...a welcome addition to the classical trumpet repertory...clearly a gifted musician with a nice rounded tone, excellent technique and a commitment to new literature.
Trumpeter Brian Chin founded the Universal Language Project to "create a fresh sound for the 21st century and to establish a new approach to art music." "Eventide" is a fitting product of this mission. This sweeping recording features commissioned new works from composers Stephen Newby, Edward Castro, Chris Stover, Kerry Turner and Roupen Shakarian and performances by Chin, pianist Kevin Johnson and vocalists Morgan Smith (baritone) and Cherie Hughes (soprano). Moving across unexpectedly metered landscapes and interweaving multiple voices - instrumental and human - "Eventide" is an elegant expression that speaks to the overarching possibilities in the vicissitude of modern classical music.
Track Listing:
1. PRAYER SONG (Stephen Newby) 11:46
Featuring Cherie Hughes, Soprano
MINIATURES ON OTHER PEOPLES THOUGHTS
(Edward Castro)
2. Eighth Note = 138 1:57
3. Quarter Note = 60 2:32
4. Interlude 1:48
5. Small Choral 1:07
6. Popish' 2:18
7. Four Trios/Coda 2:29
CHIN MUSIC FOR TRUMPET AND STRING QUARTET
(Christopher Stover)
8. One 4:54
9. Two 8:52
10. THE BALLAD OF ANNABEL LEE (Kerry Turner) 12:57
Featuring Morgan Smith, Baritone
11. EVENTIDE (Roupen Shakarian) 6:29
Performers:
BRIAN CHIN - Trumpet
KEVIN JOHNSON - Piano
MORGAN SMITH - Baritone
CHERIE HUGHES - Soprano
Strings on CHIN MUSIC FOR TRUMPET AND STRING QUARTET:
Steve Creswell - Violin
Heather Bentley - Violin
Brianna Atwell - Viola
Brad Hawkins - Cello
Strings on MINIATURES ON OTHER PEOPLES THOUGHTS:
Steve Creswell - Violin
Kim Zabelle - Violin
Coral Sepulveda - Violin
Amy Gudorf - Violin
Mara Gearman - Viola
Laurel Wells - Viola
Kevin Krentz - Cello
Rajan Krishnaswami - Cello
Todd Gowers - Bass
Production Info:
Produced by Brian Chin
Recorded & mixed by Ron Haight in Seattle, WA
except track 10, recorded by Brit Model
Tracks 1, 8, 9 - Recorded May, 2012
at First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA
Tracks 2-7, 11 - Recorded August, 2011
at Bach Theater, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle
Track 10 - Recorded December, 2010
at Gewandhaus - Opera Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Mastered by John McCaig at PanicStudios, Seattle
Cover Art: "A Hole in the Sky" by Natalie Niblack
Photographs by Tom Owens
Cover design & Layout by John Bishop
