Bach in Brass

  • Broadcast, Free, Student Recital, Studio Recital
  • Feb 21, 2025 @ 7:30 P.M.

Curtis Institute of Music students perform over 100 free recitals during the school year, held on most Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings. Admission requires advance registration and is complimentary.

Please note: Performance programs are subject to last-minute changes and cancellations.

Program

The Curtis Brass and Percussion Ensemble

Blair Bollinger, conductor

BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, G major, BWV 1048, arr. Christopher Mowat

Kevin Skinkis, trumpet
Franz Maury, trumpet
Noah Bender, trumpet
Dasara Beta, trumpet
Elizabeth Crafton, horn
Henry Price, trombone
Xiuzhang Charlie Cao, trombone
Jackson Howard, trombone
Noah Urquidi, bass trombone
Christian Jeon, tuba
Blair Bollinger, conductor

My Spirit Be Joyful

Franz Maury, trumpet
Chris Petrella, trumpet
Kathryn Jarmulowicz, horn
Xiuzhang Charlie Cao, trombone
Noah Urquidi, bass trombone

"Vor deinen Thron tret’ ich hiermit,” BWV 668a, arr. Ralph Sauer

Franz Maury, trumpet
Chris Petrella, trumpet
Kathryn Jarmulowicz, horn
Xiuzhang Charlie Cao, trombone
Noah Urquidi, Bass trombone

BARBER Mutations from Bach

Kevin Skinkis, trumpet
Dasara Beta, trumpet
Noah Bender, trumpet
Marcus Shaw, horn
Nicholas Ivy, horn
Elizabeth Crafton, horn
Kathryn Jarmulowicz, horn
Henry Price, trombone
Jackson Howard, trombone
Noah Urquidi, bass trombone
Christian Jeon, tuba
Xiang Ni, timpani

BACH Air pour les trompettes, from Suite in A major, BWV 832, arr. Michael Allen

Franz Maury, piccolo trumpet
Kevin Skinkis, trumpet
Noah Bender, trumpet
Chris Petrella, flugelhorn
Kathryn Jarmulowicz, horn
Elizabeth Crafton, horn
Jackson Howard, trombone
Xiuzhang Charlie Cao, trombone
Noah Urquidi, bass Trombone
Henry Price, euphonium
Christian Jeon, tuba

Fantasy in C major, BWV 570, arr. Michael Allen

Franz Maury, piccolo trumpet
Kevin Skinkis, trumpet
Noah Bender, trumpet
Chris Petrella, flugelhorn
Kathryn Jarmulowicz, horn
Elizabeth Crafton, horn
Jackson Howard, trombone
Xiuzhang Charlie Cao, trombone
Noah Urquidi, bass trombone
Henry Price, euphonium
Christian Jeon, tuba

Intermission
BACH Sinfonias 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 BWV 772, arr. Robert Elkjer

Noah Bender, trumpet
Christine Ott, horn
Henry Price, trombone

Contrapunctus III from The Art of the Fugue BWV 1080, arr. Ralph Sauer

Dasara Beta, trumpet
Kevin Skinkis, trumpet
Nicholas Ivy, horn
Jackson Howard, trombone
Christian Jeon, tuba

"Little" Fugue in G minor, BWV 578, arr. Michael Allen

Dasara Beta, trumpet
Kevin Skinkis, trumpet
Nicholas Ivy, horn
Jackson Howard, trombone
Christian Jeon, tuba

CREAGER Fume

Kevin Skinkis, piccolo trumpet
Chris Petrella, trumpet
Noah Bender, trumpet
Franz Maury, trumpet
Marcus Shaw, horn
Christine Ott, horn
Elizabeth Crafton, horn
Kathryn Jarmulowicz, horn
Xiuzhang Charlie Cao, trombone
Jackson Howard, trombone
Henry Price, trombone
Noah Urquidi, bass trombone
Christian Jeon, tuba
Xiang Ni, timpani
Blair Bollinger, conductor

BACH Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582

Chris Petrella, piccolo trumpet
Franz Maury, trumpet
Noah Bender, trumpet
Kevin Skinkis, flugelhorn
Christine Ott, horn
Elizabeth Crafton, horn
Jackson Howard, trombone
Xiuzhang Charlie Cao, trombone
Noah Urquidi, bass trombone
Henry Price, euphonium
Christian Jeon, tuba
Benoit Gauthier, conductor

About the Performers

Noah Bender, from Trussville, Ala., a student of Jeffrey Curnow and Michael Sachs, is a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024. 

Dasara Beta, from Cleveland, a student of Jeffrey Curnow and Michael Sachs, is the Mary Louise Curtis Bok Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022. 

Jeremy Bryant, from Tucson, Ariz., a student of Jeffrey Curnow and Michael Sachs, is a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.   

Xiuzhang Charlie Cao, from Yantai, China, a student of Nitzan Haroz and Matthew Vaughn, is the Harry L. and Cecilia F. Slavin Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.   

Elizabeth Crafton, from Savannah, Ga., a student of Jeffrey Lang and Jennifer Montone, is the Robert Montgomery Scott Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.  

Jackson Howard, from Chilliwack, British Columbia, a student of Nitzan Haroz and Matthew Vaughn, is the David H. Springman Memorial Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.   

Kathryn Jarmulowicz, from Minneapolis, a student of Jeffrey Lang and Jennifer Montone, is the Abigail Rebecca Zubrow Cohen Memorial Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.   

Christian Jeon, from Louisville, Ky., a student of Craig Knox and Paul Krzywicki, is the Dr. Bong S. Lee Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.   

Franz Maury, from Paris, a student of Jeffrey Curnow and Michael Sachs, is the Louisa Knapp Curtis Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.   

Chris Petrella, from Hudson, Ohio, a student of Jeffrey Curnow and Michael Sachs, is the Sandra G. and David G. Marshall Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.   

Henry Price, from Arlington, Va., a student of Nitzan Haroz and Matthew Vaughn, is a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.   

Noah Urquidi, from Corpus Christi, Texas, a student of Blair Bollinger, is the Hirsig Family Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.   

    • Date Feb 21, 2025
    • Time 7:30 P.M.
    • Location Curtis Institute of Music, Gould Rehearsal Hall