Trumpet and Piano

4 Miniatures was commissioned in 2000 by Robert Sulivan (Associate Principal Trumpet of the New York Philharmonic) for a CD entitled 'Kaleidoscope' on the Summit Record label (Summit 317). I wanted to...

The Concertino* was written between 17th December 1966 and January 10th 1967 in Belmont, near Lausanne, a few months before the composer's death. It is in three movements: Capriccio (5'30'), Recitativ...

The Concertino* was written between 17th December 1966 and January 10th 1967 in Belmont, near Lausanne, a few months before the composer's death. It is in three movements: Capriccio (5'30'), Recitativ...

In this Concerto, Zdenek Lukas places deft mastery of orchestration at the service of a vivacious creative impulse. Double woodwinds plus piccolo (3-2-2-2), judiciously reduced brasses (4-0-0-0), and...

In this Concerto, Zdenek Lukas places deft mastery of orchestration at the service of a vivacious creative impulse. Double woodwinds plus piccolo (3-2-2-2), judiciously reduced brasses (4-0-0-0), and...

Armenian rhythmic and folk music influences are clearly in evidence, but there are no actual folk songs in it. Musicologists have asserted that Armenian influences represent the underlying musical ess...

Shinichi Takata's Sonatine in F major is the earliest piece of original trumpet music ever written by a Japanese composer. The existence of this music has only recently been acknlowedged, and among th...

Shinichi Takata's Sonatine in F major is the earliest piece of original trumpet music ever written by a Japanese composer. The existence of this music has only recently been acknlowedged, and among th...

In Memoriam was composed in 2010 in memory of Gwen Smith, mother of Philip Smith (principal trumpet of the New York Philharmonic) and wife of Derek Smith. As an inspiration for this composition I was...