Joel Brennan, trumpet

DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS RECITAL

JOEL BRENNAN TRUMPET WITH Michael Compitello, percussion Allan Dean, trumpet David Wharton, trumpet

SPRAGUE HALL February 17, 2011 Thursday at 8 pm

MUSIC BY Andriessen Britten Jacoby Nathan Persichetti Ruo

Robert Blocker, Dean

PROGRAM

BENJAMIN BRITTEN 1913–1976

VINCENT PERSICHETTI

Fanfare for Saint Edmundsbury (1959) Allan Dean, trumpet David Wharton, trumpet

Parable XIV, Op. 127 (1975)

1915–1987

HUANG RUO b. 1976

ERIC NATHAN b. 1983

Wind Blows… (2007) Michael Compitello, marimba

Cantus (2008)

Intermission

LOUIS ANDRIESSEN b. 1939

DEREK JACOBY b. 1978

Very Sharp Trumpet Sonata (2002) I. Allegro II. Alegretto III. Finale: Presto

Sketches (2007) United States premiere I. Fanfares II. A Quick Jekyll and Hyde III. Lontano Fanfares IV. Some Beats V. In and Out of Left Field VI. Fanfares II Michael Compitello, percussion This performance is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree.

JOEL BRENNAN TRUMPET

American trumpeter Joel Brennan enjoys a diverse career performing as an orchestral, chamber, and solo musician. Joel has served as principal trumpet of the Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra (Japan) and Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (Netherlands), and has appeared with orchestras worldwide such as the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (Korea), Rotterdam Philharmonic, Orkest van Het Oosten (Netherlands), and Bilkent Symphony Orchestra (Turkey).

As a soloist, Joel has performed works from the Baroque to contemporary repertoire, including the United States premiere of Hans Werner Henze’s Drei geistliche Konzerte. The recipient of a Fulbright grant in 2007, Joel lived in the Netherlands with the goal of promoting and performing contemporary music by Dutch and American composers. A proponent of contemporary music and chamber music, Joel has given solo and collaborative recitals in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, the Philippines, and Japan. He is a member of Reveille, a collective dedicated to exploring new paths for trumpet while connecting performers, composers, and audiences in innovative ways.

Photo by Klemens Patijn

Joel received his bachelor’s degree from Oberlin Conservatory of Music before pursuing graduate studies at the Yale School of Music. His principal instructors have included Roy Poper, Jack Sutte, Allan Dean, Arto Hoornweg, and Raymond Mase.

Currently an assistant professor of music at Brandon University (Manitoba, Canada), Joel has also taught at the Utrecht Conservatory (Netherlands) and has led trumpet ensembles and masterclasses at the Oberlin Trumpet Workshop.

As a courtesy to others, please silence all phones and devices. Photography and recording of any kind are strictly prohibited. Please do not leave the hall during musical selections. Thank you.

ARTIST PROFILES

Michael Compitello, percussion

Allan Dean, trumpet

Percussionist Michael Compitello is currently a student in the MMA program at the Yale School of Music. Michael has appeared with the Ensemble Modern and Ensemble Intercontemperain, and worked with composers Helmut Lachenmann, Nicolaus A. Huber, David Lang, John Luther Adams, Alejandro Viñao, Marc Applebaum, and Martin Bresnick on premieres and performances of new works.

A pioneer of both modern brass chamber music and the Renaissance revival, Allan Dean has a legendary career that has brought him around the world performing and recording with ensembles ranging from the New York Brass Quintet to Calliope: A Renaissance Band.

He can be heard playing both modern trumpet and early brass on over eighty recordings on most major labels including RCA, Columbia, Nonesuch, Summit, and others. In addition to his responsibilities as a professor of trumpet at the Yale School of Music, Dean performs frequently with Summit Brass, Saint Louis Brass, and the Yale Brass Trio, and teaches at the Mendez Brass Institute and Norfolk Chamber Music Festival.

From 2009 to 2010, he performed and studied contemporary chamber music with the Ensemble Modern and the International Ensemble Modern Academy in Frankfurt, Germany on a Fulbright Grant from the U.S. Department of State. Michael has attended the New Music Workshop of the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, the Bang on a Can All-Stars Summer Music Institute, and the Banff Centre’s “Roots and Rhizomes” percussion residency.

As an orchestral and chamber musician, Michael has performed under conductors Pierre Boulez, George Benjamin, Marin Alsop, Reinbert de Leeuw, Heinz Holliger, David Zinman, James Conlon, Brad Lubman, and Gustav Meier. He has appeared with the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and the Aspen Festival Orchestra.

David Wharton, trumpet Trumpeter David Wharton is a rising artist from Columbus, Ohio. David is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree at the Yale School of Music, where he studies with Allan Dean. His other primary teachers include Roy Poper, Ken Larson, and Jack Sutte of the Cleveland Orchestra. David is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory and Interlochen Arts Academy.

A freelance musician, David enjoys playing trumpet around the New England area. His expanding repertoire leads him to perform with a wide range of ensembles, including natural trumpet with the Indianapolis Baroque and lead trumpet for the Ill-Harmonic Hip-Hop Orchestra. David spends his free time arranging music, long distance running, and fishing on the powerboat he built when he was sixteen.

Emanuel Ax horowitz piano series

February 23 Wednesday at 8 pm | Sprague Memorial Hall | 203 432-4158 Schubert: Impromptus, Op. 142; Sonata in A major, Op. 120; Sonata in B-flat major, D. 960. Tickets $18-$28, Students $10

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Vista: A Fresh Look at Chamber Music February 20 | 4 pm | Sun | Free Selected student performances illuminated by commentary on the repertoire. Piano trios of Brahms and Dvorák, and Debussy’s En Blanc et Noir for two pianos. Wendy Sharp, director.

Yale Brass Trio February 22 | 8 pm | Tue | Free Faculty Artist Series. Allan Dean, trumpet; William Purvis, horn; and Scott Hartman, trombone, with Mihae Lee, piano. Renaissance and contemporary music by Ockeghem, Compère, Babbitt, Anthony Plog, and more.

Emanuel Ax, piano February 23 | 8 pm | Wed Tickets $18–$28, Students $10 Horowitz Piano Series. Schubert: Impromptus, Op. 142; Sonata in A major, Op. 120, D. 664; Sonata in B-flat major, D. 960.

Yale Philharmonia: Concertante February 25 & 26 | 8 pm | Fri & Sat | Free Twentieth-century chamber concertos by Bloch, Strauss, Martin, and Ginastera. Shinik Hahm, conductor; Ransom Wilson, flute; David Shifrin, clarinet; and Frank Morelli, bassoon.