![]() ![]() He has also played in South America with Ensamble Barroco de Bogotá. Bland has performed with several leading early music ensembles throughout North America including American Bach Soloists, Apollo’s Fire, Bach Collegium San Diego, Boston Baroque, Handel and Haydn Society, Lyra Baroque Orchestra, Musica Angelica, Scaramella, Tempesta di Mare, Washington Bach Consort, and many others. As a highly sought-after solo/principal Baroque trumpeter, Dr. Before formally studying Baroque trumpet, Justin won first prize in multiple historical instruments divisions of the National Trumpet Competition. 2 with groups in Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Germany, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, and the USA. He specializes in early music, most notably in difficult high-register music for Baroque trumpet for example, he has played Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. Like a well chosen metaphor, Raphael is dedicated to Rafa, whose great achievement is in stimulating and educating the young – and not so young – through his remarkable work at the Allegro Centro Musical (Valencia, Spain), with the aim of providing them with a solid musical training in order to become good musicians and well-adjusted people.Applauded for his “gleaming trumpet work” ( Hyde Park Herald) and “dazzling virtuosity” ( Grunion Gazette), the American trumpeter Justin Bland is a versatile musician, performing on both historical and modern trumpets. Thanks to his many qualities, the young pupils enrich their musical faculties and broaden their knowledge. With its entertaining Andante in Swing and peaceful Preludio, we have a rich picture of a generous, understanding and loving person wholly dedicated to music teaching, particularly to younger children. ![]() This composition is inspired by the great painter and his dazzling works, but also the composer’s own brother, Rafael, or Rafa, to who this piece is dedicated. Raphael’s works have always been appreciated and studied, and are regarded as jewels of academic art. He is seen as one of the finest painters in the history of Western art, as well the supreme master of preliminary drawings for his numerous projects. His paintings have been admired and imitated for centuries, and his architectural works have had a considerable influence. Raffaello Sanzio, better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. Preludio and Andante in Swing for Flugel Horn or Trumpet and Concert Band I think Emerald Skies is a lovely melody, and I hope performers and audience members enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed composing it.Ĭategory: SOLOS for TRUMPET Composer: Ferrer Ferran ![]() The soloist simply picks one of the lines to play leaving the other but on another performance they might wish to swap them around. ![]() One line shows off the soloist's range as it soars from a top C in minims, the other line is a quaver melody that centres around a high G. A rare opportunity happens at one point during the piece where the soloist is given a choice of two melody lines to play. The tempo of the solo is marked as 100 beats per minute, which keeps the music moving throughout.Įmerald Skies can be played as a flugel horn solo or a cornet solo, and with that in mind, the flugel part within the ensemble can be omitted if the flugel player is the soloist. The piece is a beautiful solo that gives the opportunity for the soloist to show off their lyrical playing and sound to the full. Category: SOLOS for TRUMPET Composer: Paul Lovatt-CooperĮmerald Skies was composed for Bandmaster Ross Johnson and the Camberwell Citadel Band of the Salvation Army it was recorded on their album “Equilibrium”. ![]()
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