In October of 2006, Boston Brass signed on as Artists and Educational Ambassadors for JUPITER. They brought with them a good reputation of both performing and teaching many master classes all over Europe and Asia. Continuing their delivery of wonderful music and their passion for music education, the 2009 Boston Brass Circle Tour features trip to England, Scotland, Switzerland, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia. Boston Brass will perform selections from their newly released album "Latin Nights" to audiences all over the world. Please take this great opportunity to learn from Boston Brass and enjoy their excellent playing. You won't want to miss such a great opportunity!
The following Boston brass clinic details as follows:-
Date : 15th August 2009
Time: TBA
Venue : 4th floor, Auditorium, Wisma Bentley Music, Mutiara Damansara.
Admission fees : Normal Price RM40.00
Boston Brass is setting new standards in entertainment. From exciting classical arrangements, to breathtaking vocal harmony, to burning jazz standards, Boston Brass achieves new levels in brass performance while treating audiences to a unique musical experience that captivates all ages. The ensemble's lively repartee, touched with humor and personality, bridges the vast ocean of classical formality to delight audiences to an evening of boisterous fun, exciting knowledge and an enthusiastic love of music, deftly exhibited by five brash brass players. Boston Brass has transcended the traditional mores of brass ensemble literature and, with a host of original arrangements, has pioneered a new generation of music that sets out to achieve one simple goal: entertain at all costs with blistering precision. Whether they are performing solo or with a symphony orchestra, the fun and emotion exhibited from this group is uniquely infectious and keeps audiences on their feet, demanding encore after encore.
Performing over 100 concerts annually, the members of Boston Brass have dazzled audiences at concerts and jazz festivals around the world in such cities as Tokyo, Singapore, Taipei, Macau, New York, Portland, Seattle, Philadelphia, Detroit, Dallas, San Antonio, Washington DC, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, and Los Angeles. As committed to education as they are to performance, they have conducted master classes at colleges and universities around the country including The Eastman School of Music, Rice University, University of Connecticut, Syracuse University, University of North Carolina, University of Florida, University of North Texas, Boston University, Yale University, University of Michigan and U.C.L.A. Boston Brass has been featured educators and performers at the American Bandmaster Association Conference in Gainesville, FL, Southern Oregon University, American Band College in Ashland, OR, and at the Texas Bandmasters Association Convention in San Antonio, TX. During the 2005 season Boston Brass made their debut appearances in the Far East, with an eight city concert tour of Taiwan, and as featured guest ensemble at the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) 2005 conference in Singapore. They also much acclaimed concert appearances in Hong Kong and Macau. In December 2005 Boston Brass made their debut tour of Japan with an eight city tour.
Boston Brass has been featured on The CBS Morning Show, National Public Radio's Performance Today, The Great American Brass Band Festival and has recorded several ground breaking, extraordinary, delightful albums. Two of these albums appear on the Summit Records label: Stealing the Show, a collection of overtures and arias, and Young Fogeys, a collage of jazz and swing favorites. The ensemble latest release on the Loft Recordings label entitled Out of This World, features heroic music for brass and organ. Along with Seattle's St. Mark's Cathedral organist J. Melvin Butler, the band explores symphonic textures from all eras of music and even includes a commission from Hollywood composer Bruce Edward Miller entitled Pluto: The Last Planet. The summer of 2000 proved to be an exciting time as Boston Brass teamed up with the legendary jazz recording genius Rudy van Gelder to produce Ya Gotta Try. This collaboration, which features music from Horace Silver, Chick Corea, Dizzy Gillespie and many others, further explores the innovative jazz styles that have propelled Boston Brass to the forefront of their genre. The 2003 release Within Earshot features classical pieces by Shostakovich, Ginastera, Dvorak, Liszt and others. In that same year, Boston Brass collaborated with the Syracuse University Wind Ensemble for a new recording of Christmas classics titled Christmas Bells are Swing in which was released in 2004 and featured many of the most beloved tunes of the holiday season.
The members of Boston Brass
Trumpet -Jeff Conner
Jeff Conner received his Masters in Music from Boston University and his Bachelors in Music from Boston Conservatory. Jeff has been a soloist with the Boston College Symphony and the Salem Philharmonic. He has performed with the Music at Gretna Summer Festival, New England Philharmonic, Nashua Symphony, Harvard-Radcliffe Chamber Orchestra, Pierre Monteux Orchestra, Boris Goldovsky Summer Opera Orchestra, and Empire Brass Symposium at Tanglewood. Jeff is a founding member of Boston Brass and has engineered the meteoric rise of this ensemble's fame in the world of popular chamber music.
Trumpet - Jose Sibaja
Jose has been playing with the Dallas Brass over the last few seasons and brings an incredible level of artistry, humor and personality to the Boston Brass. He is a native of Costa Rica and studied at the New World School of the Arts and at the University of Miami. As an orchestral player, Jose has held positions in the Miami Symphony, the Sinfonietta de Caracas and the Orquesta Sinfonica de Venezuela. Jose has been active in South Florida Latin music scene and is a member of Ricky Martin band. He has also recorded with Celia Cruz, Elvis Crespo, and Franco de Vita. Jose has performed on television on such shows as the Grammy Awards, The American Music Awards, The MTV Music Awards, Total Request Live, The Rosie Oonnell Show, Late Night with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Saturday Night Live.
Trombone/Euphonium - Lance LaDuke
Lance LaDuke is the newest member of the Boston Brass (they lost a bet). He is the solo euphoniumist (and resident comic) of the River City Brass Band and teaches at Duquesne and Carnegie Mellon Universities.
He received a bachelor degree in Music Education from Michigan State University. After graduate study at the University of Akron and George Mason University, he joined the U.S. Air Force Band in Washington D.C. While there, he performed for two presidents, countless dignitaries and heads of state and in hundreds of protocol functions, ceremonies, and public relations tours, here and abroad. Lance has performed with many of the top brass groups in the country, has appeared on over thirty recordings and has produced nine others. Henry Mancini, Doc Severinsen, Morton Gould, E.G. Marshall, Morgan Freeman, and Frederick Fennell have each described Lance as a prolific name-dropper.
Tuba - Andrew Hitz
Andrew Hitz has received a Bachelor's Degree in tuba performance at Northwestern University while studying with Rex Martin. He also worked extensively under Sam Pilafian at Arizona State University. Andrew's commitment and love of chamber music began as a student of the Empire Brass Seminar at Tanglewood. He has performed at the National Orchestral Institute and with the National Repertory Orchestra. Andrew has also appeared with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and the New World Symphony. Andrew's dynamic style and charm make him a welcome addition as the newest member of Boston Brass.
French Horn - Chris Castellanos
Chris is a former member of the Las Vegas Philharmonic with whom he has also been a soloist. In addition to the LV Phil, Chris has served as a hornist for the Nevada Chamber Orchestra, Nevada Wind Ensemble, Las Vegas Jazz Connection, the Boca Sinfonia, and the TAD Wind Symphony of Japan.
As a top call freelancer Chris has backed countless headliners on the Las Vegas strip. Most notably - Frank Sinatra Jr., Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Peter Cetera, Peabo Bryson, Michael McDonald, Kenny G, Sheena Easton, Robert Goulet, Olivia Newton-John, Domingo, Pavarotti, Mannheim Steamroller, Yes, Josh Groban, Michael Bublé, Charlotte Church, David Foster ("Hit Man" live album and DVD) and a few tours with Andrea Bocelli.
Prior to his joining the Boston Brass, Chris toured the country for 6 years as solo horn with the Dallas Brass.
When not on the road with the Boston Brass, Chris can be heard in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom - The Las Vegas Spectacular". |
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Boston Brass 有多種風格的表演，包含古典樂曲演奏、演唱合奏、爵士樂等，他們打破傳統銅管樂的界線，創造出一種令人難忘的演出，為所有愛好音樂的聽眾們注入一股新的能量。
每年Boston Brass 在全球各地表演超過100場演奏會，例如東京、新加坡、台北、澳門、紐約、波蘭、西雅圖等地，包含爵士嘉年華以及校園演奏會。Boston Brass 銅管五重奏也在美國的音樂教育協會與大學中擔任音樂講座以及音樂會的指導。指導的學校單位包含， The Eastman School of Music, Rice大學, Connecticut大學, Syracuse 大學, North Carolina大學, Florida大學, North Texas大學, Boston 大學, Yale大學, Michigan大學 以及 U.C.L.A.
他們也在其他單位擔任客座指導教授，例如Gainesville的 American Bandmaster Association Conference, FL, Southern Oregon大學, American Band College in Ashland, 以及Bandmasters Association Convention in San Antonio, TX.
2005年，Boston Brass 在台灣八個城市舉辦音樂會，也在新加坡的2005年World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) 擔任客座合奏團。2005年底，他們在澳門與香港與日本的八個城市巡迴表演也備受尊崇.Boston Brass曾與Syracuse大學管樂團合作，在2004年出版一張名為Christmas Bells are Swing的聖誕節專輯。2009年推出最新專輯Latin Night.
身處於人文薈萃的波士頓，波士頓銅管五重奏的音樂特別具有人文素養，他們演奏曲目的範圍也相當廣泛，除古典音樂外，爵士樂、甚至加入聲音合唱部分，使他們的演奏會更為豐富活潑。波士頓銅管五重奏的音樂能滿足各個年齡層的樂迷，所有的人都能在他們的音樂裡找到最多的快樂，讓喜歡音樂的聽眾一次滿足，體驗銅管之美。
2Boston Brass團員介紹
法國號樂手- Chris Castellanos
Chris為Boston Brass的新進成員，曾經是Las Vegas Philharmonic、Nevada Chamber Orchestra、Las Vegas Jazz Connection、the TAD Wind Symphony of Japan等知名樂團的團員。Chris是一位頂尖的自由創作樂手，已與無數的當紅的藝人Frank Sinatra Jr.、Tony Bennett、Kenny G等合作過，在加入Boston Brass前，Chris曾與Dallas Brass樂團在美國巡迴表演6年。
*因原法國號樂手JD Shaw無法配合此次亞洲巡迴行程，所以將由新進成員Chris Castellanos出席。
小號樂手- Jeff Conner
Jeff Conner 在Boston 大學獲得碩士，曾經擔任Boston 大學交響樂團以及Salem管絃樂團的獨奏手。他曾經在Gretna夏日嘉年華、New England 管絃樂團、Nashua 交響樂團、 Harvard-Radcliffe 室內管絃樂團、Pierre Monteux 交響樂團、Boris Goldovsky Summer Opera 管絃樂團，以及在Tanglewood 的Empire 銅管協會作演奏。Jeff是Boston Brass的創辦人，他的努力使得Boston Brass成為全球知名的室內樂團
長號/上低音號樂手- Lance LaDuke
Lance LaDuke是Boston Brass樂團的新進成員。他是River City銅管樂團的上低音獨奏樂手，也是Duquesne 與 Carnegie Mellon大學教授。他在Michigan 州立大學音樂教育系獲得學士學位，之後至Akron 大學與 George Mason大學繼續深造。畢業後他加入在Washington D.C的U.S. Air Force 樂團，曾為二任總統以及眾多官員演奏過，也在國內外舉辦無數場的公開巡迴演出。
Lance曾經與許多知名傑出的樂團合作，並錄製超過30張專輯。Henry Mancini, Doc Severinsen, Morton Gould, E.G. Marshall, Morgan Freeman, 以及Frederick Fennell 都曾經稱讚他為多創作型才子。
小號樂手- Jose Sibaja
Jose 曾與Dallas銅管樂團合作多年，並將他獨特的藝術家特質與幽默帶入Boston Brass樂團。他是哥斯大黎加人，畢業於Miami大學以及New World School of the Arts。Jose在Miami 交響樂團、the Sinfonietta de Caracas 以及 the Orquesta Sinfonica de Venezuela都曾擔任管絃樂團一員。
Jose 活躍於South Florida的拉丁音樂，並成為Ricky Martin樂團的一員。他曾經與Celia Cruz, Elvis Crespo以及Franco de Vita合作錄製專輯。Jose 也曾經在電視節目中演出，包含The Grammy Awards, The American Music Awards, The MTV Music Awards, Total Request Live, The Rosie Oonnell Show, Late Night with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 和 Saturday Night Live節目。
低音號樂手- Andrew Hitz
Andrew Hitz在Northwestern大學取得低音號演奏學士學位，以Rex Martin 為指導教授。他曾在Arizona 州立大學與Sam Pilafian 共事。Andrew喜愛並致力於室內樂源自於他在學生時代，在Tanglewood的Empire Brass研討會。他曾經在國家管絃樂團演奏，並與National Repertory管絃樂團合作。合作過的團體，包含Chicago的Civic管絃樂團與New World交響樂團。
Andrew為Boston Brass的新進成員，其充滿活力的風格與迷人的特質，使他成為矚目的焦點。
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