo, Duet for Equal Trumpets (Anthony Plog, Russell Kidd); Anthony Plog, Fanfare for Two Trumpets (Anthony Plog, Russell Kidd); Anthony Plog, Animal Ditties – based on poems by Ogden Nash (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Sharon Davis, piano; Hal Smith, narrator); Georges Enesco, Legend (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Sharon Davis, piano); Leroy Southers, Three Spheres (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Ken Wolfson, bassoon; Sharon Davis, piano)  UPC 009414736222. BUY NOW

“A virtuoso player. Plog is a composer as well, represented by a brief ‘Fanfare for Two Trumpets’ and ‘Animal Ditties’ a witty mini-suite for narrator (Hal Smith), trumpet and piano on poens by Ogden Nash....piano played impeccably by Sharon Davis...Enescu’s and Bozza’s works allow one to gauge Plog’s undeniable muscianship but it is the sheer diversity that is the winning feature of the disc.” Gramophone, June 2018, Guy Richards

” The playing is first-rate, sound quality excellent,” American Record Guide, May/June 2018, Kilpatrick

”All in all, this is a great celebration of trumpet playing.” Fanfare July/August 2018, Colin Clarke

“Verne Reynold's three-movement’ Music for Five Trumpet’s has an all star lineup of players from the Los Angeles Philharmonic: Anthony Plog, Mario Guarneri,Robert DiVall, Irving Bush, and Thomas Stevens.  These people make consistently full-toned soundsand their intonation is impeccable.  The finale is very fast and exciting.  Plog's ‘Animal Ditties’ became an instant hit when this recording was made.  The very cute setting of Ogden Nash poems has trumpeter Plog and Pianist Sharon Davis interacting with the excellent narrator, Hal Smith.” (American Record Guide, Kilpatrick)

ANTHONY PLOG has performed with numerous orchestras around the world, including the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Basel Symphony, and the San Antonio Symphony (all as principal trumpet), the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and the Buenos Aires Symphony (as co-principal trumpet on tour), the Utah Symphony (as associate principal trumpet), and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. He has performed and recorded extensively as a chamber musician with groups such as the Fine Arts Brass Quintet, the Summit Brass (as a founding member of both), the St. Louis Brass Quintet, and as a substitute with the iconic New York Brass Quintet. He has also toured throughout the world and recorded as a soloist. His other solo CD on Crystal Records is CD663.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Trumpet Section (Robert DiVall, Thomas Stevens, Irving Bush, and Mario Guarneri) which played on this recording was an extremely versatile and recognized group of players. The individual players performed in such diverse musical settings as jazz, commercial recordings for major Hollywood studios, avant-garde chamber music, and solo appearances.

SHARON DAVIS’ musical training was in her native Los Angeles at the University of Southern California, then at the Juilliard School in New York and in Paris, France, on a Fulbright Scholarship. Her performances have been as piano soloist, collaborative pianist, and chamber player on tours and in live broadcasts in North America and Europe, plus work as a recording artist. As composer she won the Colorado Art Commission’s Creative Fellowship Award in Classical Composition, and she is active as editor, composer, and arranger for Western International Music, Inc.

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Reynolds: Music for Five Trumpets  I. Fanfare II. Chorale III. Finale    Hovhaness: Sonata for Trumpet and Organ, Mvt. I (begins at :28)    Tull: Three Bagatelles  I. Prelude II. Improvisation III. Caprice Bozza: Caprice    Campo: Duet for Equal Trumpets Plog: Fanfare for Two Trumpets Plog: Animal Ditties  I. The Turtle (begins at :30) II. The Python III. The Hyena IV. The Hog (begins at :35)    Enesco: Legend Southers: Three Spheres  I. Sphere I II. Sphere II (begins at 1:00) III. Sphere III (begins at :55)

CD383: THE BIG TROMBONE. Jeffrey Reynolds, Bass Trombone; and STERLING BRASS, Daniel Perantoni, Tuba; David Hickman, Trumpet. This compact disc is a combination of two albums originally released as LPs S383 and S394. 

The Big Trombone: Galliard: Sonata No. 1 for bass trombone and piano (with Zita Carno piano); Gregory Kosteck: Concert Music for unaccompanied bass trombone; Donal Michalsky: Fantasia a due for horn and bass trombone (with Robert Henderson, horn); Patrick McCarty: Sonata for Bass Trombone and Piano (with Zita Carno, piano); Walter Hartley: Sonata Breve for unaccompanied bass trombone; Orlando Di Lasso: Susanne un Jour for bass trombone and vocal ensemble. Sterling Brass: Morgan Powell: Midnight Realities and Transition (tuba with the Illinois Contemporary Chamber Players); Glenn Hackbarth: Double Concerto (trumpet and tuba with the Illinois Contemporary Chamber Players). UPC 009414738325   BUY NOW

The Big Trombone features Jeffrey Reynolds, who was bass trombonist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 40 years. Sterling Brass features Daniel Perantoni, tuba, and David Hickman, trumpet. Both were founding members of Summit Brass, and are international soloists. Perantoni and Hickman teach at Indiana University and Arizona State University, respectively. 

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Galliard, Sonata no 1 for Bassoon  Mvt 1 Mvt 2 Mvt 3 Mvt 4 Mvt 5 Kosteck, Concert Music Michalsky, Fantasia    McCarty, Sonata   Mvt 1 Mvt 2    Hartley, Sonata Breve   Mvt 1 Mvt 2    Di Lasso, Susanne un Jour    Powell, Midnight Realities and Transition Hackbarth, Double Concerto   Mvt 1 Mvt 2 Mvt 3

CD450: HERBERT L. CLARKE, CORNET SOLOIST OF THE SOUSA BAND. Complete collection of original double-sided recordings made 1900-1922 by Herbert L. Clarke, the most-acclaimed cornetist of all time. Over 75 minutes of music now on CD. Includes Carnival of Venice, Bride of the Waves, Sounds from the Hudson, Caprice Brilliante, Ah Cupid, Rondo Caprice, Showers of Gold, Stars in a Velvety Sky, Killarney, La Veta `Caprice, Perhaps Loveís Dream, Aloha Oe, Southern Cross, The Holy City, Once Upon a Time, Russian Fantasy, The Palms, Berceuse, Twilight Dreams, Love's Old Sweet Song, Macushla. “A virtual audio history book that should be required listening for any brass player, novice or professional.” Fanfare.

UPC 009414745026 BUY NOW

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Bride of the Waves(rec. 1904) Holy City(1900) Sounds from the Hudson(1909) Killarney(1901) Caprice Brilliante(1908) Love's Dream(1901) Carnival of Venice(1909) Ah Cupid(1909) Bride of the Waves(1908) Once Upon A Time(1909) Rondo Caprice(1909) Aloha Oe(1914) Russian Fantasie(1909) the Palms(1916) La Veta Caprice(1909) Berceuse(1916) Valse Brilliante(1909) Twilight Dreams(1917) Southern Cross(1912) Love's Old Sweet Song(1917) Showers of Gold(1912) Macushla(1917) The Debutante(1908) Killarney(1917) Carnival of Venice(1922) Stars in a Velvety Sky(1922)

CD512: TREASURES FOR HORN & TRUMPET.  Gregory Hustis, Horn; Richard Giangiulio, Trumpet; Eric Barr, Oboe; Dallas Chamber Orchestra. Leopold Mozart: Concerto in D for Horn & Orchestra; Johann Hertel: Concerto a 6 for Trumpet, Oboe, Strings, & Continuo;  Saint-Saens: Romances for Horn, op. 36 & 67; John Eccles: Symphony for Mercury; Beethoven: Sextet for Two Horns and Strings; Grimm-Freres: Two Waltzes and a March. 
UPC 009414751225 BUY NOW Click here for CD cover photo and details – Richard Giangiulio. Click here for CD cover photo and details

"...right, stylish performances." Los Angeles Times 

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Leopold Mozart, Concerto in D: Mvt 1 (Allegro moderato) Mvt 2 (Menuet) Mvt 3 (Andante) Mvt 4 (Allegro)  Hertel, Concerto a 6: Mvt 1 (Allegro)   Mvt 2 (Arioso)   Mvt 3 (Allegro)   Saint-Saens: Romance, op. 36 Romance, op. 37   Eccles: Symphony for Mercury   Majestic Allegro Slow Brisk   Beethoven: Sextet for Two Horns  Allegro con brio Adagio Rondo Allegro   Grimm-Freres:  Waltz 1 Waltz 2 March

CD661: VOICES OF TRUMPET AND ORGAN. Byron Pearson* and Donald R. Tison^, Trumpets; Arthur Vidrich, Organ. Giuseppe Torelli: Sinfonia con Tromba*; Alan Hovhaness: Prayer of St. Gregory*; Hans Ludwig Schilling: Canzona*; Daniel Pinkham: The Other Voices of the Trumpet*; Jean Langlais: Two Chorale Preludes*, and Sonatine for Trumpet^; Claude Gervais: Dances from the French Renaissance*^; Antonio Valente: Lo Ballo del’Intorcia*^; Henri Tomasi: Semaine sainte à Cüzco*; Anthony Plog: Fanfare for Two Trumpets*^; Francesco Manfredini: Concerto for Two Trumpets and Organ*^.
     Featuring the wonderful combination of trumpets with organ, this CD is a combination of two LP releases from 1980 and 1982. Byron Pearson was trumpet professor at Oberlin University and had been in the Baltimore, St. Louis, and New Orleans Symphonies, and a featured soloist with the U.S. Marine Band in Washington, DC. Donald Tison was principal trumpet with the Baltimore Symphony from 1969 to 2000, and was trumpet teacher at the Peabody Conservatory. Arthur Vidrich was the first visually limited student to receive the DMA degree at the University of Michigan. He was, until his death in 2014, a prominent organ soloist throughout the Northeast U.S."The organ-trumpet combination nobly and satisfyingly evokes divine authority and secular response."American Record Guide
UPC 009414766120 BUY NOW

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Torelli: Sinfonia con Tromba Mvmt 1 Mvmt 2 Mvmt 3 Mvmt 4  Hovhaness Prayer of St. Gregory  Schilling: Canzona Mvmt 1 Mvmt 2 Mvmt 3 Pinkham: The Other Voices of the Trumpet Langlais :Two Chorale Preludes From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee A Mighty Fortress is Our God Langlais: Sonatine for Trumpet Mvmt 1 Mvmt 2 Mvmt 3  Gervais: Dances from the French Renaissance Pavane Branle gai Branle simple Allemande  Valente: Lo Ballo del’Intorcia Tomasi Semaine sainte à Cüzco Plog Fanfare for Two Trumpets Manfredini: Concerto for Two Trumpets and Organ Mvmt 1 Mvmt 2 Mvmt 3

CD662: TRUMPET SOUNDS. Michael Chunn, Trumpet • Ned Gardner, Trumpet. These recordings were originally on Crystal LPs S369 (Ned Gardner) and S662 (Michael Chunn).

Michael Chunn, Trumpet, with Bruce Gibbons, Piano. Jean Maire: Coq et Frelon; Marcel Bitsch: Quatre Variations sur un Theme de Domenico Scarlatti; Jacques Casterede: Sonatine pour Trumpette Ut et Piano; Eugene Bozza: Rustiques; H. Maury: Premier Solo de Concours (cornet); John Hartmann: Facilita (cornet). Ned Gardner, Trumpet, with Richard Reid, Piano, and Susan Walker Gardner, Cello. André Jolivet: Air de Bravoure; Jules Semler-Collery: Evocation et Scherzetto; Fernando Sulpizi: Suite Trovadorica; George Enesco: Legend; Yves Chardon: Sonata for D Trumpet and Cello.
     Michael Chunn is trumpet professor at Kent State University in Ohio and principal trumpet of the Opera Cleveland Orchestra. Ned Gardner recently retired from a lifetime of superb playing. "the passion of each ensemble comes through in the performance." The Instrumentalist UPC 009414766229. BUY NOW

Sound samples (mp3 files)  Click on the link to hear up to 35 seconds of the movement shown.  Jolivet  Air de Bravoure    Semler-Collery Evocation et Scherzetto Sulpizi  Suite Trovadorica:  Estampie Chanson Dramatique Lai Descordant    Enesco  Legend    Chardon  Sonate for D Trumpet and Cello:  Allegro vivo Lento Andante Lento Vivace     Marie  Coq et Frelon Bitsch: Quatre Variations Casterede Sonatine:   Allegro energico Andantino Allegro giocoso Bozza Rustiques    Maury  Premier Solo    Hartmann  Facilita (to return to this page after listening to samples, please use your browser back button)

CD663: ANTHONY PLOG, TRUMPET.  Hindemith: Sonata for Trumpet & Piano; Halsey Stevens: Sonata for Trumpet & Piano; Fisher Tull: Profiles for Solo Trumpet; Petrassi: Fanfare for Three Trumpets; Frank Campo: Two Studies for Trumpet & Guitar; Plog: Animal Ditties 2; Erickson: Kryl. "...fascinating disc, brought off brilliantly." Musical America UPC 009414766328  BUY NOW

“A virtuoso player, Plog is a composer as well, represented by a brief  Fanfare for Two Trumpets’ and Animal Ditties, a witty mini-suite for narrator (Hal Smith), trumpet and piano on poems by Ogden Nash....piano played impeccably by Sharon Davis. ...Enescu’s and Bozza’s works allow one to gauge Plog’s undeniable musicianship but it is the sheer diversity that is the winning feature of the disc.” Gramophone, June 2018, Guy Richards

“All in all, this is a great celebration of trumpet playing”, Fanfare, July/August 2018. Colin Clarke

 “The playing is first-rate, sound quality excellent”, American Record Guide May June 2018, Kilpatrick

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Stevens: Sonata Tull: Profiles Petrassi: Fanfare Campo: Two Studies Plog: Animal Ditties Erickson: Kryl Hindemith: Sonata

CD665: THOMAS STEVENS, TRUMPET. Peter Maxwell Davies & George Antheil: Sonatas for Trumpet & Piano; Hans Werner Henze: Sonatina; Thomas Stevens: Triangles, Variations on a Clifford Interval, and A New Carnival of Venice for four trumpets; Henri Tomasi: Triptyque; Ibert: Impromptu; Bernstein: Rondo for Lifey; Charles Dodge: Extensions; Meyer Kupferman: Three Ideas. Zita CArno, David Wheatley and Chet Swiatkowski on piano; Charlie Shomake, vibraphone; Barry Lieberman, bass; with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Trumpet section. “Thomas Stevens is at one and the same a virtuoso and a highly thoughtful musician. I can think of only a handful of players who are his equal, and certainly none better.” Andre Previn
UPC 009414766526  BUY NOW Click here for CD cover photo and details. 

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Davies Sonata: Mvt 1 (Allegro Moderato) Mvt 2 (Lento) Mvt 3 (Allegro Vivo)   Antheil Sonata: Mvt 1 (Allegretto) Mvt 2 (Dolce)   Mvt 3(Scherzo Vivace) Mvt 4(Allegretto) Stevens: Triangles  Mvt 1(Senza Misura) Mvt 2(Quasi Lento)  Mvt 3(Presto Possibile)   Henze: Sonatina Mvt 1(Toccata)  Mvt 2(Canzone)  Mvt 3(Segnali)   Kupferman: Three Ideas  Adagio Non Troppo Allegro Scherzando Lento Dodge: Extensions Stevens: Variations on Clifford Intervals Stevens: A New Carnival of Venice   Bernstein: Rondo for Lifey Tomasi: Triptyque  Scherzo Largo Salterelle Ibert: Impromptu

CD666: PISTONS AND PIPES. Richard Giangiulio, Trumpet; Paul Riedo, Organ. Handel: Suite in D; Fantini: 3 Sonatas; Vincent Persichetti: The Hollow Men; Alan Hovhaness: Sonata for Trumpet & Organ; Pietro Baldassare: Sonata in F; Andrea Grossi: Sonata Decima; Henri Tomasi: Variations Gregoriennes; Vincenzo Bellini: Concerto in Eb. Giangiulio was solo trumpet with Dallas Symphony. UPC 009414766625  BUY NOW Click here for CD cover photo and details. "This is the one to have..." American Rcd Guide

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G.F. Handel Suite in D Major: Mvt 1 (Overture) Mvt 2 (Gigue) Mvt 3 (Aire) Mvt 4 (March) Fantini: Sonata No. 3 (detta del Niccolini)  Sonata No. 5(Detta Del' Adimari)  Sonata No. 8(Detta Del Nero)   Persichetti: The Hollow Men   Baldassare: Sonata in F  Mvt 1 Mvt 2 Mvt 3   Hovhaness: Sonata  Mvt 1 Mvt 2 Mvt 3 Grossi: Sonata Desima Mvt 1 Mvt 2 Mvt 3 Mvt 4 Tomasi: Variations Gregoriennes   Bellini: Concerto in Eb

CD667: THOMAS STEVENS, TRUMPET. Verne Reynolds: Signals (solo trumpet & tuba w/ brass; Roger Bobo, tuba); Wm Kraft: Encounters III (trumpet, percussion); Chou Wen-chung: Soliloquy of a Bhiksuni (solo trumpet, brass, perc.); Robert Henderson: Variation Movements (trumpet solo); Silvestre Revueltas: Two Little Serious Pieces (trumpet & woodwinds: Westwood Wind Quintet); Frank Campo: Times (trumpet solo); Meyer Kupferman: Fires of Prometheus (trumpet & piano). Stevens was solo trumpet with Los Angeles Philharmonic for 27 years. “Excellent pieces. Performances entertaining to incredible. Without a doubt, one of the world’s finest brass players.” American Record Guide  UPC 009414766724 BUY NOW Click here for CD cover photo and details.

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Reynolds: Signals  Kraft Encounters: Mvt 1 (Strategy) Mvt 2 (Truce of God) Mvt 3 (Tactics)  Wen-Chung: Soliloquy   Henderson: Variation Movements  Theme Very Fast Slow Fast and Rhythmic Revueltas: Two Little Serious Pieces  Allegro Tempo di Valse   Campo: Good Times Time to Go Kupferman: Fires of Prometheus

CD668: DAVID HICKMAN, TRUMPET. Halsey Stevens: Sonata; Kent Kennan: Sonata; Norman Dello Joio: Sonata; Rafael Mendez: Scherzo; William Presser: Suite; John Barnes Chance: Credo; Joseph Turrin: Caprice. With Eric Dalheim and Pauline Soderholm, piano.  Hickman is founder and trumpet with the Summit Brass. UPC 009414766823 BUY NOW

“...a terrific trumpeter" says Maurice Andre. "Hickman is an astonishing musician. His articulation and phrasing are impeccable. Highly recommended." Fanfare

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Chance: Credo  Stevens Sonata: Mvt 1 (Allegro Moderato) Mvt 2 (Adagio tenero) Mvt 3 (Allegro)  Bennet: Rose Variations   Presser: Suite  Adagio Adagio, Allegro Allegro Vivo Turrin: Caprice   Kennan: Sonata  With Strength and Vigor Rather Slowly and With Freedom Moderately Fast Dello Joio: Sonata  Theme and Variations Andante Liberamente Allegro Spumente Mendez: Scherzo

CD669: LOUIS RANGER, TRUMPET. Flor Peeters: Sonata; Jean Coulthard: Fanfare Sonata; Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Clarino Quartet; Harold Shapero: Sonata; Meyer Kupferman: Infinities Twenty-Two. With Bruce Vogt, piano, and David Flello, Christopher Lane, David Michaux, trumpets. Louis Ranger has been co-principal trumpet with the New York Philharmonic & member of American Brass Quintet.   UPC 009414766922 BUY NOW

"Brilliant sonics! Recommended on all counts." Tircuit, InTune Magazine 

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Peeters Sonata: Mvt 1 (Allegro) Mvt 2 (Aria) Mvt 3 (Finale) Coulthard Fanfare Sonata: Mvt 1 (Allegro ma non troppo) Mvt 2  (Passacaglia)   Taaffe Zwilich: Clarino Quartet  Mvt 1 Mvt 2 Mvt 3 Shapero: Sonata  Mvt 1 Mvt 2 Kupferman: Infinities Twenty-Two  Ritual Mode Projectile Turnabout Jazz Bond

CD701 – TRUMPETS IN THE BAROQUE. David Hickman, Trumpet, with William Neil, Organ; Fred Sautter, Trumpet, with Roger Sherman, Organ.  UPC 009414770127. BUY NOW

Hickman: Telemann, Heldenmusik; Gounod, Ave Maria; J.S. Bach,Sinfonia frm the Easter Oratorio; Albinoni, Sonata in C Major; Malotte, The Lord’s Prayer; J.S. Bach, Cantata No. 63 (Choruses 1 and 7). Hickman is joined by multiple trumpets and timpani in the J.S. Bach works. trumpets: Michael Chunn, Ray Sasaki, James Ketch, timpani: Thomas Siwe.

Sautter: Viviani Sonata Prima and Sonata Seconda; Fantini, Five Dances; Alcock, Voluntary in D; Walond, Voluntary in D.

David Hickman is one of the world’s best-known trumpet soloists. He has toured the world numerous times and has been a guest soloist with over 2000 orchestras and is the founder and president of Summit Brass. Fred Sautter was principal trumpet in the Philharmonia Hungarica, the Philharmonic State Orchestra of Hamburg, and for 38 years was principal trumpet in the Oregon Symphony.

“Hickman has suave tone and technique to burn…recorded sound is sumptuous and sonorous.” American Record Guide

“Sautter has crisp sense of rhythm. Performances are urgent and grand.”  Stereo Review 

CD701 is a digital-recording combination of LPs S700 and S702.

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Telemann:  Heldenmusik La Majestè La Gráce La Vaillance La Tranquillité L’Armement L’Amour La Vigilance La Gaillardise La Douceur La Générosité L’Esperance La Réjouissance Gounod:  Ave Maria J.S.Bach:  Sinfonia     Albinoni:  Sonata in C Major  I. Grave II. Allegro III. Adagio IV. Allegro Malotte: The Lord’s Prayer J.S.Bach: Cantata No. 63 BWV 63  I. Chorus No. 1 II. Chorus No. 7 Viviani: Sonata Prima  Mvt. 1 Mvt. 2 Mvt. 3 Mvt. 4 Fantini: Five Dances  Dance 1 Dance 2 Dance 3 Dance 4 Dance 5 Viviani: Sonata Seconda Mvt. 1 Mvt. 2 Mvt. 3 Mvt. 4 Alcock: Voluntary in D Walond: Voluntary in D

CD704: MARYLAND BACH ARIA GROUP.  Larry Vote, baritone; Jeff Silberschlag, trumpet; Deborah Greitzer, bassoon; Jeanne Fryberger Vote, harpsichord. J.S. Bach: Aria "Grosser Herr" from Christmas Oratorio and Aria "Er ist's, der ganz allein"; Telemann: Cantata "Jauchzet dem Herrn,” Lieder, and Concerto in D; Handel: Aria "Revenge, Timotheus Cries"; Fasch: Sonata in C Major. The listenet is treated to a moment of exquisite ensemble duet playing by David and Jame Hickman." ITG journal UPC 009414770424 BUY NOW

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J S Bach: Christmas Oratorio  Telemann: Cantata Concerto in D Major(TWV 51:D7) Fasch: Sonata in C Major  J S Bach: Er ist's, der ganz allein   Handel: Alexander’s Feast   Telemann: Glück / Der Schäafer / Die Jugend   Telemann: Concerto in D (TWV 53:D2)

CD705: THE ITALIAN VOYAGE, with the Maryland Bach Aria Group. J.S. Bach: “Wacht Auf” from Cantata 20, and "Wacht Auf" from Cantata 110; Torelli, Sonata in D (trumpet, strings, continuo); Vivaldi: Concerto "La Notte" (bassoon, strings, continuo); Marcello: Salmo Decimoquinto (baritone voice, bassoon, cello, continuo) and Sonata 5 (cello, bassoon, continuo); Stradello: Sinfonia. Larry Vote, baritone; Jeff Silberschlag, trumpet; Deborah Greitzer, bassoon; Pamela Greitzer, cello; Jeanne Fryberger-Vote, harpsichord; plus strings. UPC 009414770523 BUY NOW

"...outstanding virtuoso performances of extremely difficult works." National Journal of Singing

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Hummel Concerto in E: Mvt 1 (Allegro con spirito) Mvt 2 (Andante) Mvt. 3 (Rondo)   Albrechtsberger Concertino in Eb Mvt 1 (Moderato) Mvt 2 (Minuetto)  Mvt 3(Larghetto)  Mvt 4(Vivace)   Molter: Concerto in D  Mvt 1 Mvt 2 Mvt 3   Anon: Suite in D  Mvt 1(Overture) Mvt 2(Rigaudons 1 & 2) Mvt 3(Aria) Mvt 4(Anglaise 1 & 2) Mvt 4(Saraband) Mvt 5(Hornpipes 1 & 2) Mvt 6(Minuets 1 & 2) Mvt 7(Gigue) M. Haydn: Concerto in C  Mvt 1(Adagio)  Mvt 2(Allegro molto)

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J S Bach: Wacht Auf(Cantata 20) Torelli: Sonata in D  Vivaldi: Concerto "La Notte"  Marcello: Salmo Decimoquinto Stradella: Sinfonia to the Serenata   Marcello: Sonata 5   J S Bach: Wacht Auf(Cantata 110)

CD760: TRUMPETER EMERITUS, ARMANDO GHITALLA. Hummel: Concerto in E; Molter; Concerto in D; Michael Haydn: Concerto in C; Albrechtsberger: Concertino in Eb; and the anonymous Suite in D. A legend in the trumpet world, for years solo trumpet with the Boston Symphony, Ghitalla made these recordings in his prime. They were the first-ever recordings of these works. Conducted by Pierre Monteux, Harold Farberman, and John Moriarty with members of the Boston Symphony and the Copenhagen Chamber Orch. UPC 009414776020 BUY NOW

"All are splendid performances. What makes them so outstanding is Ghitalla’s sense of elegant style. This is a collection of worthy repertory, played as if by the Archangel Gabriel himself. Highly recommended." InTune Magazine

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Hummel Concerto in E: Mvt 1 (Allegro con spirito) Mvt 2 (Andante) Mvt. 3 (Rondo)   Albrechtsberger Concertino in Eb Mvt 1 (Moderato) Mvt 2 (Minuetto)  Mvt 3(Larghetto)  Mvt 4(Vivace)   Molter: Concerto in D  Mvt 1 Mvt 2 Mvt 3   Anon: Suite in D  Mvt 1(Overture) Mvt 2(Rigaudons 1 & 2) Mvt 3(Aria) Mvt 4(Anglaise 1 & 2) Mvt 4(Saraband) Mvt 5(Hornpipes 1 & 2) Mvt 6(Minuets 1 & 2) Mvt 7(Gigue) M. Haydn: Concerto in C  Mvt 1(Adagio)  Mvt 2(Allegro molto)

CD761: THOMAS STEVENS, TRUMPET. Hindemith: Trumpet Sonata; Bozza: Caprice, Lied, and Badinage; Ropartz: Andante & Allegro; Barat: Andante & Scherzo; Borden: Six Dialogues for trumpet & trombone; Lewis: Monophony VII for unaccompanied trumpet; Poulenc: Sonata for trumpet, horn, & trombone (with John Cerminaro, horn; Ralph Sauer, trombone). With Zita Carno on piano. UPC 009414776129 BUY NOW

“...technical & musical bravura. Sensational.” InTune Magazine
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Hindemith Sonata: Mvt 1 (Mit Kraft) Mvt 2 (Maasig bewegt) Mvt 3 (Trauermusik & Chorale) Bozza: Caprice Ropartz : Andante and  Allegro   Barat: Andante  and  Scherzo   Bozza: Lied   Bozza: Badinage   Poulenc: Sonata  Allegro Moderato Andante Rondeau   Borden: Six Dialogues  Allegro Allegro Andante and Un Poco Allegretto Con Giorralita Majestic Allegretto   Lewis: Monophony VII

CD762: FACETS - JOHN HOLT, Trumpet.  Music for solo and multiple trumpets. Wintle: Ballade and Three Studies for Trumpet Ensemble; Mozart, Kyrie for Five Sopranos K.89 arr. for five trumpets by Paul Riedo; Luening: Introduction and Allegro; Clarke: From the Shores of the Mighty Pacific and The Southern Cross; lo Presti: Suite for Five Trumpets; Peeters: Sonata for Trumpet & Piano; Ellington: I’m Beginning To See The Light and Sophisticated Lady; Tull: Canonical Trilogy for four trumpets.

with Natalia Bolshakova, piano; Rick Bogard, Keith Johnson, Adam Gordon, Bert Truax and Jimmy Tullos, trumpets; and Ricky Duhaime, conductor. UPC 009414776228  Click here for CD cover photo and details.  BUY NOW

John Holt is principal trumpet of the Dallas Opera Orchestra and has performed and recorded with the Dallas Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Dallas Opera Orchestra, and Voices of Change. He is Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of North Texas. 
"He is a fine, expressive player with a pleasant tone quality, clean articulation, and excellent technical skills." Kilpatrick, American Record Guide

“Every item on John Holt’s new recording lives up to the title ‘Facets.’ The programme is diverse, ranging from Herbert Clarke trumpet bonbons and smashing arrangements of Duke Ellington tunes to more adventurous contemporary fare…Ronald Lo Presti’s Suite for Five Trumpets is a celebration of fanfares and interweaving lines, while Fisher Tull’s Canonical Trilogy for four trumpets manages to pack an enormous amount of interesting sounds into three movements. Another winner is James Wintle’s Three Studies for trumpet ensemble, whose audacious energy tests the virtuosity of its exultants (but they triumph)… Holt is an elegant, sensitive artist.” Gramophone, Awards issue 2004

“Holt is a fine, expressive player with a pleasant tone quality, clean articulation, and excellent technical skills…All [the works] are played with beautiful tone and blend by Holt and his Texas trumpet friends Rick Bogard, Keith Johnson, Adam Gordon, Bert Truax, and Jimmy Tullos.” American Record Guide, Nov/Dec 2004

“If you like trumpets, this is a civilized humdinger.” Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2004

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Wintle: Ballade  Mozart: Kyrie for Five Sopranos  Luening: Introduction & Allegro  Clarke: From the Shores of the Mighty Pacific lo Presti: Suite Mvt 1(Intrada) Mvt 2 (Chorale) Mvt 3 (Finale) Peeters: Sonata Mvt 1 (Allegro) Mvt 2 (Aria) Mvt 3 (Finale)  Ellington: I'm Beginning to See the Light Sophisticated Lady  Clarke: The Southern Cross Tull: Canonical Trilogy for four trumpets Mvt 1 (Allegro) Mvt 2 (Lento) Mvt 3 (Allegretto) Wintle: Three Studies for Trumpet Ensemble Mvt 1 (Allegro Moderato) Mvt 2 (Unhurried) Mvt 3 (Allegro Vivace)

CD763: UNconventional TRUMPET. JOHN HOLT, Trumpet. Natalia Bolshakova, piano. Music by University of North Texas composers. Merrill Ellis: Einyah Festival; Rule Beasley: Fanfare and Scherzo; Cindy McTee: Fanfare for Trumpets; Martin Mailman: Concertino, Op. 31; Fisher Tull: Eight Profiles for Solo Trumpet and Three Bagatelles; Larry Austin: Charley's Cornet; William P. Latham: Suite for Trumpet. With Keith Johnson, trumpet; Mark Ford, percussion; Mark Ford, percussion, assisted by Jason Baker, percussion. UPC 009414776327  Click here for CD cover photo and details.  BUY NOW

UNconventional Trumpet was inspired by a great teacher, John James Haynie, who taught trumpet at the University of North Texas from 1950 to 1990.  Most of the pieces on this CD were dedicated to Haynie. John Holt was appointed appointed Professor of Trumpet at UNT in 2003.  He is principal trumpet with the Dallas Opera and has performed and recorded with the Dallas Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Dallas Opera Orchestra, and Voices of Change. 

“John Holt plays with a pleasingly warm tone and seemingly effortless technique.” Fanfare, May/June 2005

“Sweet, burnished tone and excellent intonation.” American Record Guide, May/June 2005

“UNconventional Trumpet is an excellent recording of difficult trumpet literature by University of North Texas composers and this is the first-known recording of some of these works. The high quality of this recording, the precision of the ensembles, and John Holt’s excellent performances, especially all eight of Tull’s Profiles, should be of particular interest to college teachers and students.” The Instrumentalist, December 2005

“Holt’s performance is very precise with impeccable rhythm and an agility that impresses.” International Trumpet Guild Journal, Jan. 2006

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Ellis: Einyah Festival  Beasley: Fanfare and Scherzo McTee: Fanfare for Trumpets  Mailman: Concertino Mvmt 1 Mvmt 2 Mvmt 3 Tull: Profiles  I II IIIIV V VI VII VIII  Austin: Charley's Cornet  Latham:  Suite for Trumpet Mvmt 1 Mvmt 2 Mvmt 3 Tull: Three Bagatelles I II III

CD764: FACETS 2 - JOHN HOLT, Trumpet.  With Natalia Bolshakova, Piano; Paul Fried, Flute. Eric Ewazen: Sonata; Joseph Turrin: Two Portraits; James Wintle: Northwest Miniatures; Merrill Ellis: Trumpet Piece; Fisher Tull: Vignette; Francine Trester: Patricia's Aria; George Gershwin: Someone to Watch Over Me; Kent Kennan: Sonata. UPC 009414776426  Click here for CD cover photo and details.  BUY NOW

John Holt is principal trumpet of the Dallas Opera Orchestra and has performed and recorded with the Dallas Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Dallas Opera Orchestra, and Voices of  Change. He is Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of North Texas. 

“One of the standards of the trumpet repertoire, Kent Kennan’s Sonata, is here in all its accomplished glory…Holt plays [throughout the CD] with perfect technique and intonation, altering his sound deftly to suit the multitude of colors packed into these challenging works.” Gramophone, May 2005

“Facets 2 is a first-rate recording.” The Instrumentalist, October 2005

“The performances are excellent and the sound quality, in the Texas Mesquite Arts Centre, is thoroughly sympathetic.” Jonathan Woolf, MusicWeb, Feb. 2007

“John Holt has bestowed upon the trumpet community another excellent recording of some great recital repertoire…His rich, velvety tone is especially remarkable on Turrin’s exciting Two Portraits, as well as the stirring Someone to Watch Over Me.  His performance of the Ewazen Sonata highlights his great control over a variety of tonal colors…Overall, this disc offers the listener very high qualityperformances of some wonderful recital repertoire, both standard and less traditional. I recommend this CD highly.” Peter Wood, ITG Journal, October 2005

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Ewazen:  Sonata Mvmt 1 Mvmt 2 Mvmt 3 Turrin: Two Portraits Psalm Incantation Wintle: Northwest Miniatures Mvmt 1 Mvmt 2 Mvmt 3 Mvmt 4 Ellis: Trumpet Piece Tull: Vignette Trester: Patricia's Aria  Gershwin: Someone to Watch Over Me  Kennan: Sonata Mvmt 1 Mvmt 2 Mvmt 3

CD765: TRUMPET CONCERTOS.  JOHN HOLT, Trumpet; Slovak Radio Orchestra, Kirk Trevor, Conductor.Alexandra Pakhmutova: Concerto for Trumpet in Bb; Eric Ewazen: Concerto for Trumpet and Strings; Anthony Plog: Concerto No. 2 for Trumpet and Orchestra. UPC 009414776525  Click here for CD cover photo and details.  BUY NOW

John Holt is principal trumpet with the Dallas Opera Orchestra and trumpet professor at the University of North Texas. His first three CDs received unanimous critical acclaim, with Gramophone Magazine saying “Holt plays with perfect technique and intonation, altering his sound to suit..challenging works.”

Pakhmutova’s works are imbued with the spirit of Russian life, folk tunes, and impressions of the country. Ewazen, faculty member at The Juilliard School, has written many works for brass and is the recipient of numerous composition awards and prizes. Plog, frequently recorded trumpet player and composer, is a music professor in Freiburg, Germany. 

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Pakhmutova: Concerto for Trumpet in Bb Ewazen: Concerto for Trumpet and Strings: Allegro moderato Scherzo Elegia Allegro agitato Plog:  Concerto No. 2:   Allegro moderato Adagio, with freedom Lento; Allegro moderato

CD766: TRUMPET COLORS. Trio Chromos: Ismael Betancor, Trumpet; Jose Luis Castillo, Piano; Carlos Rivero, Cello. William Schmidt: Jazzberries; Alex Shapiro: Elegy; Astor Piazzolla: Las cuatro estaciones porteñas; Scott Robbins: Three Blues for Cello & Trumpet; Robert J. Bradshaw: Statements, Commanding. 

This CD explores various colors of trumpet in ensemble with piano and cello. William Schmidt, one of the world’s leading exponents of brass writing, explores his Jazzberries: Raspberry Riffs, Blackberry Blues, Boysenberry Boogie, and Strawberry Jam. Piazzolla, the best known composer of tangos, contributes four wonderful tangos, transcribed from bandoneon here for trumpet, piano, and cello. American composers Shapiro, Robbins, and Bradshaw round out this wonderful album featuring the Spanish group Trio Chromos, all members of the Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra in Spain. UPC 009414776624  Click here for CD cover photo and details.   BUY NOW

“attractive sound and appealing program. These excellent young players play with emotion.” American Record Guide

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Schmidt: Jazzberries Raspberry Riffs Blackberry Blues Boysenberry Boogie Strawberry Jam   Shapiro: Elegy Piazzolla: Las cuatros estaciones porteñas Primavera Porteña Verano Porteño Otoño Porteño Invierno Porteño   Robbins: Three Blues  Mvt.1 Mvt.2 Mvt.3   Bradshaw: Statements, Commanding  George Washington Theodore Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln Thomas Jefferson

CD767: FRENCH TRUMPET CONCERTOS. JOHN HOLT, Trumpet. With the Slovak Radio Orchestra, Kirk Trevor, Conductor. Henri Tomasi: Concerto pour Trompette et Orchestre; Robert Planel: Concerto pour Trompette et Orchestre à cordes; André Jolivet: II^e Concerto pour Trompette; Alfred Desenclos: Incantation, Threne et Danse.  UPC 009414776723  Click here for CD cover photo and details. BUY NOW

“Another winner for Crystal Records…all four [works] are entertaining and worth hearing. Indeed, I’ve been playing this recording compulsively since acquiring it a little more than a week ago…His playing leaves behind the mechanical issues of the trumpet and achieves the distinction of vocalism. It is as if he is singing through the trumpet, producing a big, warm sound when that is wanted, a subtle thinner sound when that is called for, all with the inflections of a master singer. There is a sense of relaxed confidence even in the most virtuosic passages, but also a sense of excitement and joy in the pure pleasure of playing these enchanting works.” Music Web, Leonard Link, April 2007

John Holt is principal trumpet with the Dallas Opera Orchestra and trumpet professor at the University of North Texas. His first four CDs on Crystal received unanimous acclaim, with Gramophone Magazine describing him as “an elegant, sensitive artist.” The four concertos herein are a feast for the sensibilities: lyrical or dramatically expressive; rhythmically or harmonically nodding to the popularity of jazz; reflective of modern chamber music and symphonic music first heard in Paris in the 1920s; or expressing new ideologies.

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Tomasi Concerto:  Mvt. 1 Mvt. 2 Mvt 3 Planel Concerto: Mvt.1 Mvt. 2 Mvt. 3 Jolivet Concerto:  Mvt.1 Mvt.2 Mvt.3 Desenclos:  Incantation
Thr_(r)ne Danse

CD768: FACETS 3 - JOHN HOLT, Trumpet.  With Sophia Grech, Mezzo Soprano; and Nataliya Sukhina, Piano. James Wintle: Distant Voices from Trumpet and String Quartet (Igor Borodin and Julia Bushkova, Violins; Katrin Meidell, Viola; Johannes Kleinmann, Cello); Barbara Harbach: Perambulations for Trumpet and Piano; Barbara Harbach: Emily! (on texts by Emily Dickinson); Francine Trester: Four Thoreau Songs (on texts by Henry David Thoreau) for mezzo soprano, trumpet or flugelhorn, and piano; Francine Trester: Sonata for Trumpet and Piano; Joseph Klein: Die Königskünderin (for unaccompanied trumpet); Ulysses Kay: Tromba for trumpet and piano. UPC 009414776822  Click here for CD cover photo and details.   BUY NOW

         John Holt is principal trumpet with the Dallas Opera Orchestra and trumpet professor at the University of North Texas. This is his sixth solo CD on Crystal. His first five CDs received unanimous acclaim, with Gramophone Magazine describing him as “an elegant, sensitive artist.” This CD features works written for him, plus Tromba by the well-known composer Ulysses Kay. 

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Wintle: Distant Voices   Mvt 1. Allegro Mvt 2. Adagio Espressivo Mvt 3. Allegro Vivo Mvt 4. Largo; Presto Harbach:  Perambulations for Trumpet and Piano Harbach:  Emily!  Mvt 1.I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed Mvt 2.If You Were Coming in the Fall Mvt 3.Wild Nights! Wild Nights! and For Each Ecstatic Instant Trester:  Four Thoreau Songs  Mvt 1. The Moon Mvt 2. Indeed, Indeed Mvt 3. Smoke Mvt 4. I Am the Autumnal Sun Trester:  Sonata for Trumpet and Piano  Mvt 1. Moderato Mvt 2. Poco Adagio Mvt 3. Allegro    Klein:  Die Königskünderin (The King-Proclaimer)    Kay:  Tromba  Mvt 1. Prologue Mvt 2. Nocturne Mvt 3. Mobile

CD769: TRUMPET PANOPLY – JOHN HOLT, Trumpet. Concertos for Trumpet and Orchestra by Arutiunian, Hummel, and Tartini. Also Richard Peaslee: Nightsongs. John Holt, trumpets and flugelhorn with UNT Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, Anshel Brusilow and Clay Couturiaux conducting. The Slovak Radio Orchestra with Kirk Trevor conducting. UPC 009414776921  Click here for CD cover photo and details.   BUY NOW

John Holt is principal trumpet with the Dallas Opera Orchestra and trumpet professor at the University of North Texas. His first six CDs received unanimous critical acclaim, with Gramophone Magazine describing him as “an elegant, sensitive artist with perfect technique and intonation.” The three concertos herein are standards for the trumpet and the Peaslee is a wonderful 20th-Century work featuring flugelhorn.

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CD791: WESTWOOD WIND QUINTET “Augmented”. Westwood Wind Quintet (John Barcellona, flute; Peter Christ, oboe; William Helmers, clarinet; John Cox, horn; Patricia Nelson, bassoon) with Doug Reneau, trumpet; Carol Robe, bass clarinet; Lisa Bergman, piano.   UPC 009414779120. BUY NOW 

Paul Hindemith, Septet for woodwind quintet, trumpet, and bass clarinet; William Mathias, Concertino for flute, oboe, bassoon, and piano; Bruce Stark, Americana Wind Quintet;Leoš JanáĊek, Mládi (Jugend) for woodwind quintet and bass clarinet. Photo of Mt. Hood was taken by Peter Christ from the Crystal Records recording studio, where these recordings were made.

Hindemith, JanáĊek, and Mathias are three of the most outstanding composers of thje 20th century. The Hindemith and JanáĊek works are stalwarts in the repertoire for woodwind quintet with other winds. Fabulous pieces of music, they show the colors that can be garnered with the addition of just one or two instruments. Mathias’ Concertino captures piano, flute, oboe, and bassoon in all their glory – wonderful melodies and driving rhythms. This world-premiere recording of Bruce Stark’s Americana Wind Quintet has beautiful melodies and jazz elements.

Westwood Wind Quintet, one of the world’s premiere ensembles, was established in 1959. “An accumulation of instrumental polish and important repertory over a long period has resulted in a treasurable sense of ensemble and musical solidity.” (Los Angeles Times). Doug Reneau is asst. principal trumpet of the Oregon Symphony. Carol Robe is bass clarinetist of the Portland Opera and clarinet instructor at the University of Oregon. Lisa Bergman has toured internationally with many of the most esteemed vocalists and violinists. Along with her playing, she is presently a radio announcer with KING-FM in Seattle.

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Hindemith: Septett I. Lebhaft II. Intermezzo III. Variationen IV. Intermezzo V. Fuge. Alte Berner Marsch Mathias: Concertino  I. Moderato II. Andante mesto III. Allegro capriccioso Stark: Americana Wind Quintet  I. Serenade II. Hymn to the Dawn III. River Song IV. City Shuffle JanáĊek: Mládí I. Allegro II. Andante sostenuto III. Vivace IV. Allegro animato

CD801: MUSIC OF HOVHANESS  Symphony No.11: All Men Are Brothers, Prayer of St. Gregory (Thomas Stevens, Trumpet), Armenian Rhapsody No.1, Tzaikerk. Performed with the Royal Philharmonic,  Hovhaness conducting, and Crystal Chamber Orchestra, Ernest Gold conducting. “Because of his ability to produce beautiful sounds and the unabashedly melodic character of his work, his music possesses instant appeal.” New York Times “This is what music should be.” American Record Guide
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Thomas Stevens was principal trumpet in the Los /angeles Philharmonic for 27 years.

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Symphony No. 11 Armenian Rhapsody Prayer of St. Gregory Tzaikerk

CD952: CANTATAS AND ARIAS. Betsy Norden, Soprano; Bob Haley, Trumpet; Alexander String Quartet; Donald Foster, Keyboard. J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 51, Seufzer, and Auch, mit Gedampften, Schwachen Stimmen; G.F Handel: Destro dall’empia Dite, and Alle Voci del Bronzo Guerriero; A. Scarlatti: Mio Tesoro, and Con Voce Festiva; J. Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary.
The Boston Globe called Betsy Norden “a cherishable artist” and  the New York Post described her voice “Sings as sweetly as a thrush.” 009414795229  BUY NOW

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Handel: Destro dall' empia dite Scarlatti: Mio tesoro Bach Cantata #51: Mvt 1 (Aria) Mvt 2 (Recitativo) Mvt 3 (Aria) Mvt 4(Chorale) Handel: Alle voci del bronzo guerriero Bach: Cantata 21 Seufzer, Tränen, Krummer, Not Scarlatti:: Con voce festiva Bach: Cantata 36 Auch, mit gedampften Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary

CD960: PHILHARMONIC STANDARD TIME. Thomas Stevens, Trumpet; Terry Trotter, Piano; Tom Warrington, Bass; Ralph Penland, Drums. Thomas Stevens, principal trumpet, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and friends improvise jazz renditions of songs by composers previously affiliated with Los Angeles Philharmonic: John Green, Bronislaw Kaper, David Raksin, Victor Scherzinger, Henry Mancini, Ferde Grofe. Out of Nowhere, Body and Soul, Invitation, I Cover the Waterfront, While My Lady Sleeps, Laura, Tangerine, Two for the Road, Sylvia, On the Trail. “...thoroughly recommended." Jazz Journal International
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CD961: RIPPLES -- CLARION: Keith Benjamin, Trumpet; Melody Turnquist-Steed, Organ.

Anthony Plog, For Cam; Samuel Adler, Life is an Ecstasy; Stacy Garrop, Road Warrior;  James Mobberley, Passing Illuminations; Adam Schoenberg, Apollo. UPC º09414796127  BUY NOW

Keith Benjamin has been Professor of Trumpet at the University of Missouri since 1989. Melody Turnquist-Steed is Music Specialist for the Waterloo (Iowa) Community School District. Active recitalists, they appear nationally as soloists and as chamber musicians. Clarion is their trumpet-organ duo and it has performed throughout the U.S. with a specialty of contemporary works as well as the standard baroque literature.

“Clarion [reveals] here not just an extraordinarily high level of technical ability but a keen sense of the dramatic gesture…Clearly the  unique qualities of both Benjamin and Turnquist-Steed have inspired some very original writing, and they respond with performances which are nothing if not committed to the music.” Music Web (Rochester)

“The standard of performance here is utterly remarkable, caught in a fine, present recording. Keith Benjamin  is the superb trumpeter, his legato a dream; organist Melody Turnquist-Steed is the perfect partner. Adler’s Life is an Ecstasy is joyous…how lovely to hear a performance of such assurance…Garrop’s Road Warrior is gestural, descriptive, and highly effective. Clarion fully invests in Mobberley’s vocabulary; the result is spellbinding…In Schoenberg’s Apollo, the grandeur of space meets timelessness. The finale is a glorious, bejeweled explosion of joy…the aspirational trumpet lines speaking of hope and expectation of return.” Fanfare Magazine (Colin Clarke)

“This album of contemporary works for trumpet and organ is a fun ride with two instruments that should be heard together more often. This CD has something for everyone; this reviewer is particularly fond of Schoenberg's Apollo. Clarion has given us a wonderful tour-de-force, and the gentleness with which Benjamin can play trumpet is especially noteworthy” Instrumentalist (April 2020)

“loving collection of new works” The Whole Note (Max Christie)

“mastery of sound and great technique of both performers at their best. Benjamin’s trumpet playing is free, spirited, and joyful. Ripples is a graceful design from start to finish. From this project, the trumpet repertoire gains five superb new compositions.” International Trumpet Guild Journal, June 2020 (Adam Hayes)

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Plog: For Cam Adler: Life is an Ecstacy I. Like a March II. Declamatory Garrop: Road Warrior   I. I am the ghost rider II. My little baby soul III. Are you with me here? Mobberley: Passing Illuminations Schoenberg: Apollo   I. Beyond II. Light III. Return

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Crystal Records, 28818 NE Hancock Rd, Camas, WA 98607
phone 360-834-7022, fax 360-834-9680
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