UW faculty brass instructors (and Seattle Symphony members) David Gordon (trumpet), John DiCesare (tuba), John Turman (French horn), and Eden Garza (trombone) are joined by SSO colleague Alexander White (trumpet) in this concert of works by Paul Dukas, Halsey Stevens, Paquito D’Rivera, Robert Weirich, Alexi Lebedev, Clay Smith, Anthony DiLorenzo, Anthony Barfield, and André Previn. With pianists Andrew Romanick and Alex Kostadinov.
Program
Fanfare from La Péri: Paul Dukas (1865-1935)
UW Faculty Brass Quintet: David Gordon, trumpet Alexander White, trumpet John Turman, horn Eden Garza, bass trombone John DiCesare, tuba
Sonata for Trumpet and Piano: Halsey Stevens (1908-1989)
1. Allegro Moderato
2. Adagio Tenero
3. Allegro
David Gordon, trumpet; Andrew Romanick, piano
Vals Venezolano and Contradanza: Paquito D’Rivera (b. 1948)
Steamboat Stomp: Robert Weirich (b. 1950)
John Turman, horn; Alex Kostadinov, piano
Concert Allegro: Alexi Lebedev (1924-1993)
Fancy Free: Clay Smith (1878-1930) arr. Blair Bollinger
Eden Garza, bass trombone; Alex Kostadinov, piano
INTERMISSION
Sonata for Tuba and Piano: Anthony DiLorenzo (1967)
1. Allegro Cantando
2. Andante Affettuoso
3. Allegro Giocoso
John DiCesare, tuba; Andrew Romanick, piano
Gravity: Anthony Barfield (1983)
Four Outings for Brass Quintet: André Previn (1929-2019)
1. Moderato, with energy
2. Blues Tempo
3. Slowly
4. Vivace
UW Faculty Brass Quintet : David Gordon, trumpet; Alexander White, trumpet; John Turman, horn; Eden Garza, bass trombone; John DiCesare, tuba
Biographies
Alexander White, trumpet
Alexander White performs with the Seattle Symphony as Associate Principal Trumpet. He previously served as Principal Trumpet of the Malaysian Philharmonic (2014-15) and Associate Principal Trumpet of the Seoul Philharmonic (2010-2012). He was the winner of the Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Award (2009 Winds Division), the first time a trumpet player ever placed in the competition. White was admitted to The Juilliard School in 2004 with Presidential Distinction, and went on to receive his bachelor’s and master’s degrees there under teachers Raymond Mase and Mark Gould.
Andrew Romanick, piano
Andrew Romanick performs in the Seattle area and beyond as a collaborative pianist and opera coach. On faculty at the University of Washington School of Music, he instructs Opera Workshop and Collaborative Piano. This year Romanick has performed and premiered with soprano Carrie Henneman Shaw a number of pieces in Seattle and St. Paul by contemporary composers: Linda Tutas Haugen, Kate Soper, Jocelyn Hagen, Juliana Hall, and Karen P. Thomas. In January, Romanick also contributed to the reconstruction and performance by UW Opera of Joseph Haydn's Philemon and Baucis, or Jupiter comes to Earth. Previous professional performances have taken place virtually with Seattle soprano Chérie Hughes in the Barcelona Festival of Song; with Broadway and Metropolitan Opera Baritone Zachary James in the Hoku concert series in Kona, Hawaii; in the Canto Opera Festival in Louisville, Kentucky; in the Music in the Marche Opera Festival in Mondavio and Fano, Italy; and solo in the Gijón Piano Festival in Spain. Romanick earned his Doctorate of Musical Arts from University of Washington in 2018 in the studio of Robin McCabe.
Alex Kostadinov, piano
Bulgarian pianist Alex Kostadinov has been an active soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, China, Russia, Italy, Malaysia, and Bulgaria. He has performed with orchestras including Varna State Orchestra, Sofia Soloists, Baylor Symphony, and St. Petersburg Philharmonic, among others. Alex has been a pianist for the Metropolitan Opera National Council, Ima Hogg, National Association of Teachers of Singing, and the National Trumpet Conference. He has played for the Maryland Opera Studio, the Baylor University Opera, and the New York Opera Studio, amongst others. He also served on the music faculty at the Peabody Preparatory Conservatory, Soulfege Music Studio, and the Capital Piano Conservatory.
Throughout the years, Alex has won several international competitions including: First prize at the Joseph Dichler Piano Competition in Vienna, Grand Prix at the Amici del Pianoforte Competition in Venice, and Grand Prix at the Competition for Slavic Music in Moscow. Alex has also received several awards during his music education including: the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Performance from Baylor University, a special award from the mayor of Varna, Bulgaria, for high music achievements, and the Robert McCoy Award for Collaborative Piano at the University of Maryland.
He has collaborated with artists such as Renée Fleming, Carol Vaness, Matthew Guilford, Wiff Rudd, and has been pianist for the workshops of Chris Martin, Joseph Aleesi, Edward Berklee, and Lawrence Brownlee. Alex has performed as soloist and chamber musician in venues such as Carnegie hall, Rachmaninov hall, Bolshoi Theater, and the United States Supreme Court. In 2018, Alex was invited to go on a tour and give masterclasses in Hong Kong and Malaysia. Alex has participated in festivals such as the Aspen Music Festival and School as well as the Collaborative Piano Institute, where he worked with Golda Schultz, Stephen King, Lawrence Brownlee, Martin Katz, Kathleen Kelly and Rita Sloan.
Alex earned his doctorate degree in collaborative piano at the University of Maryland, where he studied under Rita Sloan. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music performance from Baylor University where he studied with Krassimira Jordan.