----4-1-erbergedrF011ee Arts School of Music GUEST AND FACULTY ARTIST RECITAL SERIES JOSEPH ALESSI - TROMBONE ASSISTED BY MATHEW LENNEX AND CHARLES HOPKINS — TROMBONES ASU JAll REPERTORY BAND SAM PILAFIAN, DIRECTOR THE ASU FACULTY JAll SEXTET EVELYN SMITH MUSIC THEATRE Thursday, March 31, 2005 • 7:30 p.m. ARIZONA STATE Asu UNIVERSITY Joseph Alessi was appointed Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic in the PERFORMERS spring of 1985. Mr. Alessi began musical studies in his native California with his father, Joseph Alessi, Sr. As a high school student in San Rafael, California, he was a soloist with Ryan Gill, John Dawson – alto saxophones the San Francisco Symphony before continuing his musical training at Philadelphias Curtis Ronald Van Horrsen, Michael Epping – tenor saxophones Institute of Music. Prior to joining the Philharmonic, Mr. Alessi was second trombone of Harout Boyajain – baritone saxophone the Philadelphia Orchestra for four seasons and principal trombone of LOrchestre Symphonique de Montreal for one season. David Hunsicker, Ryan Lehr, Ryan Nielsen, Jennifer Stirling, Josh Whitehouse – trumpets Mr. Alessi is an active soloist, recitalist, and chamber music performer. In April 1990, he made his solo debut with the New York Philharmonic, performing Crestons Fantasy for Mathew Lennex, Charles Hopkins, Timothy Ness, Trombone, and in 1992 premiered Christopher Rouses Pulitzer Prize-winning Trombone Seth Gory, Allison Barsnica – trombones Concerto with the Orchestra, which commissioned the work for its 150th Anniversary Jeffrey Libman – guitar Celebration. His most recent appearance with the Philharmonic as soloist was in Ray Thiry – bass performances of James Pughs Trombone Concerto in March of 2000. Erik Teichman – drums lie has been a guest soloist with the Lincoln Symphony, National Repertory Orchestra, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Santa Barbara Symphony, PROGRAM New Japan Philharmonic, Orchestra of Teatro Bellini in Catania Sicily, Mannheim National Theater Orchestra, and Hauge Philharmonic. Mr. Alessi has also participated in numerous Thats Amore am Sammy Nestico festivals, including the Festivale Musica di Camera in Protogruaro, Italy, the Cabrillo Music Festival, Swiss Brass Week, and Lieksa Brass Week in Finland. He was featured in Volare Modugno and Parish the 1997 International Trombone Festival in Feldkirch, Austria, and the International am Sammy Nestico Meeting of Brass Instruments in Lille, France. He is founding member of the Summit Brass ensemble at the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute in Tempe, Arizona. Arrivederci Roma am Perez Prado and Robert Elkjer Currently on the faculty of The Juilliard School, Mr. Alessi has taught at Temple University in Philadelphia and the Grand Teton Music Festival in Wyoming. His students There will be a 10-minute intermission now occupy posts with many major symphony orchestras throughout the United States. As a clinician for the Edwards Instrument Co., he has also given master classes throughout the world and has toured Europe extensively as a master teacher and recitalist. Mr. Alessi has performed on numerous occasions as soloist with local concert bands including the West ASU Jazz Faculty Sextet Point Army Band, Hanover Wind Symphony, and Ridgewood, New Jersey Concert Band. Program selections will be announced. Mr. Alessis discography includes Slide Area on the DNote record label and New York Bryon Ruth – tenor sax Legends on the Cala label as well as a new release with New York Philharmonic Principal Mike Crotty – trumpet/tenor sax Trumpet Philip Smith on the Summit record label entitled Fandango . His live recording Chris Champion – guitar of the Rouse Concerto with the New York Philharmonic can be heard on Volume II of the Mike Kocour – piano recent release, An American Celebration , on New York Philharmonic Special Editions, Steve Millhouse – bass the Orchestras own recording label. He was invited by the International Trombone Dom Moio – drums Association to record a solo disc of newly composed works, which was distributed to the Associations membership of 5,000 trombonists in early 1999. Recently, his recording of Thank you for your attendance in support of jazz activities at ASU. 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