Adam Zinatelli, the trumpet player on this album, has been Principal Trumpet of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra since 2009 and is a Yamaha Artist.
The recording of this album was made possible through funding from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
Every piece on this album is a premiere recording, and some works had not yet been publicly performed at the time of its release.
The album explores composers' inspiration in writing for the trumpet as a solo instrument, highlighting its vast and varied expressive range.
The album project was a long-dreamed-of endeavor for Adam Zinatelli, taking thirteen years from his initial conversation with a composer.
