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	CHRIS WALDEN "Walden writes with old-school technique but far-reaching vistas." - DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE Well known throughout his native Germany and in his adopted home of Los Angeles as a consummate composer & arranger for film, orchestras, and his Grammy-nominated Big Band, Chris Walden debuts his first Symphony, an exploration of the primal earth, fire, wind and water concepts, conducting the Hollywood Studio Symphony. Besides his recent Grammy nominations, Walden was honored last year by the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers, and lauded for his ground-breaking Kurt Marti Suite (Origin 82482) for Big Band and 100-member St. John’s choir from Hamburg, Germany. Click here to continue reading.
	SEATTLE TRUMPET CONSORT The Seattle Trumpet Consort was founded in 2001 to explore the repertoire for natural trumpet ensemble. we perform exclusively on baroque trumpets (without valves), patterned after the leading instruments of the 18th Century, and strive to recreate the timbres and balances that the musicians of the time would recognize. Our use of timpani in historic style, with calfskin heads and authentic mallets, completes the unique sonority that the consort produces. The use of period instruments provides the listener with insight into the timbre, phrasing, and balance that cannot be achieved using modern valved instruments. The ensemble also strives to realize the subtle differences among the various composer's unique styles and sensibilities. Click here to continue reading.
	LINDA TSATSANIS AND JOHN LENTI Canadian-born soprano Linda Tsatsanis enjoys an active and diverse career. Hailed "ravishing" (New York Times) for her performance at the Boston Early Music Festival and blessed with "crystalline purity" (Seattle Times) Ms. Tsatsanis divides her time between early opera and concert performance. Ms. Tsatsanis began her career as a full-time member/soloist of Canada's leading professional choir, the Elmer Iseler Singers, working with such greats as Krzysztof Penderecki, Sir David Wilcox, Bernard Labadie and Helmuth Rilling. John Lenti has appeared as a solo recitalist and chamber musician on lute, theorbo and guitar throughout the eastern United States, at the Bloomington and Boston Early Music Festivals, and at the Magnolia Baroque Festival in Winston-Salem, NC. Following undergraduate study of classical guitar at the North Carolina School of the Arts, Mr. Lenti held a variety of teaching posts and performed both in recital as a guitarist and lutenist, and as a member of the Whistlepig Old-Time String Band in concerts, hootenannies and festivals throughout western North Carolina. Click here to continue reading.
	FLORIE ROTHENBERG Florie Rothenberg, clarinetist, enjoys an active performing career in Seattle, playing with many concert and pit orchestras, includ ing the Auburn Symphony, Tacoma Symphony, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Tacoma Opera and the 5th Avenue Theater. Before settling in Seattle, she was a member of the Tucson Symphony and Ari zona Opera. Florie has worked in film scoring in Seattle and been involved in recording projects with the Rainier Chamber Winds, including Mozart’s Gran Partita, the first recording of Philip Glass’ 2nd Piano Concerto with Paul Barnes and the Northwest Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Ralf Gothoni, and with Gunnar Madsen (formerly of The Bobs) on his album Spinning World, which was heard on TV’s Sex and the City. Click here to continue reading.
	DANIEL BARRY Daniel Barry is a composer, arranger, conductor, music educator, publisher and trumpet player currently living in Seattle. Although Daniel's work as a composer falls primarily into the jazz category, his music contains elements garnered from advanced classical music studies along with residencies and festival performances throughout the world, in particular the Caribbean, Central America, Peru, Brazil and Southeast Asia. Recently he has served as guest Composer/Performer in Residence for the Banda Amazonas in Manaus, Brazil, the Conservatoire de Tatui in Sao Paulo Brazil, and as a featured composer at the 2003 Lima Jazz Festival in Peru. Click here to continue reading.
	JIM GAILLORETO Jim Gailloreto is an accomplished jazz saxophonist and composer. He has a Bachelors in Music Composition from De Paul University and a Masters in Music Composition from Northwestern University. He has performed with the Chicago Jazz Ensemble, Chicago Chamber Musicians, Fulcrum Point and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He has recorded and performed with Blue Note artist Patricia Barber, Grammy nominated jazz vocalist Kurt Elling, guitarist John Mc Lean, pianist Jeremy Kahn, vocalist Grazyna Auguscik and composer/pianist Fred Hersch. Click here to continue reading.
	JOHN ADLER Dr. John Adler has performed and given masterclasses and recitals across the country and received numerous awards, including DownBeat magazine’s “Best Classical Instrumentalist” in 2003. Additionally, he was one of three Americans invited to compete in the prestigious Maurice Andre Trumpet Competition held in Paris, France in 2006. He has been a soloist with orchestras across the country performing trumpet concerti by Telemann, Arutunian, and Neruda, as well as Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #2, and Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto #1. Click here to continue reading.

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