Percussion
New York Philharmonic's Second Biennial Announced, Begins May 23-June 11
South African Trumpeter Darren English Lives in 'Imagine Nation' on Hot Shoe Records [REVIEW]
Here's a young trumpet player, composer and arranger from Capetown, South Africa who plays well beyond his years. For 'Imagine Nation' (Hot Shoe Records) Darren English has written a three-track suite for Nelson Mandela [1918-2013]. English was born in 1990, the year Mandela was released from prison. Add two bebop classics, one more original and four imaginatively reconfigured tunes from the "great American songbook" and you've got one impressive debut. Joseph Bertolozzi Employs Eiffel Tower as Musical Instrument
Experimental composer Joseph Bertolozzi’s latest offering, 'Tower Music / Musique de la Tour', uses only the sounds of the Eiffel Tower to create ten compellingly musical creations.
