1958 Flentrop organ at Adolphus Busch Hall, Harvard University.
1958 Flentrop organ at Adolphus Busch Hall, Harvard University.
Len Levasseur

Sassy Brassy #1204

…beyond the pipe organ’s own resources, the sounds of additional trumpets, trombones and horns lend an extra dimension to the sonic spectrum.

Hour 1

GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN:selections from Heldenmusik –New England Brass Ensemble; E. Power Biggs (1958 Flentrop/Adolphus Busch Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA) Sony Classical 63061

RICHARD STRAUSS: Processional Entry –Columbia Brass & Percussion Ensemble, Maurice Peress, conductor; E. Power Biggs (1958 Möller/St. George Episcopal, New York, NY) Columbia M-31193

CHRISTOPHER STEEL: Six Pieces for Trumpet and Organ, Opus 33 –Crispian Steele Perkins, trumpet; Stephen Cleobury (1968 Harrison & Harrison/King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England, UK) Priory PRCD189

KEES SCHOONENBEEK: Sonata da ChiesaGrand Symphonic Winds, Matthew George, conductor; Bill Chouinard (1927 Casavant Frères; 2001 Schantz/St. Andrew Lutheran, Mahtomedi, MN) Pipedreams Archive recorded March 6, 2011

KEVIN KASKA: Hymn of Praise –Old South Brass Ensemble, Lawrence Isaacson, conductor; Gregory Peterson (1921 E.M. Skinner/Old South Church, Boston, MA) Denourment Records 1002

Hour 2

CÉSAR FRANCK: CantabileOttone Brass Quintet; Jan Vermeire (1993 Woehl/St. Petrikirche, Cuxhaven, Germany) Talent 2910108

CHRIS HAZEL: From Age to AgeDenver Brass, Lowell Graham, conductor; Joseph Galema (2002 Schuke/Hamilton Hall, Newman Performing Arts Center, Denver, CO) Klavier K 11165

FREDERICK SPECK: The Morning TrumpetMichael Tunnell, trumpet; David Wagner (1978 Casavant/Second Presbyterian Church, Louisville, KY) Centaur CD-2783

LEO SOWERBY: Festival Musick, Fanfare; Chorale and Toccata on AGO –Susan Radcliffe, Carl Albach, trumpets; Tom Hutchinson, Jeffrey Caswell, trombones; Dan Haskins, percussion; David Mulbury (1971 Aeolian-Skinner/St. Bartholomew Episcopal, New York, NY) Marco Polo CD 8.223725