Saturday March 20, 2010 - 8pm

American Premiere

of DONIZETTI'S REQUIEM

On the Death of Bellini (1835)

I'll be playing trumpet with the Dicapo Opera Theatre Orchestra, Dicapo Resident Vocal Artists, and the noted Amor Artis Chorus in the American premiere of Gaetano Donizetti's Requiem. "Turning away from the florid vocal style of his earlier operas, Donizetti commemorated the death of his great operatic predecessor, Vincenzo Bellini, with a choral work of uncommon dramatic force. Never heard live in America before, the requiem - long overshadowed by Verdi's - has nevertheless been recorded by two legendary tenors, Nicolai Gedda and Luciano Pavarotti." Conducted by Johannes Somary. The performance is in the beautiful church of St. Jean Baptiste on Lexington Avenue at E. 76th Street in Manhattan. Click here to order tickets in advance.

Sunday March 7, 2010 - 3pm

A Russian Winter program with One World Symphony. I'll be playing principal trumpet AND piano in this program that includes two works by Tckaikovsky: his Piano Concerto No. 1 (Christopher Johnson, piano soloist), and Scenes from his opera "The Queen of Spades." Also on the program is Rachmaninoff's Vocalise. The concert is at Ansche Chesed Synagogue - 251 West 100 St. at West End Ave, Manhattan. We'll be performing the same program in Brooklyn on Friday March 5 (see below).

Friday March 5, 2010 - 8pm

A Russian Winter program with One World Symphony. I'll be playing principal trumpet AND piano in this program that includes two works by Tckaikovsky: his Piano Concerto No. 1 (Christopher Johnson, piano soloist), and Scenes from his opera "The Queen of Spades." Also on the program is Rachmaninoff's Vocalise. The concert is at the church of St. Ann and the Holy Trinity, 157 Montague Street (at Clinton Street), Brooklyn Heights. We'll be performing the same program in Manhattan on Sunday March 7 (see above).