1/26/2024, Canadian Brass | Candler Concert Series

CANADIAN BRASS Friday, January 26, 2024 | 8 p.m.

CANDLER CONCERT SERIES

This concert is presented by the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts and is made possible by a generous gift from the late Flora Glenn Candler, a friend and patron of music at Emory University.

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Design and Photography Credits Cover Photo: © Daniel D’Ottavio Cover Design: Nick Surbey | Program Design: Lisa Baron

CONCERT SERIES

CANDLER 2023 | 2024

Canadian Brass All You Need Is Love

Featuring Emory University Department of Music Student Musicians Friday, January 26, 2024, 8:00 p.m.

Emerson Concert Hall Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

Program Overture to The Magic Flute

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) arr. Fen Watkin

Concerto in D Major, BWV 972

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) arr. Joe Burgstaller

Beatles Songbook

John Lennon (1940–1980) Paul McCartney (b. 1942) arr. Christopher Dedrick

Carnival of Venice

Traditional arr. Howard Cable

Intermission Coldplay arr. Brandon Ridenour

Viva la Vida

Michael Kamen (1948–2003)

Dectet

Featuring Emory University Student Musicians Joey Chen, trumpet; Austin Watkinson, trumpet; Noah Choe, horn; Tim Brewer, tenor trombone; Misha Gupta, bass trombone

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Giovanni Gabrieli (1557–1612)

Jubilate Deo

Featuring Emory University Student Musicians Joey Chen, trumpet; Austin Watkinson, trumpet; Noah Choe, horn; Tim Brewer, tenor trombone; Misha Gupta, bass trombone

Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992) arr. Joe Burgstaller

Tango Nuevos

Scheherazade

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908) arr. Brandon Ridenour

**PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

The official website for Canadian Brass is canadianbrass.com.

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Canadian Brass recordings are available at canadianbrassstore.com.

Canadian Brass appears by arrangement with Opus 3 Artists 250 East 34th Street, Worklife Office Suite 313, New York, NY 10119 212.584.7500 | opus3artists.com

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Canadian Brass Recipe for 50 Years of Successes The original challenge was to develop an audience for an ensemble of brass players that, at the time, had no standing in the concert world. What set Canadian Brass apart from all other performing artists in 1970 was the relentless search for repertoire that was both loved by its performers and embraced by a growing brass audience.

The musical experiences of the members along with the interests and wishes of audiences informed the programs that the group created ranging from Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Joplin, Gershwin, and Ellington, to ballet, opera, and Schickele. The ensemble never ignored an opportunity to relate to its audience, which brought the Brass to international attention. They were at first criticized for talking to audiences and now take pride in seeing the entire concert world embracing engagement as a fundamental element of performance.

The Brass has averaged two and a half full-length recordings per year of its 54 years of existence for a total of 138 recordings. They have received a combined total of 24 Grammy and Juno nominations and won the “These are the men who German Echo Award for Goldberg Variations. A North American group put brass music on the map taking Bach back to Europe and winning approval at the highest with their unbeatable blend level was a crowning achievement. of virtuosity, spontaneity Most recently during the COVID-19 era the Brass created another awardand humor.” winning recording, Canadiana.

—Washington Post The album features unique arrangements of many Canadian superstars including Joni Mitchell, k.d. lang, Bruce Cockburn, Drake, and DeadMau5.

Education continues to be at the forefront of Canadian Brass’s yearly activities. There are more than one million Canadian Brass quintet repertoire books in the hands of students in every country with a strong brass tradition. Between Hal Leonard Music Publishing distributing its 800 unique individual brass titles and SmartMusic now making available some 76 titles for mixed ensemble use, the Brass continues to shape the future of chamber music ventures.

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For a comprehensive Canadian Brass biography, blend together the complete history of any random five musician ensemble and it will yield a year in the world of Canadian Brass. “We’ve created ballets, played Carnegie Hall, toured China during its 1977 reopening, and performed in front of five prime ministers, but most importantly performed for more than ten million friends, family, and audiences worldwide so far. We did all this so we could play Bach,” says tubaist and founder Chuck Daellenbach.

Canadian Brass Member Biographies Joe Burgstaller, trumpet Called “a superstar of the trumpet” by conductor JoAnn Falletta, Joe Burgstaller is a long-time trumpeter and arranger with Canadian Brass.

Now professor of trumpet at Arizona State University (ASU), Burgstaller also spent years as an international soloist and a clinician, including his Change Your Mind, Change Your Playing® seminars. Prior to ASU, he was at the Peabody Institute for 11 years, having been named in 2008 a Distinguished Visiting Artist. Burgstaller’s formidable online presence includes the world’s most viewed version of La Virgen de la Macarena (4.6 million YouTube views) and his popular Trumpet Warmup Show, livestreamed weekly on Facebook with upwards of 25,000 viewers in more than 30 countries. Burgstaller first joined Canadian Brass at age 30.

Prior to the Brass, he was a full-time soloist performing 60 solo concerts every season with his Rafael Méndez Project and was a member of the acclaimed Meridian Arts Ensemble.

Ashley Hall-Tighe, trumpet Ashley Hall-Tighe is an internationally renowned musician, educator, certified life coach, and the newest member of the Canadian Brass. With a performing career that spans more than two decades, Hall-Tighe’s mission is to create environments that encourage curiosity, connection, and deep personal engagement with her audiences. From the Sydney Opera House to the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, China, she radiates an “energetic joy” (Rochester Post Bulletin) through her “warm tone, stunning technique, and expressive artistry” (Cincinnati Enquirer).

Since 2008, Hall-Tighe has been the principal trumpet of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, enjoying the multidisciplinary collaborations and innovative programming of the Summermusik Festival each August.

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Jeff Nelsen, horn The instrument formerly known as French horn stands at the center of a brass quintet. There is not a concert performed by Canadian Brass anywhere in the world where Jeff Nelsen is not surrounded by professional horn colleagues and former students. He was recently president of the International Horn Society. There is no better-informed hornist than Nelsen, he has played in just about all of the major symphonies in North America, performed in the music of computer games, toured with John Legend, and played in the Broadway pits in New York.

Achilles Liarmakopoulos, trombone Definitely not Canadian (yet!) Achilles Liarmakopoulos is the historian of Canadian Brass. He can recite every piece recorded by Canadian Brass, when it was recorded, and its differences and similarities to repeated recordings of the same work. The Greek Freak of trombone has three prestigious classical music degrees but spends his spare time investigating, performing, and filming Latin music. Recently Liarmakopoulos mentioned to his Brass colleagues that they should watch a televised Pink Martini performance at Madison Square Garden— and there was Liarmakopoulos’s soloing on the gigantic jumbotron!

Conrad Charles (Chuck) Daellenbach, tuba Every social organization needs a bookkeeper, manager, spokesperson, humorist, and critic, so while Canadian Brass has been looking for these people through the years, founder Chuck Daellenbach has been filling in. Growing up in a musical family tradition, Daellenbach had to sing in choirs, play cello (only one year unfortunately), and take up the tuba to help his dad fill all the positions in his band. Since these musical activities had taken up all his time there was little left for higher math and physics—off to music school! It was at the Eastman School of Music where he learned the art of taking every opportunity that knocks, the tiger’s roar on tuba and, after forgetting to leave upon graduation, went on to earn a doctorate at age 25. It was then off to Toronto to head up the brass “department” (a department of two) and meet Eugene Watts, forming one of the most impressive entertainment teams since the Marx Brothers.

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Student Musician Collaboration Impact Through the Candler Concert Series, the Schwartz Center prioritizes opportunities for world-renowned artists to work directly with Emory students. Typically, these activities include master classes, lectures, and demonstrations with the artists. With Canadian Brass, the student engagement goes deeper—featuring a performance of Dectet by Michael Kamen and Jubilate Deo by Giovanni Gabrieli as a double brass quintet with select Emory Department of Music students. When students perform side-by-side with celebrated professionals, they receive exactly the kind of applied arts experience that is invaluable to their development. The department’s mission is to provide a dynamic and ever-changing environment in which students, faculty, and the greaterAtlanta community can encounter music through performance, creation, listening, reflection, and analysis. A part of fulfilling this mission includes providing experiences where students work with the top professionals in their craft. For Canadian Brass, education plays a key role in its story and each member is uniquely attuned to training the next generation of players. On their world travels, they often pause for master classes and are happy to work with students and young audiences. Canadian Brass was Chamber Quintet-in-Residence for many years at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California, and has created an innovative brass summer course at the Eastman School of Music. Their support of education is also clearly viewed in their outreach and interaction with El Sistema, the acclaimed global music education program in Venezuela.

Emory University Student Musicians Joey Chen, trumpet Austin Watkinson, trumpet Noah Choe, horn Tim Brewer, tenor trombone Misha Gupta, bass trombone

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Upcoming Emory Music Concerts Many concerts at Emory are free to attend. Visit music.emory.edu or schwartz.emory.edu to view complete event information. If a ticket is required for attendance, prices are indicated in the listings below in the following order: Full price/Emory student price (unless otherwise noted as the price for all students).

Saturday, January 27, 8:00 p.m., Jazz Meets Classics, ECMSA: Emerson Series, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, free Friday, February 2, 8:00 p.m., Emory Jazz Fest 2024, Bobby Broom, guitar, Schwartz Artist in Residence, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, $30/$10, tickets required Saturday, February 3, 8:00 p.m., Emory Jazz Fest 2024, Emory Big Band, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, free, tickets required Thursday, February 8, 8:00 p.m., St. Olaf Choir, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, $50/$10, tickets required Friday, February 9, noon, The Three Graces, ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Series, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, free Friday, February 9, 7:00 p.m., Chinese New Year Celebration and Pajama Concert, ECMSA: Family Series, Carlos Museum, free Saturday, February 10, 8:00 p.m., CompFest 2024, Performing Arts Studio, free Sunday, February 11, 4:00 p.m., Bach Bowl–Inspired by Bach, ECMSA: Emerson Series, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, free Wednesday, February 14, 8:00 p.m., Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, free Friday, February 16, 8:00 p.m., National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Candler Concert Series, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, $60/$10, tickets required Wednesday, February 21, 6:30 p.m., and Thursday, February 22, 2:30 p.m., Vocal Master Class, Performing Arts Studio, free 10

Schwartz Center Staff Rachael Brightwell, Managing Director Terry Adams, Box Office Coordinator Lisa Baron, Communications Specialist Kathryn Colegrove, Associate Director for Programming and Outreach Lewis Fuller, Associate Director for Production and Operations Jennifer Kimball, Assistant Stage Manager Jeffrey Lenhard, Operations Assistant Brenda Porter, House Manager Caroline Renner, Program Coordinator Alan Strange, Box Office Manager Nicholas Surbey, Senior Graphic Designer Alexandria Sweatt, Marketing Assistant Mark Teague, Stage Manager Matt Williamson, Senior Multimedia Developer The Schwartz Center for Performing Arts offers a variety of jazz, classical, and crossover music each season. Visit schwartz.emory.edu for more event details and up-to-date information.

Next Candler Concert Series Event

National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine Friday, February 16, 8:00 pm | Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall

Under the baton of Volodymyr Sirenko, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine has long been recognized as one of the finest orchestras of Eastern Europe. The evening’s concert will showcase Ukrainian musical culture and feature renowned cellist Natalia Khoma performing Haydn’s Cello Concerto.

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2023-2024

Concerts

CANADIAN BRASS Jan. 26, 2024 | 8 p.m.

EMORY JAZZ FEST 2024

featuring guitarist Bobby Broom Feb. 1–3, 2024

ST. OLAF CHOIR Feb. 8, 2024 | 8 p.m.

NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF UKRAINE Feb. 16, 2024 | 8 p.m.

TURTLE ISLAND QUARTET Island Prayers Mar. 22, 2024 | 8 p.m.

RANDALL GOOSBY, violin Apr. 5, 2024 | 8 p.m.

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