ALLENDALE, Mich. -- The Grand Valley State University International Trumpet Seminar will bring artists from China, Germany, the Netherlands, Turkey and the U.S. to the Allendale Campus, July 20-27. Seven evening concerts featuring faculty and guest artists are open to the general public with a nominal admission of $5-10. A complete schedule is listed below.
The goal of the seminar, now in its fourth year, is to expose students to different playing and teaching styles of some of the most outstanding artists on the trumpet. An intense week of learning includes daily master classes, rehearsals and recitals.
Richard Stoelzel, Grand Valley associate professor of music, is founder and artistic director of the seminar. Under his guidance it has grown from 12 students to more than 50, and the undergraduate program at Grand Valley has become one of the top in the country. In 2006 and 2008 the GVSU Trumpet Ensemble won first prize at the National Trumpet Competition.
For more information, visit www.gvsutrumpets.org/seminar,
or call (616) 331-3484.
GVSU International Trumpet Seminar Concert Schedule
7/20 Sunday 7-9 p.m.
GVSU International Trumpet Seminar Collage Concert
Admission: $5 at the door.
Location: Louis Armstrong
Theatre, Performing Arts Center, GVSU Allendale Campus
The
Fourth Annual Grand Valley State University International Trumpet
Seminar kicks-off with a Collage Concert featuring the seminar faculty
members. Performers include Richard Stoelzel, associate professor of
music at Grand Valley and artistic director of the GVSU International
Trumpet Seminar; Paul Mueller, GVSU alumni and assistant director of
the seminar; Vincent DiMartino, professor of music at Centre College
and Yamaha International Artist; Greg Alley, former principal trumpet
of the West Point Military Band; and Jean Moorehead Libs, professor of
music at Concordia College, Michigan. Ksenia Leletkina, a graduate of
Grand Valley and the Cleveland Institute of Music, will serve as
collaborative pianist.
7/21 Monday 7 p.m.
GVSU International Trumpet Seminar: Vincent DiMartino, trumpet
Admission: $10 at the door.
Location: Cook-DeWitt Center,
GVSU Allendale Campus
DiMartino is one of our country's most
sought after trumpet performers and educators. A graduate of the
Eastman School of Music, he is a Distinguished Artist-in-Residence at
Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. He was recently named to the
endowed chair of Matton Professor of Music at Centre College.
7/22 Tuesday 7-9 p.m.
GVSU International Trumpet Seminar: Zhonghui Dai, trumpet
Admission: $5 at the door.
Location: Cook-DeWitt Center,
GVSU Allendale Campus
Zhonghui Dai has held the position of
principal trumpet of the National Symphony Orchestra of China for more
than 10 years. With this orchestra he has performed in Germany,
England, Austria, Spain, Holland, Portugal, South America, Japan,
South Korean, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and more than twenty cities in
mainland China. He has been a soloist with that orchestra on several
occasions.
7/23 Wednesday 7 p.m.
GVSU International Trumpet Seminar: Matthias Kamps and Bert Langenkamp
Kamps is principal trumpet of the Berlin Comic Opera.
Langenkamp is a member of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and is
principal trumpet of the North Holland Symphony Orchestra. Admission:
$5 at the door.
Location: Cook-DeWitt Center, GVSU Allendale Campus
7/24 Thursday 7 p.m.
GVSU International Trumpet Seminar: Erden Bilgen & students
from Turkey
Admission: $5 at the door.
Location: Cook-DeWitt Center,
GVSU Allendale Campus
Erden Bilgen is a world renowned trumpeter,
composer and conductor. He is a founding member of the Freiburg School
of Jazz. In 1991 Bilgen was awarded the "State Soloist"
title from the Turkish Ministry of Culture, the only brass player to
receive this honor. He has appeared as a soloist in festivals and
concerts throughout Europe, Greece, the Czech Republic, the Middle
East, North America, South America, Australia, and Japan. His
compositions have been performed throughout the world.
7/25 Friday 7-9 p.m.
GVSU International Trumpet Seminar presents Drum and Brass
Renowned trumpeters from around the world will perform
alongside percussionists. Admission: $5 at the door.
Location:
Cook-DeWitt Center, GVSU Allendale Campus
7/27 Sunday 1-3 p.m.
GVSU International Trumpet Seminar Closing Concert
Participants range in age from 14 - 30 years old and hail from
China, Turkey, Germany and throughout the United States. Admission: $5
at the door.
Location: Cook-DeWitt Center, GVSU Allendale Campus
