----4-1-erbergedrF011ee Arts School of Music GUEST AND FACULTY ARTIST RECITAL SERIES JOSEPH ALESSI - TROMBONE ASSISTED BY MATHEW LENNEX AND CHARLES HOPKINS — TROMBONES ASU JAll REPERTORY BAND SAM PILAFIAN, DIRECTOR THE ASU FACULTY JAll SEXTET EVELYN SMITH MUSIC THEATRE Thursday, March 31, 2005 • 7:30 p.m. Asu ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Joseph Alessi was appointed Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic in the spring of 1985. Mr. Alessi began musical studies in his native California with his father, Joseph Alessi, Sr. As a high school student in San Rafael, California, he was a soloist with the San Francisco Symphony before continuing his musical training at Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to joining the Philharmonic, Mr. Alessi was second trombone of the Philadelphia Orchestra for four seasons and principal trombone of L'Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal for one season. PERFORMERS Ryan Gill, John Dawson – alto saxophones Ronald Van Horrsen, Michael Epping – tenor saxophones Harout Boyajain – baritone saxophone David Hunsicker, Ryan Lehr, Ryan Nielsen, Jennifer Stirling, Josh Whitehouse – trumpets Mr. Alessi is an active soloist, recitalist, and chamber music performer. In April 1990, he made his solo debut with the New York Philharmonic, performing Creston's Fantasy for Trombone, and in 1992 premiered Christopher Rouse's Pulitzer Prize-winning Trombone Concerto with the Orchestra, which commissioned the work for its 150th Anniversary Celebration. His most recent appearance with the Philharmonic as soloist was in performances of James Pugh's Trombone Concerto in March of 2000. lie has been a guest soloist with the Lincoln Symphony, National Repertory Orchestra, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Santa Barbara Symphony, New Japan Philharmonic, Orchestra of Teatro Bellini in Catania Sicily, Mannheim National Theater Orchestra, and Hauge Philharmonic. Mr. Alessi has also participated in numerous festivals, including the Festivale Musica di Camera in Protogruaro, Italy, the Cabrillo Music Festival, Swiss Brass Week, and Lieksa Brass Week in Finland. He was featured in the 1997 International Trombone Festival in Feldkirch, Austria, and the International Meeting of Brass Instruments in Lille, France. He is founding member of the Summit Brass ensemble at the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute in Tempe, Arizona. Currently on the faculty of The Juilliard School, Mr. Alessi has taught at Temple University in Philadelphia and the Grand Teton Music Festival in Wyoming. His students now occupy posts with many major symphony orchestras throughout the United States. As a clinician for the Edwards Instrument Co., he has also given master classes throughout the world and has toured Europe extensively as a master teacher and recitalist. Mr. Alessi has performed on numerous occasions as soloist with local concert bands including the West Point Army Band, Hanover Wind Symphony, and Ridgewood, New Jersey Concert Band. Mr. Alessi's discography includes Slide Area on the D'Note record label and New York Legends on the Cala label as well as a new release with New York Philharmonic Principal Trumpet Philip Smith on the Summit record label entitled Fandango . His live recording of the Rouse Concerto with the New York Philharmonic can be heard on Volume II of the recent release, An American Celebration , on New York Philharmonic Special Editions, the Orchestra's own recording label. He was invited by the International Trombone Association to record a solo disc of newly composed works, which was distributed to the Association's membership of 5,000 trombonists in early 1999. Recently, his recording of George Crumb's Starchild on the Bridge record label won a Grammy Award for 19992000. Other recordings featuring Mr. Alessi are with the Canadian Brass for Sony Classical and Philips Records. Mathew Lennex, Charles Hopkins, Timothy Ness, Seth Gory, Allison Barsnica – trombones Jeffrey Libman – guitar Ray Thiry – bass Erik Teichman – drums PROGRAM That's Amore am Sammy Nestico Volare Arrivederci Roma Modugno and Parish am Sammy Nestico am Perez Prado and Robert Elkjer **There will be a 10-minute intermission** ASU Jazz Faculty Sextet Program selections will be announced. Bryon Ruth – tenor sax Mike Crotty – trumpet/tenor sax Chris Champion – guitar Mike Kocour – piano Steve Millhouse – bass Dom Moio – drums Thank you for your attendance in support of jazz activities at ASU. If you would like to explore additional ways to offer support to the ASU Jazz Area, please contact the Director of Jazz Studies at 480-965-5348. *************** In respect for the performers and those audience members around you, please turn all beepers, cell phones and watches to their silent mode. Thank you. Performance Events Staff Manager Paul W. 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