#4279: Trumpet-based New Music
Hear the latest work by composer and inventor of the mutantrumpet, Ben Neill, along with new trumpet-based music from Laura Jurd/Dinosaur, Yazz Ahmed, and the band Sex Mob.
From Ben Neill, listen to portions of his latest, Fantini Futuro for mutantrumpet, (his self-designed electro-acoustic instrument), countertenor, Baroque keyboards, and interactive video projections. The new audio-visual performance work is based on the music and life of early Baroque trumpeter/composer Girolamo Fantini, who brought the trumpet indoors from the hunt and the battlefield to the realm of art music.
Also, hear Rhys Chatham’s “Waterloo No. 2,” combining martial snare drum playing with minimalist trumpet/trombone fanfares. Then, there’s Romanian brass band Fanfare Ciocarlia’s unexpected and zany arrangement of “Born To Be Wild.” Plus, listen to trumpet works by Bahraini-British trumpet and flugelhorn-player, Yazz Ahmed, along with music by trumpeter & composer Laura Jurd and her Mercury Prize-nominated band, Dinosaur. The band Sex Mob’s tribute to Martin Denny, the “Father of Exotica,” rounds out the show. -Caryn Havlik
Program #4279: New Music for Trumpet (First aired 9/24/2019)
ARTIST: Ben Neill
WORK: Mainspring [3:55]
RECORDING: Mainspring
SOURCE: Ear-Rational ECD 1002
INFO: Out of print, but try auction sites | www.benneill.com
ARTIST: Ben Neill, Ryland Angel, ARTEK, Directed by Gwendolyn Toth
WORK: Ben Neill: Fantini Futuro, excerpts [12:36]
RECORDING: This performance not commercially available.
SOURCE/INFO: www.benneill.com
ARTIST: Rhys Chatham
WORK: Waterloo, No. 2 [7:57]
RECORDING: Die Donnergötter
SOURCE: Dossier #DCD 9002
INFO: Out of print, but try Amazon.com or auction sites | rhyschatham.net
ARTIST: Fanfare Ciocarlia
WORK: Born to be Wild [3:11]
RECORDING: Queens And Kings
SOURCE: Asphalt Tango Productions (Import) - #CDATR 1207
INFO: https://www.asphalt-tango.de/shop/index.php
ARTIST: Sex Mob
WORK: Martin Denny [6:31]
RECORDING: Sexotica
SOURCE: Thirsty Ear #57171
INFO: www.thirstyear.com
ARTIST: Yazz Ahmed
WORK: Jamil Jamal [8:12]
RECORDING: La Saboteuse
SOURCE/INFO: https://yazzahmed.bandcamp.com/album/la-saboteuse-2
ARTIST: Dinosaur
WORK: Laura Jurd: Quiet Thunder [5:42]
RECORDING: Wonder Trail
SOURCE: Edition Records
INFO: dinosaurband.bandcamp.com
