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Clinicians and Featured Events at the DFW Trumpetfest
This year, the DFW Trumpetfest features a Friday evening event and
a day-long exhibit and special events on Saturday.
On Friday evening, October 2oth:
Brent Austin
Recital
Friday, October 20th
7:30 PM
On Saturday, October 21st:
Exhibits: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Vendors include Conn-Selmer, Stomvi, Yamaha, Schilke, Eclipse, and
more!
Clinics throughout the day will include a presentation by Bruce Lee of Northern Brass
And
A recital by the TCU Trumpet Department!
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 John Holt, trumpet, is active as recitalist, orchestral musician and educator.
Born in Dallas, TX, Holt began studying trumpet at the age of 12 with Richard Giangiulio, Principal Trumpet of the Dallas Symphony.
He continued his studies at the University of Miami with Gilbert D. Johnson, former Principal Trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Concurrently, Holt performed as Co-Principal Trumpet of the Philharmonic Orchestra in Ft. Lauderdale, under the direction of Emerson
Buckley.
At age 24, Holt became the Principal Trumpet of the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence, Italy, Zubin Mehta,
music director. Guest conductors included: Luciano Berio, Georges Prétre, James Conlon, Gerd Albrecht, Carlos Kleiber, Krzysztof Penderecki
and Carlo Maria Giulini.
At the invitation of artistic director and conductor Nicola Rescigno, Holt became Principal Trumpet of the Dallas Opera Orchestra in 1989.
He received distinguished opera service awards in 1999 and 2004. Holt has performed and recorded with the Dallas Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony,
The Dallas Opera Orchestra and The Voices of Change.
In 2003, John Holt became Assistant Professor of Trumpet
at the University of North Texas. In the same year, he
and Russian pianist, Natalia Bolshakova formed the Holt/Bolshakova
Duo committed to the advancement of contemporary chamber
music in performance, recordings and education as they
tour the United States and Europe. Their collaboration
has resulted in three CD recordings produced by Crystal
Records, which contain commissioned works. They present
educational clinics and master classes sponsored by the
Yamaha Corporation, for whom Holt is a Yamaha Performing
Artist. Holt performs on the Yamaha “Chicago” C trumpet
and uses TrumCor mutes, for whom he is a consultant. He
performs more than 100 concerts per year.
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 Appearing
at this year's Rocky Mountain Trumpetfest is Bert Truax.
Since 2000,
Truax has expanded his private lesson studio and performed
with the Fort Worth Symphony, Lewisville Symphony, Richardson Symphony, East Texas Symphony and the Memphis Symphony. He has also soloed
with the Texas Chamber Orchestra, the Richardson Community Band and the Troy State Wind Ensemble. This spring, Bert will be a guest
soloist at the University of Central Florida, where he will perform his own Trumpet Concerto for the first time (the Concerto was
premiered by David Bilger and the Dallas Symphony in 1995).
Bert performed his Trumpet Concerto in February 2006 with the Richardson Symphony.
On the recording front, he has appeared on numerous projects, including a CD with John Holt called "Facets", and also on his own new
CD, "Listen with Your Heart". Bert has always been an active composer, and has premiered five new compositions since 2003, including
"Grace", "In His Light", "Hymn to Gil" (for his teacher Gil Johnson), "Praise the Lord" and "Listen with Your Heart".
"Hymn to Gil" was performed at a tribute to Gilbert Johnson at the 2004 ITG Conference in Denver, Colorado.
At the 2003 ITG Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, Bert performed "Grace" during the concert featuring new trumpet works, and also
gave the first "Bert's Basic Brass" Master Class, based on his popular interactive DVD. He also presented a similar clinic at
the 2004 Texas Music Educators Association Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
In January 2004, Bert also accepted an adjunct teaching position at Texas A&M, Commerce.
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Recorded in August and September
2004, the CD
was initially conceived to emphasize
some of Bert's compositions and faith journey. After his
recovery from the subdural hematoma which nearly claimed
his life, it also signifies his return to form as a
player.
The CD features Bert on the Stomvi Elite
Flugelhorn, the Elite D trumpet, and the Bob Reeves
V-Raptor, all manufactured by Stomvi. The CD includes
the following Bert Truax compositions:
- Grace (piano, voice and Stomvi D trumpet)
- In His Light (trumpet choir with percussion and
organ)
- Love Song (from Bert's Trumpet Concerto - piano
and Stomvi flugelhorn)
- Sea of Treasures (flugelhorn with rhythm section)
- Praise the Lord (vocal, trumpet and rhythm
section)
- Listen With Your Heart (vocal, violin, trumpet and
rhythm section)
- Coming Home (vocal, trumpet and rhythm section)
- Amazing Grace (solo trumpet)
Visit the Horn Haven website to order.
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Larry Spencer's trumpet plays a rich tapestry of styles: classical, pop, rock, latin and jazz.
Mr. Spencer has traveled with the Buddy Rich Big Band. He has also toured with the Woody Herman Orchestra, and, later, with Frank Sinatra.
A selected list of recent CDs includes:
- Brazzology — “Pick Yourself Up” (with Richard Murrow)
- Soul Caribe — “Dance Candy”
- Imperial Brass Quintet —“Christmastime is Here”
- Larry Spencer — “Mourning Passion”
Call Horn Haven at 1-866-mpc-horn to order.
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