Guidonian Trombone Hand Quartet - In Concert October 16, 2011 |
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The Guidonian Hand Trombone Quartet When the four personalities have merged, when what each player brings has been subsumed in the whole, there occurs that something which is always greater than the sum of its parts, the magic of great ensemble playing. That is what one hears at a Guidonian Hand performance. –J. Mark Stambaugh, Composition Faculty Manhattan School of Music “
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The Guidonian Hand transcends the limitations of the trombone by accepting them. Architecturally sound new music using everything of which the trombone is capable. Brilliant writing, brilliant playing. Loose and yet rigorously precise. Revelatory. A celebration of pure sound, and played from the heart at a very high level. Totally new. Go hear it.” –Sam Burtis, trombonist, bass trombonist, tubist, composer/arranger, music director, and educator in New York City since 1967
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William Lang Originally from Long Island, trombonist William Lang is an active performer and improviser in New York and Boston. Hailed for his “superb performance” of James Bergin’s Langmusik by the Boston Globe, William is dedicated to playing premieres and new music. He has performed solo recitals at the Stone, the Gershwin Hotel, and Greenfield Hall in New York City, and other venues throughout the Northeast and Miami. He has also appeared as a soloist with the Fredonia Wind Ensemble on a tour of New York State, and as a guest artist on the defacto music series and the Electronic Music Festival. As a chamber musician
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William has appeared with the Argento Chamber Ensemble, the Claremont Ensemble, the SEM Ensemble, TACTUS, TILT Brass, Wet Ink, and Zero Gravity. William is also a founding member of two New York City based groups: the Guidonian Hand, a trombone quartet, and loadbang, his groundbreaking ensemble consisting of baritone voice, bass clarinet, trumpet, and trombone. He is also a member of the Boston Microtonal Society’s premiere ensemble Notariotous. William has performed in such venues as the Carnegie Hall’s Issac Stern Auditorium and Zankel Hall, The Flea, the Guggenheim Museum, Issue Project Room, Lincoln Center’s Rose Theatre, Paul Hall, Le Poisson Rouge, St. John the Divine in New York, St. Paul’s Church in Boston, St. Peter’s in New York, Secret Project Robot, The Stone, and The Tank. Alongside trumpeter Andrew Kozar, William hosted a weekly concert series at Manhattan School of Music, “Will and Andy’s Power Concerts.” Featuring guest performers every week and a dedication to new music, there were 42 concerts which built up a steady following and featured the premieres of over 50 new works. William received his Masters Degree from Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with Benjamin Herrington, and his Bachelors Degree from SUNY Fredonia, where he studied with Stefan Sanders and Carl Mazzio. Sebastian Vera Sebastian Vera, a native of Texas, started playing the trombone at the age of 11. In October of this year, he became the new Principal trombonist of the Pittsburgh Opera. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Southern Methodist University where he studied with John Kitzman of the Dallas Symphony and Masters and Professional Studies degrees at Mannes College of Music studying with David Finlayson and James Markey of the New York Philharmonic. Last year, Sebastian was honored to be asked to play alongside the New York Philharmonic trombone section as well as members of the Metropolitan Opera to record two pieces for James Markey’s recent solo release, “On Base”. An active chamber musician, Mr. Vera is a founding member of the Guidonian Hand trombone quartet which was recently invited to give a full solo recital at the International Trombone Festival this July. Mr. Vera has performed with numerous symphony orchestras including the Dallas Symphony, the Akron Symphony, and the Canton Symphony. He has attended summer programs including the National Orchestral Institute, Summer Trombone. Workshop and Brevard Music Center. Away from the trombone, Sebastian most enjoys basketball, traveling and psychology. Mark Broschinsky Mark Broschinsky has been recognized by the Rapid City Journal as a “true virtuoso on the instrument.” He has performed as a guest artist at the Casals Festival in Puerto Rico and has also appeared with numerous orchestras and ensembles including the Utah Symphony Orchestra, the Rhode Island Philharmonic, the New Hampshire Symphony, the Britten-Pears Festival Orchestra in England and Wet Ink, a new music ensemble based in New York City. He has played under conductors such as Keith Lockhart, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, and Gunther Schuller. An active chamber musician, Mark is a founding member of the Seventh Partial Brass Quintet, the 3/5s (three-fifths) Brass Trio, and the Guidonean Hand Trombone Quartet. As a former member of the Synergy Brass Quintet Mark has performed concerts and presented master classes throughout the United States, including appearances at the Manhattan School of Music, Mannes College of Music, the San Francisco Conservatory, Indiana University School of Music, and the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. Mark is also keenly interested in the performance and creation of new music. He has commissioned and premiered numerous works. He is the founding member of the new music ensemble, Grocery Store Sushi and has performed with New York based groups Wet Ink and Alarm Will Sound. Mark earned his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. He then successfully completed a Master’s degree in trombone performance at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Mark went on to earn a Graduate Performance diploma with Norman Bolter at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge. Currently, he is a candidate for the Doctor of Music Arts degree at the Manhattan School of Music. “More interesting, though, was [Conrad Winslow’s] “Dilating Music,” an atmospheric exploration of meaty lower brass textures, complete with subtle slides and juxtapositions of muted and open timbres, expertly played by the trombone quartet Guidonian Hand.” –The New York Times, Allan Kozinn, September 2, 2009
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