Don Winston And Friends #8 A special thanks to Brass Recital Demondrae Thurman Anthony Barfield Jon Whitaker Featuring Special Guest Artists Burt Mason Eri Miyashita Demondrae Thurman, Colin Williams George Martin George Curran, Burt Mason Pia Haselbach Karen Linwood Jeff Ball David Bernard Peter Meechan Tom Davoren Metropolitan Music Community Perry Winston The Lutheran Church of our Savior Miraphone

Please join us after the performance at Lennon’s Pub 105 Main Street Port Washington, NY 11050

Saturday June 9, 2018 at 4:30 pm

Lutheran Church of Our Savior Port Washington, NY

Program

Magnificent ...... Tom Davoren World Premiere Don Winston & Friends Large Ensemble David Bernard conducting

Donegal Bay ...... Paul Lovatt-Cooper (b. 1976))

Don Winston, Baritone; Eri Miyashita, Piano

Elegy ...... Joe Buono (b. 1990)

George Curran, Bass Trombone; Hanako Yamagata Greenberg, Piano

Euphonium Concerto ...... Joseph Horovitz (b. 1926) III. Con Moto

Jonathan Herbert, ; Hanako Yamagata Greenberg, Piano

In Christ Alone ...... Keith Getty Arr. Richard Phillips Orch. Burt Mason Burt Mason, Trombone

Ballade ...... Eugène Bozza (1905-1991)

Jenna Thomas, Trombone; Eri Miyashita, Piano

Brass Quintet #1 Op.5 ...... Victor Ewald (1860-1935) I. Moderato

Livery Stable Blues ...... Original Dixieland Jass Band Steinway Street Brass- Bradley Curtin, Ismael Pereira, Trumpets; Kyle Walker, Horn; Stephen Souza, Trombone; Kevin Weibley,

Colin Williams joined the New York Philharmonic as Associate Principal Intermission Trombone in September 2014. He previously served as principal trombone of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, for 12 seasons, and principal trombone of the San Antonio Symphony, for three seasons. He has also performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra (of Washington, D.C.), and Dew Point ...... Peter Meechan (b. 1980) Houston Symphony. World Premiere Mr. Williams made his solo debut with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in 2003 I- Ed’s Nightmare performing Paul Creston’s Fantasy for Trombone. He has been a guest soloist II- Must get up and close the roof with the San Antonio Symphony, U.S. Army Band (Pershing’s Own), U.S. III- Killing Time, with the French Never Far From the Mind Military Academy Band, Georgia , Atlanta Wind Ensemble, Juilliard Orchestra, and James Madison University Brass Band. He has also appeared as Low Voices, Bad Choices Tuba Quartet- a soloist at the Eastern Trombone Workshop and the International Trombone Don Winston, Jon Herbert, ; Festival. Wes Krygsman, Larry Zaidan,

Jonathan Herbert is an administrator and faculty member at the Mannes School of Music in NYC and plays euphonium with the Brooklyn Wind Symphony. He has also served on the faculties of the Levine School of Music in Washington, DC Colors for Trombone ...... Bert Appermont (b. 1973) and the Eastman Community Music School in Rochester, NY. He was a finalist I- Yellow in the student division and semi-finalist in the artist division of both the II- Red International Tuba Euphonium Association & Leonard Falcone Solo III- Blue

Competitions. Jonathan holds a Master of Science degree in Nonprofit IV- Green

Management from the New School University, a Performer's Certificate and Colin Williams, Trombone; Hanako Yamagata Greenberg, Piano Bachelor of Music from the Eastman School of Music, and is a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy. Elegie ...... Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Who is Don Winston, and why should we care? Don is a Fellow of the American Arr. Victor Venglovsky Ed. Joseph Alessi Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) in Demondrae Thurman, Euphonium; Eri Miyashita, Piano addition to being a Euphonium player, making him a true “dork’s dork.”

Don created Don Winston & Friends to provide solo and chamber music performance opportunities to enthusiastic amateur players and students, as well as to enjoy “the hang” with the cool kids (aka our Special Guest Aritists). One Summer Day ...... Joe Hisaishi Eri Miyashita, Piano Don has become somewhat addicted to commissioning friendly composers to create fun new music for odd ensembles, as well as more serious compositions. Giant’s Tale ...... Steven Verhelst (b. 1981)

Jeff Ball, Conducting Colin Williams, Dan Dicker, Billy Freeman, Don Winston Burt Mason, Robbie Klein, Peter Freeman, Stephen Souza-Tenor Trombones Jenna Thomas, George Curran- Bass Trombones

Eri Miyashita is a New York based concert pianist. As a native of Japan, Eri became interested in piano at the age of three. A year later, she began to take Meet the Artists piano lessons, and her first public performance followed shortly thereafter. From then on, she has appeared on stage at concert halls including the famous Demondrae Thurman is considered one of the stars of the formidable generation of brass soloists. His euphonium playing has been described as “awe Nagoya Denki Bunka Kaikan (the Electric-Cultural Hall of Nagoya) and the inspiring”, and he is touted as “an amazing musician”. Demondrae has a firm City Hall of Kuwana. Eri majored in British-American Studies at Nanzan international reputation as a euphonium soloist having performed in Europe, University and in 2003, transferred to the City College of New York at CUNY. Asia and throughout North America. Many of America's premiere colleges and Under the tutelage of Professor Alison Deane at CCNY, she received numerous universities have hosted him as a performer and teacher and he continues to be awards, including the Fritz Jahoda Award and Sidney Zolot Award. Most in high demand. Over the last ten years, Demondrae has been an invited guest recently, she attended Michigan State University, where she earned her artist/clinician at many of the world’s prestigious euphonium festivals including the International Tuba/Euphonium Conference, U.S. Army Band Master’s Degree in Piano Performance under the tutelage of Professor Deborah Tuba and Euphonium Conference and the Leonard Falcone Competition. In Moriarty. Since returning to New York City in 2012, Eri has been actively August of 2018, Demondrae will join the faculty of the Jacobs School of Music performing as both a soloist and accompanist, including at the Steinway & Sons at Indiana University where he will teach euphonium and brass chamber music. Hall of NYC, and at the National Music Festival held at Washington College, His primary teachers are John Stevens, J. Michael Dunn, James Jenkins, and in Maryland as an accompanist for a Euphonium Workshop directed by Daniel Drill. Demondrae Thurman. For more information, please visit

Demondrae is also an active chamber musician. He plays first euphonium and www.erimiyashita.com. trombone in the highly regarded Sotto Voce Quartet which tours extensively. The quartet has released three recordings on the Summit Records label; all of Jenna Thomas, 20, attends the Crane School of Music on scholarship, where she which have received stellar reviews. Viva Voce!: The Complete Quartets of Johns studies with Dr. Mark Hartman, Professor of Trombone. She is currently Stevens won the International Tuba/Euphonium Association award for best completing her bachelor’s degree in Trombone Performance and Music chamber music recording in 2006. The quartet has been featured several times Education, studying tenor and bass trombone. Jenna is a member of the honors on American Public Media’s, Performance Today. He also plays first in the Brass Band of Battle Creek, a British brass band comprised of many program at SUNY Potsdam and has maintained her spot on the President’s List of the world’s best brass and percussion performers. In addition to his chamber every semester so far. Jenna has served as the Principal Trombone of the Crane music work, Demondrae is in demand as a euphonium specialist for symphony Symphony Orchestra and Principal Trombone of the Crane Wind Ensemble. In orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Atlanta Symphony, Sarasota addition, she is currently the trombonist in the Frackenpohl Honors Brass Orchestra, and North Carolina Symphony and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Quintet at Crane. She has attended numerous summer festivals such as the New In addition to the Sotto Voce Quartet recordings, Demondrae released his first York State Summer School of the Arts-School of Orchestral Studies in 2013 and solo recording on the Summit Records label in 2005 entitled, Soliloquies. It received a 9/9 out of 10/10 from classicstoday.com and he was referred to as 2014, the Atlantic Brass Quintet Seminar in 2016, and Berkshire Summer Music “having earned (his) stripes as one of the premiere euphonium players in the in 2017. In 2015, she won the Long Island Youth Orchestra Concerto world”. Showing his dedication to new music, all of the music on the recording Competition and performed the “Concertino” by Ferdinand David with the was written for him or with his playing in mind. His second album, Songs of a orchestra. Jenna has performed at Carnegie Hall twice as the Principal Wayfarer, was released in 2011. Most recently, Demondrae’s album Snapshots: Trombonist of the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra- Nassau Principal Orchestra. The Spirit of Collaboration was released. Demondrae can also be heard on She has performed in masterclasses for Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombone of the recordings with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Brass Band of Battle Creek, and the New South Jazz Orchestra. New York Philharmonic, Mark Kellogg, The Canadian Brass, Anthony Plog, Demondrae Thurman is a Miraphone Performing Artist and plays exclusively Haim Avitsur, Abbie Conant, and David Taylor. Currently, Jenna is the the Miraphone 5050 Ambassador “Edition” euphonium which was designed trombone substitute at the John W. Engeman Theater at Northport and is a specifically for him. He also plays the custom “Demondrae” model mouthpiece freelance trombonist in the New York City/Long Island area manufactured by Warburton Music Products and is a Shires Trombone Performing Artist.

Burt Mason currently serves as Principal Trombone of the Chamber Orchestra Hanako Yamagata Greenberg, Piano of New York. He performs frequently with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra A native of Tokyo, Japan, pianist Hanako Yamagata has performed frequently and New York Philharmonic, and has been featured as a guest artist of the New with the Martha Graham Dance Company and collaborates with accomplished York Philharmonic Brass, the Metropolitan Opera Brass and Utah Symphony. instrumentalists in the New York area. Ms. Yamagata is currently on the piano Mr. Mason is on faculty at the Juilliard School serving as Trombone and Low faculty of the Spence and Riverdale Country Schools, and accompanying staff of Brass instructor for the Music Advancement Program. the Juilliard School. CD recordings include: Listening with Denson Paul Pollard, Act One with Weston Sprott, the Courtois Trombone CD with Members of the He was formerly solo trombone for the Miami Music Project as well as Principal MET Orchestra Trombone Section, Psychadelia with James Markey, and Vital Trombone and soloist of the New York Staff Band of The Salvation Army. He Signs with George Curran. Ms. Yamagata has served as pianist with the has also appeared as soloist with numerous ensembles, performing throughout International Trombone Festival, Joseph Alessi Seminar, and the Southeast North America, the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia. Mr. Mason has Trombone Symposium. performed under the baton of notable conductors such as James Levine, Alan Gilbert, Mstislav Rostropovich, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Skitch Henderson, Gustavo George Curran became the bass trombonist of the New York Philharmonic in June Dudamel, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin amongst others in world-renowned 2013 after serving in that role with the orchestra during the previous season. Prior venues such as Royal Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy to that, he was a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and a fellow with Center and the Apollo Theater. the New World Symphony.

Mr. Mason began playing trombone at age 12 but did not receive any formal Mr. Curran has participated in several recording projects recently, starting with lessons until he entered college at the Crane School of Music (SUNY Potsdam). an Atlanta Trombone Project recording titled Roadwork. This project resulted in Despite this lack of formal training in his early stages, his natural skills as a the formation of the Southeast Trombone Symposium, an annual week-long trombonist placed him as a finalist in the first annual New York Philharmonic summer workshop at Columbus State University (CSU). Following that Young Performers Audition, selection for the esteemed NAfME/MENC All- recording, he was a soloist on a disc titled A Beautiful Noise, which featured Eastern Band, the NYSSMA All-State Band and Orchestra, as well as winning prominent trombone soloists performing with the CSU Trombone Choir. In 2017, several local music contests during high school. While in college at the Crane Mr. Curran released a full length solo CD called Vital Signs, which contains works School of Music, Mr. Mason won the school’s most prestigious performing by Gillingham, Gershwin, Bourgeois, Pierce, and Verhelst. Another CD was contest, the annual Crane Concerto Competition, as a freshman. released concurrently by members of the Southeast Trombone Symposium. As an advocate for diversity in the arts, Mr. Mason is founder and director of Called Legacy, Mr. Curran is featured prominently throughout. Ovation Concerts, an organization dedicated to balanced diversity in orchestral music. He appeared as a guest on WQXR’s “Conducting Business” with Naomi As a soloist, Mr. Curran has premiered several new works written for him, most Lewin to discuss the history and future of classical music and diversity in importantly the title track of his solo CD. Written by David Gillingham and called symphony orchestras. In addition, he performs regularly with organizations Vital Signs of Planet Earth, Mr. Curran premiered it with the Central Michigan and events that promote artistic diversity in classical music, including the University Wind Ensemble and has performed the piece several times since, Sphinx Competition and Symphony and the Gateways Music Festival. including in Carnegie Hall. In 2014 and 2016, he was a soloist and judge at the Jeju International Wind Ensemble Festival in South Korea. Last year, he was a featured As a recording artist, Mr. Mason has been featured as a soloist on a variety of soloist and clinician at the prestigious Slide Factory in Rotterdam and at the recordings with the New York Staff Band on the Triumphonic label. He has also Summer Trombone Workshop at the Manhattan School of Music. Mr. Curran has completed several recordings with the Chamber Orchestra of New York on the also performed concertos with bands at the American Trombone Workshop and Naxos label. Mr. Mason holds an MM in Orchestral Performance from the the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, and with many collegiate ensembles. Manhattan School of Music studying with David Finlayson of the New York Philharmonic. He has had additional studies with Joseph Alessi of the New A native of Farmington Hills, Michigan, George Curran received his bachelor’s York Philharmonic, Weston Sprott of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and degree in music education on euphonium from Central Michigan University and obtained his BA in Music as a student of Mark Hartman at the Crane School of a master’s degree in performance on bass trombone from the University of Music at SUNY Potsdam. He also holds an MBA in Arts Administration from Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. His principal teachers have included SUNY Binghamton University. Mr. Mason is a Yamaha Performing Artist and John Rojak and Peter Norton. He is an S.E. Shires Trombone artist and is on the Clinician. faculty of Rutgers University, Manhattan School of Music, and Mannes School of

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David Bernard has gained recognition for his dramatic and incisive conducting the music of our own time, he has presented world premières of scores by Bruce in the United Stated and in over 20 countries on four continents. He serves as Adolphe, Chris Caswell, John Mackey, Ted Rosenthal and Jake Runestad, and Music Director of the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony and the Massapequa distinguished concert collaborators have included Anna Lee, Jeffrey Biegel, Philharmonic. A multiple First Prize winner of the Orchestral Conducting Carter Brey, David Chan, Catherine Cho, Adrian Daurov, Pedro Díaz, Edith Competition of The American Prize, Bernard was described in the judges’ remarks Dowd, Stanley Drucker, Bart Feller, Ryu Goto, Whoopi Goldberg, Sirena Huang, as, “a first-rate conductor…phenomenal performance…masterly in shaping, Judith Ingolfsson, Yevgeny Kutik, Anna Lee, Jessica Lee, Kristin Lee, Jon phrasing, technique and expressivity.” Manasse, Anthony McGill, Spencer Myer, Todd Phillips, Kristin Sampson and Cameron Schutza. Noted recent performances include a Lincoln Center performance of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring (“Conducting from memory, David Bernard led Bernard has worked with the Edwin F. Kalmus editorial team, led by Clinton F. a transcendent performance…vivid…expertly choreographed.”, LucidCulture) Nieweg, retired librarian of the Philadelphia Orchestra, developing new editions and a Carnegie Hall performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (“taught and of Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” and “The Firebird Suite—1919 Version,” dramatic”, superconductor). which has been published in 2016. In addition, he has published his own editions of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, K. 622, and Schumann’s Symphony No. 2, Op. 61. Bernard’s recordings have received enthusiastic critical praise. His release of Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique was lauded by Gramophone Magazine as “…an David Bernard is an acclaimed orchestra builder and is sought after for his artistic impressively elegant, thoughtful, well-balanced and sophisticated Tchaikovsky leadership and innovation in community engagement. Under his leadership as Pathétique.” Of his Beethoven Symphony No. 9 release, The Arts Music Director, both the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony and the Massapequa Desk proclaimed “Scintillating Beethoven…Edge-of-the-seat playing…it’s a Philharmonic have thrived—with growing audiences, expanded ensembles and winner: dramatic, witty, eloquent and boasting some startling choral work in increased critical acclaim. Bernard’s approach to growing new audiences for the last movement.” His complete recorded Beethoven symphony cycle was classical music include engaging families in the community through schools, praised by Fanfare magazine for its “intensity, spontaneity, propulsive rhythm, presenting multi-media concert presentations and developing a new concert textural clarity, dynamic control, and well-judged phrasing”. Of his recent format—“Classical Music from the InsideOut” where audiences sit inside the premiere recording of new editions of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and The orchestra during concerts. David Bernard’s InsideOut concerts with the Park Firebird, The Art Music Lounge proclaimed “this is THE preferred recording Avenue Chamber Symphony and the Massapequa Philharmonic have been of The Rite because of its authenticity as well as the almost startling boldness of acclaimed by WQXR, Newsday, ClassicalWorld and the Epoch Times, bringing approach.”. an unsurpassed experience and level of engagement for the audiences of all ages.

Particularly active throughout the greater New York City area, David Bernard has appeared as a guest conductor with orchestras including the Brooklyn Symphony, the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Island Symphony Orchestra, the Litha Symphony, Manhattan School of Music, the Massapequa Philharmonic, the New York Symphonic Arts Ensemble, the Putnam Symphony and the South Shore Symphony. Devoted to