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ID: SIGCD504 (EAN: 635212050422) | 1 CD | DDD Released in: 2004
- LABEL:
- Signum Records
- Collection:
- Brass Collection
- Composers:
- PUGH, James Edward | SCHNYDER, Daniel
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Interprets:
- ASHTON, Graham (trumpet)
- Ensembles:
- The Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble
- Other info:
Signum Records are delighted to present this world-class ensemble, led by trumpeter Graham Ashton. This group of talented New Yorkers have performed the works of James Pugh and Daniel Schnyder in concerts across the globe.
The relationship between these two composers and the Brass Ensemble has developed far beyond mutual friendship and respect. Since the year 2000, when James Pugh first wrote "And Flights of Angels" for the group, the ensemble have seldom performed a concert without a selection of his and Daniel’s music. Both James and Daniel now write many pieces exclusively for these players, and have created a close and successful partnership, both on stage and off.
The world of brass music is relatively under-explored, and James Pugh (Professor of Trombone at Purchase College, State University of New York) and Daniel Schnyder (Composer-in-Residence with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra) have specialised in a repertoire that is both fun, challenging and extremely versatile.
A champion of brass ensemble music, Graham Ashton reformed the Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble (GABE) upon relocating to New York in 1999. The ensemble quickly made its mark by drawing together an eclectic mix of Manhattan's most distinguished brass players from the Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and American Symphony. GABE made their New York début in 2000 at the 25th Anniversary conference of the International Trumpet Guild.
| PUGH, James Edward (b. 1950) | | | 1. | And Flights of Angels... | 6:36 | | | SCHNYDER, Daniel (b. 1961) | | | Trio | | | 2. | Movement I | 5:49 | | | 3. | Movement II | 2:01 | | | 4. | Movement III | 1:58 | | | 5. | Movement IV | 1:28 | | | 6. | Movement V | 1:17 | | | PUGH, James Edward (b. 1950) | | | Aviariations | | | 7. | One good tern ... | 1:50 | | | 8. | No egrets | 3:14 | | | 9. | Toucan Danse | 3:53 | | | SCHNYDER, Daniel (b. 1961) | | | Four Short Stories, for brass octet | | | 10. | Follow me | 1:03 | | | 11. | The opposite is true | 1:10 | | | 12. | Matrix | 1:21 | | | 13. | The Monkfish | 0:36 | | | PUGH, James Edward (b. 1950) | | | 14. | 4x2x1, for bass trombone & 2 trombone quartets | 8:37 | | | SCHNYDER, Daniel (b. 1961) | | | 15. | The Iron Tetrapod | 3:45 | | | PUGH, James Edward (b. 1950) | | | 16. | Triad, for horn, trumpet & trombone | 6:25 | | | SCHNYDER, Daniel (b. 1961) | | | Three American Dances | | | 17. | ‘African feel’ | 2:44 | | | 18. | ‘Jazz feel’ | 3:25 | | | 19. | ‘Cuban feel’ | 3:14 | | "... his ensemble of Manhattan's finest brass players is, on this showing, as smooth and subtle as you'll ever hope to hear"
Peter Grahame Woolf, Musical Pointers
"OK, I’ll stop holding back and tell you what I really think ... The Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble has produced an exceptionally fine recording ... beautiful, spacious, playful, and mysterious. I have listened to it many times and it is better every time."
Calvin Smith, International Horn Society
"succeeds on every level: extraordinary musicianship, clear and sonorous recorded sound, fresh and interesting repertoire."
Chris Gekker, The Brass Player (New York)
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