Virtuosity!!!!
The second concert in our subscription concert series, the Eastern Wind Symphony will be performing on Sunday April 29th, 2012. The concert will feature New York Philharmonic Principle Trombone player, Joe Alessi. Mr. Alessi is an active soloist, recitalist, and chamber music performer. In April 1990 he made his solo debut with the New York Philharmonic, performing Creston’s Fantasy for Trombone, and in 1992 premiered Christopher RouseÃs Pulitzer Prize-winning Trombone Concerto with the Philharmonic, which commissioned the work for its 150th anniversary celebration. His most recent appearance with the Philharmonic as soloist was in world premiere performances of Melinda Wagner’s Trombone Concerto in February of 2007. The Eastern Wind Symphony will perform alongside with Mr. Alessi. The concert will feature the following repertoire:
SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT SERIES
CONCERT 2 – Virtuosity!!!!
An Evening with……..Joe Alessi
Overture for Winds op. 24 Felix Mendelssohn
Harvest Concerto John Mackey
Joe Alessi, Trombone
- Intermission -
March op. 99 Sergei Prokofiev
Holiday for Trombones David Rose
Joe Alessi, Frank Zintl, Carrie Lansberry, & Scott Slutter, Trombones
Molly on the Shore Percy Grainger
Conducted by Adam Warshafsky
Star Dust Arr: Todd Nichols
Joe Alessi
Comrades of the Legion JP Sousa