TRUMPET
& STOPS
CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FOR TRUMPET AND
ORGAN
EDWARD
SANDOR trumpet
ANDRE
LASH organ
MS1093 ~ $14.95
"Sandor
and Lash undertake an intriguing program...There is...glorious musicianship
displayed in this program. Recommended for the adventuresome listener" -
ATLANTA AUDIO SOCIETY,
NOVEMBER 2004
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The rich and varied
literature for trumpet and organ grew significantly in the 20th
Century, yet most commercially available recordings of the idiom focus on
baroque literature. Not only do the timbres and textures possible with modern instruments
far exceed the expressive palette found in baroque compositions for this
pairing, but the greater dynamic flexibility inherent in modern organs
provides improved options for expression over earlier instruments. The
modern trumpet now matches the colorful grandeur and technical flexibility of the
organ.
Trumpet
& Stops explores selected modern literature for solo trumpet and organ and
presents music by composers with wide-ranging compositional influences who
utilize the full spectrum of possible timbres and textures in their works.
Whether created by European composers Petr Eben, Jean-Michel Defaye, Gerhard
Wuensch and Jean Rivier, or American composers Robert Nagel, Daniel Pinkham and
Donald Johns, the music on this recording provides opportunities for the
performers to explore combinations of trumpet colors and organ stops in the
context of great textural diversity. In the process, the listener is presented a
refreshing potpourri for one of the most grand instrumental combinations,
trumpet and organ.
Edward
Sandor has been Professor
of Trumpet at the University of Georgia since 1979, and has toured as a soloist
nationally, in Canada, Europe, Brazil and Southeast Asia. In addition, he often
presents at national and international conventions such as MENC, MTNA,
International Trumpet Guild, the International Society of Music Educators and others. Edward Sandor has published articles
in The Instrumentalist, Dialogue in Music Education, ITG
Journal, Digital Audio Magazine, NACWPI Journal, and state and regional journals. Professor Sandor has been a
recipient of two Fulbright Fellowships for performance, research, and teaching
in Taiwan in 1985 and in 1990, where he performed as Principal Trumpet of the
National Symphony Orchestra. In addition to degrees from Ohio State
University and the University of Illinois, he studied with Chicago Symphony
Orchestra’s Arnold Jacobs and Frank Kaderabek of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
