REPERTOIRE

Crespo | Improvisation No. 1

Jongen | Aria et Polonaise

Hidas | Meditation

Filas | Sonata for Trombone and Piano

Gonçalves | Maracatu for Trombone and Piano

INTERMISSION

Orchestral Excerpts

Berlioz - Hungarian March

Brahms - Symphony #1

Bruckner - Symphony #4

Mahler - Symphony #5

Wagner - Ride of The Valkyries

Williams - Star Wars Suite

Jonathan Randazzo is the Principal Trombone of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO). Prior to joining the SLSO, Randazzo served as Assistant Principal Trombone of the North Carolina Symphony. From 2017 to 2023, Randazzo was a member of the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra. Randazzo is also a founding member of the Southwest Trombone Conference. Randazzo served as Adjunct Professor of Trombone at NC State University from 2015 to 2022.

Learn more: https://www.jonathanrandazzo.com/

Christopher Sharpe, D.M.A., is the Assistant Professor of Trombone at Murray State University. Dr. Sharpe has performed with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Opera Orchestra, Dallas Wind Symphony, Colorado MahlerFest Orchestra, and for three years with the GRAMMY-nominated One O’Clock Lab Band. Dr. Sharpe is the founder of C. Sharpe Editions, a sheet music publishing company specializing in music for solo trombone and trombone ensembles. As a composer, he has written for the International Trombone Festival, the International Women's Brass Conference, and the American Trombone Workshop.

Learn more: https://www.chrismsharpe.com/

Felipe Brito, D.M.A., is the Assistant Professor of Trombone and Director of Jazz and Commercial Music at Southeast Missouri State University. As a solo artist, Felipe launched his debut album “Don’t Put Off Until Tomorrow” in 2024 under the New York label Outside in Music. Felipe performs in the 5 Tony Award-winning, Grammy-winning show Buena Vista Social Club: The Musical on Broadway in New York, as well as with the New Jersey Symphony and the Paducah Symphony. He works regularly as an orchestral, jazz, commercial, studio, and solo musician in Cape Girardeau, St. Louis, Memphis, Nashville, Chicago, Austin, New York, New Jersey, São Paulo (Brazil), and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

Learn more: www.felipebritomusic.com

Dr. Barbara Lamont, Professor and Director of Choral Activities at Southeast Missouri State University. Dr. Lamont directs all choral ensembles and teaches choral music education classes and conducting. She has a passion for conducting, teaching, and exploring the choral art with young singers and has served as adjudicator, clinician, and honor choir conductor in Missouri, New York, Ohio, and Texas. Dr. Lamont has also presented sessions on yoga for choir directors and their singers and on demystifying the choral rehearsal for singers. She has served as a resource chair for the Missouri Choral Directors Association as well as a pianist for honor choirs and sessions at the MCDA summer conferences. Additionally, she is a very active collaborative pianist with faculty, students, and guest artists at Southeast.

Learn More: semo.edu/people-directory/faculty-staff/lamont-barbara

Dr. Joe Turner is a versatile drummer, percussionist, and educator. He has performed and toured extensively throughout the eastern US, including at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Beacon Theater in New York, The Orpheum Theater in Boston, The House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, and The Corning Museum of Glass. Joe's recent performance affiliations have included the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, Winston-Salem Symphony, Western Piedmont Symphony, the North Carolina Brass Band, the Endless Mountain Music Festival Orchestra (where he was also a featured soloist), and several jazz combos, among others. He has also performed alongside world-class musicians including Bram Wijnands, David Grossman, Roger Daltry, members of Bang On A Can All-Stars, and Quey Percussion Duo.

Learn More: https://semo.edu/people-directory/faculty-staff/turner-joseph

Trey Miller, percussion