Connections was named as one of the top 11 CDs of 2011 by Sarah Bryan Miller The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Classical Music Critic!
Connections latest cd from Gerry Pagano featuring the St. Louis Low Brass Collective, The Trombones of the St. Louis Symphony, pianist Peter Henderson, and never before recorded music for trombone quartet, brass quintet, low brass ensemble, and the 2010 bass trombone solo written for Gerry Pagano, Sonata Rhapsody "the Arch"!
The Connections CD is available for purchase from AAM Recordings.
Audio Clips from the Connections CD
Sonata Rhapsody "the Arch" by James StephensonFlourishes and Hymn by Robert A. Wykes
Chorea Solis by Michael Touchi
Trompe l'oeil by Robert Linn
Three Prayers - Chant by Kim Portnoy
Three Prayers - Lament and Invocation by Kim Portnoy
Three Prayers - Niggun by Kim Portnoy
Samskara by Gerry Pagano
Here's what St. Louis Post-Dispatch Music Critic Sarah Bryan Miller had to say about my CD:
"Gerry Pagano has played bass trombone in the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra since 1995; he's an integral part of the orchestra's brass sound. In "Departure," he steps out with some transcriptions . mostly music originally composed for voice or cello . that surprise and delight with beautiful singing tone.
Highlights include four of Mahler's "Songs of a Wayfarer" (here confusingly called "Songs of a Journeyman") and the Vaughan Williams Concerto for Bass Tuba. He has a little help from his friends in the trombone section, and sterling accompaniment from pianist Peter Henderson. This set of departures is well worth hearing."
The Departure CD is available for purchase from AAM Recordings.
Audio Clips from the Departure CD
Vivace by Johann Sebastian BachMy Sweethearts Wedding Day by Gustav Mahler
This Morning when I went through the fields by Gustav Mahler
I have a burning knife by Gustav Mahler
The two blue eyes of my sweetheart by Gustav Mahler
Piano Prelude #16 by Demitri Shostakovich
Moderato for Cello by Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Prelude #6 by Demitri Shostakovich
Andantino in C major by Jean Sibelius
Andante Molto in F minor by Jean Sibelius
Tempo di valse "Lulu Waltz" in F sharp minor by Jean Sibelius
Dance of Wrath for Sevn Trumpets by Oliver Messiaen
Locus Iste by Anton Bruckner from Motets
Vexilla Regis by Anton Bruckner from Motets
Christus Factus Est by Anton Bruckner from Motets
Allegro Moderato by Ralph Vaughn Willams from Concerto for Tuba
Romanza by Ralph Vaughn Willams from Concerto for Tuba
Finale Rondoa alla Tedesca by Ralph Vaughn Willams Concerto for Tuba
4.1, the CD by The Trombones of The St. Louis Symphony has just been released, you can purchase it at any St. Louis Low Brass Collective Events or from www.cdbaby.com.
Audio Clips from the 4.1 CD
Sonata No. 1 by Daniel SpeerSonata No. 2 by Daniel Speer
Sonata 'con tre violini' by Giovanni Gabrieli
Grave by Arcangelo Corelli
Allegro by Arcangelo Corelli
Adagio by Arcangelo Corelli
Allegro by Arcangelo Corelli
Salut, Dame Sainte by Francis Poulenc
Tout puissant, très saint by Francis Poulenc
Segneur, je vous en prie by Francis Poulenc
O mes très chers frères by Francis Poulenc
Felicity by Raymond Premru
Episode by Raymond Premru
Interludio by Frigyes Hidas
Lento - Allegro - Lento by Anthony Plog
Allegro by Anthony Plog
Adagio - Allegro by Anthony Plog
Allegro by Anthony Plog
Lento - Allegro by Anthony Plog
Allegro rimico by Eric Ewazen
Adagio by Eric Ewazen
Allegro giocoso by Eric Ewazen
Allegro vivace by Eric Ewazen