Posted by John Dorn on July 31, 2003 at 13:51:56:
Hello all,
Some of you may remember my post about a free concert in NC. The host (and also trumpet/picc player) of the event passed this email on to me and asked if I would post it to the list to let anyone interested have a listen. Unfortunately due to the acoustics of the room the recording is a bit more top heavy than I would like and the artificial reverb colors the low brass sound a bit. Never the less, the concert was a lot of fun to play.
John
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From: Timothy Jon Phillips
To: Chris Nigrelli ; Frank Merritt ; John Dorn
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 1:20 PM
Subject: July 19 Program Posting
Guys,
Would you post this message about the concert containing the links below to your respective instrument lists for their amusement :) And, if you would, forward any comments you get back to me. Feel free to add you own comments, if you feel so motivated.
Thanks
Tim
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Greetings Everyone...
I am Tim Phillips, Manager of the Unifour Brass Ensemble. We hosted our second Richard E Norment III Memorial Concert on July 19 at the new sanctuary of Tri-City Baptist Church in Conover, NC. The assembled group of brass and percussion players all exceeded our expectations and seemed to have a great time with each other and making music on our concert last Saturday night. The concert was by no means perfect, but I would like to think we made music and enjoyed each other. Some of these people had never met before, but had some common bond with someone else there. From the first notes, there was immediate chemistry and the camaraderie on and off stage developed quickly.
Some of you may know the honoree for this event, Mr. Richard E Norment III, who died suddenly in 1999 awaiting a quadruple bypass. The day before, he had just after finished a concert with the Winston-Salem Symphony and checked himself into the hospital not feeling well. He didn't survive the night. Richard was a native of Lenoir and attended Northwestern Univ several years ago. When there, he gave lessons to a young high schooler, Ed Carroll. Though not a full-time player, he was well respected across the state serving as principle in the orchestra here and in the sections of the Winston-Salem Symphony and occasionally with NC Symphony. His absence is still felt today by me and many people.
In my opening comments, I stated that there were no players on stage that couldn't be replaced with a better player from somewhere. There is always someone who can do it better than any of us. But in organizing such a concert, we look for not just the right players, but the right people. Richard was one of those people who didn't care what part he played (and would rather NOT play 1st - though he was completely capable) as long as he got to play. Most of us on stage felt the same
way - it was an honor to play with this group of people regardless what part we got to play. Everyone had solos of some kind, all parts were important - some hurt more than others Without the efforts of all on stage and other behind the scenes, the concert would not have happened. If you are curious about the performers, conductor, program content, etc., you can access the program at: http://www.unifourbrass.org/July19/July19Program.pdf
I have debated adding these links, but, it's a live performance, so most of you will understand Here are most of the pieces. I had no mechanicals for it, so our archive of the Rayburn Wright's Sousa piece is not linked here. I forgot to start the recorder at the second half, so the Dragon transcription is also not here. The Lincoln Portrait transcription I completed a few days before rehearsals began. We had a total of 6 rehearsals spread across 3 days for this. Regretfully,
handling so many of the other arrangements, I didn't get to practice as much as I would have liked. It's kinda neat to hear the resultant high concert D on the end of the Copland Fanfare... There were black powder pistols and rifles used for the 1812 cannon. The largest yield weapons were used last I hope you enjoy.
http://www.unifourbrass.org/July19/RCommonManFanfare.MP3
http://www.unifourbrass.org/July19/RSSB.MP3
http://www.unifourbrass.org/July19/RLincolnPortrait.MP3
http://www.unifourbrass.org/July19/RIves.MP3
http://www.unifourbrass.org/July19/R1812.MP3
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Tim Phillips
iplatrpt(AT)unifourbrass.org
http://www.unifourbrass.org
Manager and VP for Finance
Unifour Brass Ensemble, INC.
Owner/Engineer
Tim's Basement Productions
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Tim Phillips
iplatrpt(AT)unifourbrass.org
http://www.unifourbrass.org
Manager and VP for Finance
Unifour Brass Ensemble, INC.
Owner/Engineer
Tim's Basement Productions