The trumpet program at Grand Valley, under the direction of Richard Stoelzel, has grown into one of the elite undergraduate programs in the country. Participants representing China and the United States including Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, and Texas, will take part in this intensive seminar.
A typical day at the seminar will include activities such as master classes, group sessions, trumpet ensemble rehearsals, seminar solo competitions, and nightly recitals. Registration has closed for participation in this year’s seminar, though
all recitals and master classes are open to the public. Admission, unless noted otherwise, is $5.00 per event payable at the door.
One of the highlights will be a concert featuring legendary trumpeter Vincent DiMartino on Monday, July 23, 7 p.m. in the Cook-DeWitt Center.
DiMartino is the Matton Endowed Professor of Music at Centre College. Equally comfortable in classical and jazz idioms, DiMartino has been the lead and solo trumpet in the Lionel Hampton Band, Chuck Mangione Band, and the Clark Terry Band. He has performed with some of the country’s finest college jazz ensembles. DiMartino has been soloist with many symphony orchestras including Cincinnati, Buffalo, Orlando, Baton Rouge, and Rochester, New York. He recently appeared as guest artist with the Boston Pops on their summer tour including a national broadcast. DiMartino is the first civilian to perform with the United States Marine Band.
Other recitals and highlights are as follows:
Sunday, July 22
- 7 p.m. Louis Armstrong Theatre, Performing Arts Center: Opening Concert featuring the GVSU Trumpet Seminar faculty and guest artists. The concert will open with the world premiere of a Fanfare composed by Kurt Ellenberger, associate professor of music at Grand Valley. The new composition is dedicated to Richard Stoelzel and Vincent DiMartino.
Monday, July 23
- 1-3 p.m. Sherman Van Solkema Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center: Masterclass with Vincent DiMartino.
- 3-4 p.m. Sherman Van Solkema Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center: Masterclass with Bob Malone, chief trumpet designer for Yamaha Band and Orchestral Division. Malone has created trumpets for some of the world’s greatest trumpet virtuosos.
- 7-9 p.m. Cook-DeWitt Center: Vincent DiMartino Concert. The concert will open with the 2006 National Trumpet Competition First Place-winning GVSU Trumpet Ensemble performing Cityscapes by Erik Morales.
Tuesday, July 24
- 7-9 p.m. Sherman Van Solkema Recital Hall, PAC: Richard Stoelzel Concert. Stoelzel will be performing selections from his recently recorded second solo CD with pianist Ksenia Leletkina. Stoelzel’s first CD, Born to be Mild, has received great critical acclaim and has been played on radio stations across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
Wednesday, July 25
- 12:30-3:30 p.m. Sherman Van Solkema Recital Hall. Masterclass with Ellen Walker, hypnotherapist. Walker will be discussing performance anxiety.
- 7-9 p.m. Sherman Van Solkema Recital Hall, PAC. Dai Zhonghui Recital. Dai Zhonghui is principal trumpet of the National Symphony Orchestra in Beijing, China. He is a member of the faculty at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and serves as president of the China Trumpet Guild, vice president of the Chinese Association for Symphonic Ensembles, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Trumpet Guild.
Thursday, July 26
- 7-9 p.m. Matthias Kamps Recital. Sherman Van Solkema Recital Hall, PAC. Kamps is principal trumpet with the Berlin (Germany) Opera Orchestra.
Friday, July 27
- 7-9 p.m. Cook-DeWitt Center. Faculty Trumpet Ensemble Concert featuring faculty artists Richard Stoelzel (GVSU), Paul Heuer (Texas), Jean Moorehead Libs (Concordia College, Michigan), Dorival Puccini (GVSU), and guest artists Dai Zhonghui (China), and Matthias Kamps (Germany).
Sunday, July 29
- 9-11 a.m. Sherman Van Solkema Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center. Masterclass with Geoffrey Shamu on “The Teachings of Pierre Thibaud.” Closing Concert featuring the participants of the GVSU Third Annual International Trumpet Seminar, 12:30 p.m. Cook-DeWitt Center.
For more information, contact the GVSU Department of Music at (616) 331-3484.
