Festival of New Trumpet Music 2020: The Westerlies & Mason Bynes – For Rosa
Free
Riley Mulherkar, trumpet
Chloe Rowlands, trumpet
Andy Clausen, trombone
Willem de Koch, trombone
Performance featuring the world premiere of For Rosa, a tribute to Rosa Parks by composer Mason Bynes, as well as new videos of old Westerlies favorites.
About the Festival: Festival of New Trumpet Music 2020 and Dave Douglas present a 18th season of new brass music, from September 8 to 17, including a celebration of trumpeter Baikida Carroll. For the first time, we are extremely excited to present trumpeter Nicholas Payton, who will perform with Sasha Masakowski on our closing night.
This year we are launching a very special edition of the Festival Of New Trumpet Music Online. Due to the current situation our festival will be all digital. Over 10 days we will present lots of exciting new music by trumpeters from near and far. Performances will be complemented by live talks and a workshop. All events will be streamed live for free (Facebook/YouTube), please consider making a donation to support more new trumpet music at the link at the bottom of the event description.
The livestream will take place at 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific.
Watch the livestream here:
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/festivalofnewtrumpetmusic/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzJNJaSuM8lPfUlKhcSr2Mg
Or find archived footage from this year's virtual festival here: https://fontmusic.org/festival2020/videos/
To support more new trumpet music, donate now. Thank you. https://fontmusic.org/support/
About The Westerlies
The Westerlies, "an arty quartet...mixing ideas from jazz, new classical, and Appalachian folk" (The New York Times) are a New York-based brass quartet comprised of childhood friends from Seattle: Riley Mulherkar and Chloe Rowlands on trumpet, and Andy Clausen and Willem de Koch on trombone. From Carnegie Hall to Coachella, The Westerlies navigate a wide array of venues and projects with the precision of a string quartet, the audacity of a rock band, and the charm of a family sing-along.
Formed in 2011, the self-described "accidental brass quartet" takes its name from the prevailing winds that travel from the West to the East. "Skilled interpreters who are also adept improvisers" (NPR's Fresh Air), The Westerlies explore jazz, roots, and chamber music influences to create the rarest of hybrids: music that is both "folk-like and composerly, lovely and intellectually rigorous" (NPR Music).
http://www.westerliesmusic.com