Bountiful Bra ss fro m Ba c h to Be rnste in
presented by the Eric Singer Charitable Fund &
Shomrei Emunah open-doors, nice people
Eric Singer (of blessed memory) Eric Singer was born in 1929 in Hechingen, Germany. He escaped Nazi Germany with his parents in October 1938. Eric lived with his parents in the Inwood section of Manhattan and graduated from Brooklyn Tech High School. In 1947 he received a Bachelor ?s degree from Lowell Textile Institute. Eric worked in fabric research in Boston after graduation, where he met and married his wife Rita in 1954. They moved to Manhattan and then Eric worked with his mother and father in their doll manufacturing business. At age 50 he learned computer programming and became an independent consultant. Eric was a pillar of his synagogue, Congregation Shomrei Emunah, here in Montclair where he served in various capacities since joining in 1962. He was a dedicated trail-hiker with the Tri-State Ramblers, a hiking club in Morristown. He was actively involved with Boys Town Jerusalem, a technical high school in Israel that trains disadvantaged boys. While his children attended Montclair Public Schools he worked with the capital budget committee for the Board of Education. He and his wife were faithful subscribers to the Unity Concert Series in Montclair from 1958 until the series closed down. Eric and his wife Rita, in their retirement years together, shared a passion for travel that touched six continents and nearly seventy different foreign countries. He successfully climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania at age 81.
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Special Thanks We would like to thank the people that made this evening possible: Committee Chair, Marc Chalom and volunteers, Dr. Kenneth Bannerman, Dawn Berman, Liza Cohn-Wallach, Sara Ann Erichson, Rachel Kanter, Adrienne Shulman Lasiter, John Lasiter, Bruce Rubin, Lynne Rubin, Eileen Singer Judy Wildman and Josie Zeman. Don Batchelder and Montclair Chamber Brass. an d especially... Rita Singer and The Eric Singer Charitable Fund.
Bo untilful Bra ss Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 4pm Congregat ion Shomrei Emunah, Montclair Presented by The Eric Singer Charitable Fund and Congregation Shomrei Emunah
Montclair Chamber Brass Don Batchelder, Trumpet Chuck Bumcrot, Trumpet Anthony Mazzocchi, Trombone Jeff Scott, French Horn Kyle Turner, Tuba Elizabethan Consort Music arranged by Ray Mase Almayne, Alfonso Ferrabosco II Joyne Hands, Thomas Morley Widow?s Myte, Anthony Holborne Dovehouse Pavane, Ferrabosco Why are You Ladies Staying, Thomas Weelkes Hark! I Hear Some Dancing, Weelkes Allemande, Thomas Simpson Volta, John Dowland Canzona per sonare No. 4, Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612) My Spirit Be Joyful, J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Little Fugue in G minor, J.S. Bach Psalm IX: The Heavens Declare, Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739)
Three Chorale Preludes Opus 122 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Est ist ein Ros?entsprungen Herzlich tut mich verlangen O Welt, ich mu? dish lassen Quintet No. 3, Victor Ewald (1860-1935) Allegro moderato Intermezzo Andante Vivo Intermission Quintet, Michael Kamen (1948-2003) Tribute to Irving Berlin (1888-1989) Alexander?s Ragtime Band Blue Skies Summertime from Porgy and Bess George Gershwin (1898-1937) arranged by. Jack Gale West Side Story Suite, Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Arranged by Jack Gale Prologue Something?s Coming Maria Tonight America One Hand, One Heart I Feel Pretty Somewhere
(L-R) Kyle Turner, Don Batchelder, Jeff Scott, Chuck Bumcrot, Anthony Mazzocchi
About Montclair Chamber Brass The Montclair Chamber Brass are faculty members at the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University, and each is an acclaimed professional musician in his own right. The quintet has performed in recital and masterclass settings across the East Coast, and is featured in the 2007 world premiere recording of Jeff Herles?Pentahedron for Brass Quintet. Don Bat ch elder , Tr u m pet Mr. Batchelder is Assistant Professor of Trumpet and Coordinator of Brass at Montclair State University?s John J. Cali School of Music. He is Principal Trumpet with the New York City Opera, and also serves as Principal Trumpet with the Stamford Symphony Orchestra and the New Jersey Festival Orchestra since 1987. Recognized as an outstanding soloist and orchestral trumpeter in the New York area for many years, he performs frequently with the Metropolitan Opera and on Broadway. Don is a featured soloist on composer David Sampson?s recent Summit Records CD, Notes From Faraway Places (2016). A founding member of the Quiet City Chamber Ensemble, he is featured on that group?s acclaimed world premiere recording of the chamber
version of Aaron Copland?s Quiet City, on the Sono Luminus label (2011). Among notable solo appearances: Bach?s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 with the Stamford Symphony and the Sherman Chamber Ensemble; When Speaks the Signal-Trumpet Tone by David Gillingham, with both the Montclair State University Wind Ensemble and the Ridgewood Concert Band; the Shostakovich Concerto for Piano and Trumpet with both the Stamford Symphony and the Windham Chamber Music Festival; a featured solo role at the 2008 New York Brass Conference; the world premiere of Trent Johnson?s Concerto for Trumpet and Organ; and David Sampson?s Triptych with the Westfield Symphony. Don earned a Doctorate of Musical Arts from Rutgers in 2016, where he received the Irene Alm Award for excellence in performance and scholarly research. He holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees from The Juilliard School, where he studied with William Vacchiano and Mel Broiles. Other influential teachers include David Krauss, Vince Penzarella, Arnold Jacobs and Philip Smith. Ch u ck Bu m cr ot , Tr u m pet Mr. Bumcrot is Principal/Solo trumpet with the Orchestra New England and performs with the American Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra of St. Lukes, the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, and Solid Brass as well as many Broadway productions. He has recorded on Sony/CBS, CBS Masterworks, Deutsche Grammophon, Delos, Koch International Classics, New World and CSM. Influential teachers include William Vacchiano, Alan Dean, Donald Reinberg, and Vincent Penzarella. Mr. Bumcrot is a highly respected brass pedagogue who started his teaching career and studio in the 7th grade and as a result has been teaching both privately and at the collegiate level for well over 45 years. He resides in Millburn, NJwith his wonderful wife
Holly and their two children (and 1 dog, 2 cats, 2 guinea pigs and a gecko). Jef f Scot t , Fr en ch Hor n A native of Queens, NY, Jeff Scott's performance credits are many and varied. A longtime member of the internationally acclaimed wind quintet Imani Winds, Mr. Scott has also performed numerous times under the direction of Wynton Marsalis with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and has been a member of the Alvin Ailey and Dance Theater of Harlem orchestras since 1995. Broadway credits include The Lion King orchestra 1997-2005, and the revival of Showboat 1994-1997. He can be heard on movie soundtracks scored by Terrence Blanchard, Tan Dun and on commercial recordings with such notable artists as Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Chris Brubeck, Chico O'Farill, Robin Eubanks, Freddy Cole and Jimmy Heath. Additionally, he has toured with artists Barbra Streisand and the late Luther Vandross. Mr. Scott's arranging and composing credits are many, and include scoring the off-Broadway production of Becoming Something, The Canada Lee Story, the staged production of Josephine Baker: A Life of Le Jazz Hot!, and many original works for solo winds and for wind, brass and jazz ensembles. His works are published by International Opus, Trevco Music, To The Fore Music, and self-published at Music by The Breadman. Mr. Scott has been a faculty member at of the music department at Montclair State University since 2002, and was recently appointed as Horn Faculty at The Mannes School of Music. An t h on y M azzocch i, Tr om bon e A Grammy nominated music educator, Anthony Mazzocchi has performed as a trombonist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New Jersey Symphony, San Diego Symphony, San Diego Opera, Riverside Symphony, Key West Symphony, in various Broadway
shows and numerous recordings and movie soundtracks. Tony has served as faculty or as a frequent guest lecturer at The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, New York University, and Mannes College of Music. He has taught students from K-college, and has served as a district Director of Fine and Performing Arts in the South Orange/Maplewood School District. He is in high demand as a consultant for arts organizations throughout the NY/NJarea. Tony is currently Associate Director of the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. He is also Executive Director of the Kinhaven Summer Music School in Weston, Vermont. Tony is a clinician for Courtois ? Paris. Kyle Tu r n er , Tu ba Originally from San Antonio Texas, Kyle Turner has lived and freelanced in New York City for more than 35 years. He is currently principal tubist with the American Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra of St. Luke?s. Mr. Turner performed and toured the world in over 500 concerts with the New York Philharmonic as acting interim principal from 2001 ? 2004. Mr. Turner also concertized full time with the Saturday Brass Quintet for many years, which culminated in 1992 with winning the coveted Walter W. Naumburg chamber music prize. He has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet Orchestra, New York City Opera Orchestra, Orpheus, American Composers Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Brass Quintet, Metropolitan Opera Brass, Canadian Brass (collaboration), German Brass (collaboration), Harmonic Brass of Munich, Solid Brass, American Horn Quartet, Radio City Music Hall Orchestra, and numerous Broadway orchestras. In addition, Mr. Turner has performed (in collaboration) with some
of the world?s greatest musicians, such as Luciano Pavarotti, Itzhak Perlman, Midori, YoYo Ma, John Williams, Wynton Marsalis, Andre Previn, Paul McCartney, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Dave Brubeck, James Taylor, Metallica, and Cold Play at the 45th Grammy Awards, among many others. Mr. Turner has played for many major motion picture soundtracks, radio and television commercials, and Live from Lincoln Center Broadcasts. He can also be heard on over 27 records, including his first solo recording, Expressions: The Heart of the Tuba. Mr. Turner is on the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music, the State University of New York at Stony Brook, Montclair State University, and the MAP program at the Juilliard School. Mr. Turner is a Buffet Group performing artist.
About t he Music The program demonstrates the eclectic strengths of the modern brass quintet, which consists of two trumpets, French horn, trombone, and tuba. On the first half, the ensemble will play ?classical? music from a 500 year span of history, including composers such as John Dowland, Thomas Morley, Giovanni Gabrieli, J.S. Bach, and Johannes Brahms. Audience members will experience the warm ambience of brass timbre from all sides, as the quintet uses the concert space in innovative ways to surround listeners. The second half of the program shows how Jewish composers of the twentieth century built bridges between between styles, with selections by Leonard Bernstein, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, and the prominent film and rock composer-arranger Michael Kamen. In honor of the centenary of Bernstein?s birth, the group will perform a full suite from West Side Story. ?It?s a privilege to do
what we love to do, right here in Montclair,? said Dr. Don Batchelder, the leader of the Montclair Chamber Brass and Brass Coordinator at the Cali School of Music. ?Our members perform all over the world, but coming together for a big concert in this community is really special.? Dr. Batchelder grew up as a Montclair native, attending Montclair High School and giving memorable trumpet performances in the area before attending The Juilliard School. Members of the Montclair Chamber Brass perform with the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, the Orchestra of St. Luke?s, and the American Symphony, and have held many Broadway and touring company positions. ?The brass quintet is great for an eclectic program like this,? he said. Renaissance composers such as the Elizabethans, he explained, often wrote for mixed ensembles of strings, winds, or voices; they expected the performing forces to change as the situation required. Meanwhile, brass instruments are ideal for showing the jazzy inflections of Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and the American songbook. ?Bernstein is a special case,? said Dr. Batchelder. ?He had all the great ?classical? repertoire in his ear, and a phenomenal creative mind, so that he was an amazing popularizer of highbrow music. But he had such a wonderful feel for witty, popular stuff too. I think West Side Story is his masterpiece, even though I love so much of his music. You can really hear both the pop and the exalted side-by-side in West Side Story. There?s nothing better.?
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