SKU: GI.G-OC01
UPC: 705105612065.
Watch and listen to the Chicago Symphony Brass in a world premiere recording of An Alpine Symphony arranged and conducted by music director Jay Friedman. The recording was made at a live concert benefit for the Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest. It also celebrated the career and retirement of Adolph ??Bud? Herseth, who was principal trumpet of the Chicago Symphony for 53 years. Eine Alpensinfonie is a long symphonic poem in one movement describing a day of Alpine climbing. Mr. Friedman??s masterful scoring captures all of the virtuosity and beauty of the original orchestral version. This masterwork was scored for Michael Mulcahy and the brass of the Grand Teton Festival Orchestra and premiered in 1996 at the Grand Teton Music Festival, Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
SKU: GI.G-OC06
The Chicago Symphony Brass & Alumni presents Giovanni Gabrieli Giovanni Gabrieli spent his early career in Bavaria working under the supreme master of Renaissance polyphony, Orlando di Lasso. Gabrieli's composition serviced political and religious events at St. Mark's Cathedral. The Basilica is known for placing distinct choruses in separate locations around the altar. Cori spezzati allows one group to echo the music played by another for a surround-sound effect.The present video recording was a live benefit concert for the Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest. Jay Friedman, Music Director, celebrated the retirement and career of Adolph Bud Herseth, principal trumpet of the Chicago Symphony for 53 years.
SKU: CY.CC2855
String Quartet No. 22 in B-flat major, K. 589 was composed in May 1790 and is the second of the Prussian Quartets in four movements:1. Allegro, 2. Larghetto, 3. Menuetto, 4. Allegro assaiThe quartet, written in the style of Haydn, is dedicated to Friedrich Wilhelm II, the King of Prussia, an amateur cellist.This excellent arrangement by Charles Vernon of the Chicago Symphony for Trombone quartet is about 24 minutes in length and is appropriate for virtuoso performers.
SKU: HL.48024523
ISBN 9781784542863. UPC: 888680925734. 8.25x11.75x0.13 inches.
Scored for 12-piece symphonic brass ensemble this 13-minute work was commissioned for MusicNOW, the new music series of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. It was first performed by the brass of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2005.
SKU: PR.114418620
ISBN 9781491109991. UPC: 680160642649. 9x12 inches.
A sprightly Allegro movement from Mozart's Divertimento No. 4 for three basset horns has enjoyed several trio arrangements, primarily in the woodwind repertoire. Freshner brings a lifetime as educator, arranger, even music engraving, to produce a solid brass trio arrangement of the Allegro. The result is quintessential Mozart and suitable for high school programs and festivals._______________________________________Text from the scanned back cover:Allegro from Divertimento IV, K. 439bfor B-Flat Trumpet, Horn, and TromboneTravis Freshner is a trumpeter, arranger, and educator whohas created a large body of brass chamber music, includingoriginal works and arrangements of standard repertoire.The ALLEGRO is adapted from Mozart’s Divertimento for3 Basset Horns, and scored here for Trumpet, Horn, andTrombone. The transcription has all of Mozart’s authenticcharm, while staying within intermediate difficulty. Perfect forschool ensembles, and for professional recitals and gigs. Equally at home in the concert hall or in a nightclub, TRAVIS FRESHNER is one of the most versatile trumpet artists in the Pacific Northwest. He has performed in venues across the countryin ensembles ranging from symphony orchestras to big band jazz; from contemporary chamber music to soul & hip-hop bands, and he brings a unique energy to his performances. He has been a featured soloist with the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, performing works by HK Gruber. Truly a man of a thousand musical hats, he is also an experienced music engraver, editor, andorchestrator.Freshner’s orchestrations have been performed by ensembles such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Brass Band of Battle Creek, and he has collaborated on projects for The TonightShow Starring Jimmy Fallon. Travis holds degrees from the University of Oregon (BM) and Western Michigan University (MM).
SKU: CF.SPS78
ISBN 9781491152553. UPC: 680160910052. Key: Bb major.
Festival March is presented in a new edition arranged by Richard Summers. It is a tour de force composition for advanced bands and hearkens back to a bygone era during the golden age of the band movement. Directors and students will hear operatic music from composer Victor Herbert who is best known for his Christmas classic, Toyland. This is a richly scored masterpiece that deserves to return to standard status in concert band repertoire. We are proud to bring you this new setting of this cherished classic.Festival March by Victor Herbert was written for the Pittsburgh Symphony and first performed under Herbert’s direction in Chicago on Dec. 9, 1901 celebrating the 12th anniversary of Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre. Also known as the Auditorium Festival March, he included it many times for programs of a festival nature. The main theme Auld Lang Syne, a famous Scottish folk song, is incorporated many times along with brass fanfares, interludes and march melodies. This band arrangement is very similar to the original orchestral composition. The missing string parts, the addition of the saxophone section and other band instruments, editing of the superimposed triplets against sixteenth notes, to one or the other, and articulations suitable for the band, were major challenges. The style of early twentieth-century American music is captured here. This arrangement will give band musicians access to a fine piece of music that could only be appreciated by orchestra musicians up to now. Although suitable for many occasions, this piece is a great way to begin or end a December holiday concert. Notes to the ConductorVictor Herbert’s music can be interpreted in a romantic style, which is the conductor’s responsibility to read in nuance and musicality. The beginning and other triple-tonguing sections of this piece have a March of the Toys quality to it. The interludes and Auld Lang Syne sections are legato and musical. The March sections can also be shaped musically.About the ComposerVictor Herbert was born in Ireland in 1861 and raised in Germany. When he moved to America in 1886, he joined the Metropolitan Opera as principal cellist and eventually composed many works including forty-three operettas on Broadway from the 1890s to World War I, including Naughty Marietta and Babes in Toyland. Victor Herbert conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony from 1898 to 1904 and then was the conductor of his own Victor Herbert Orchestra. He formed ASCAP with a group of composers in 1914 and was the director until his death in 1924. Among his thirty-one compositions for orchestra, Festival March was a favorite of his and was eventually published by Carl Fischer Music. .
SKU: CF.SPS78F
ISBN 9781491153239. UPC: 680160910731.
Festival March is presented in a new edition arranged by Richard Summers. It is a tour de force composition for advanced bands and hearkens back to a bygone era during the golden age of the band movement. Directors and students will hear operatic music from composer Victor Herbert who is best known for his Christmas classic, Toyland. This is a richly scored masterpiece that deserves to return to standard status in concert band repertoire. We are proud to bring you this new setting of this cherished classic.About the CompositionFestival March by Victor Herbert was written for the Pittsburgh Symphony and first performed under Herbert’s direction in Chicago on Dec. 9, 1901 celebrating the 12th anniversary of Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre. Also known as the Auditorium Festival March, he included it many times for programs of a festival nature. The main theme Auld Lang Syne, a famous Scottish folk song, is incorporated many times along with brass fanfares, interludes and march melodies. This band arrangement is very similar to the original orchestral composition. The missing string parts, the addition of the saxophone section and other band instruments, editing of the superimposed triplets against sixteenth notes, to one or the other, and articulations suitable for the band, were major challenges. The style of early twentieth-century American music is captured here. This arrangement will give band musicians access to a fine piece of music that could only be appreciated by orchestra musicians up to now. Although suitable for many occasions, this piece is a great way to begin or end a December holiday concert. Notes to the ConductorVictor Herbert’s music can be interpreted in a romantic style, which is the conductor’s responsibility to read in nuance and musicality. The beginning and other triple-tonguing sections of this piece have a March of the Toys quality to it. The interludes and Auld Lang Syne sections are legato and musical. The March sections can also be shaped musically.About the ComposerVictor Herbert was born in Ireland in 1861 and raised in Germany. When he moved to America in 1886, he joined the Metropolitan Opera as principal cellist and eventually composed many works including forty-three operettas on Broadway from the 1890s to World War I, including Naughty Marietta and Babes in Toyland. Victor Herbert conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony from 1898 to 1904 and then was the conductor of his own Victor Herbert Orchestra. He formed ASCAP with a group of composers in 1914 and was the director until his death in 1924. Among his thirty-one compositions for orchestra, Festival March was a favorite of his and was eventually published by Carl Fischer Music. .
