Jennifer Higdon's Low Brass Concerto honors the ensemble spirit of the low brass section through a single-movement work focusing on majesty, clarity, and resonance.
Performer Biography
The Nashville Symphony, led by music director Giancarlo Guerrero, performs over 130 concerts annually and has won 14 GRAMMY Awards, including two for Best Orchestral Performance.
Performer Biography
Giancarlo Guerrero, the conductor, is a six-time GRAMMY Award-winning conductor known for championing contemporary American music as music director for the Nashville Symphony for 16 seasons.
Recording & Production
Two of the three concertos on this album, Brad Warnaar's Cornet Concerto and Jennifer Higdon's Low Brass Concerto, are world premiere recordings.
Composition History
Chick Corea's Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra is his final completed composition, fusing lyricism, jazz spontaneity, and orchestral drama.
Album & Artwork
This album is part of the "AMERICAN CLASSICS" series and features three recent concertos by American composers, each highlighting a different facet of the brass family.
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