Brass Showcase

  • Student Recital
  • May 8, 2022 @ 2:00 P.M.

The Curtis Institute of Music’s iconic Student Recital Series returns to the stage for a vibrant season of performances. Curtis hosts a variety of chamber, ensemble and graduation recitals this spring. Admission requires advance reservation and is complimentary. Please note: Performance programs are subject to last-minute changes and cancellations.

Program

HIDAS Meditation

Derek Gullett, bass trombone

SAVARD Morceau de Concours
GAUBERT Cantabile et Scherzetto

Alan Tolbert, trumpet
Elena Jivaeva, piano

NEULING Bagatelle

Martina Adams, horn
Jungeun Kim, piano

PRICE "Hold Fast to Dreams," arr. James Vaughen

James Vaughen, trumpet
Jenny Chen, piano

BLACKWELL Prelude and Counterpoint

James Vaughen, trumpet
Mekhi Gladden, English horn
Jenny Chen, piano

MEITUS Seraphim

James Vaughen, trumpet
Mekhi Gladden, oboe
Jenny Chen, piano

GALLOIS-MONTBRUN Sarabande et Finale
PRICE "Sympathy," arr. James Vaughen

James Vaughen, trumpet
Jenny Chen, piano

About the Performers

Martina Adams, from Philadelphia, is a student of Jeffrey Lang and Jennifer Montone, and entered Curtis in 2019.

Mekhi Gladden, from Atlanta, is a student of Katherine Needleman, Toyin Spellman-Diaz, Elizabeth Koch Tiscione, Philippe Tondre, and Robert Walters, and entered Curtis in 2017.

Derek Gullett, from Uniontown, Ohio, is a student of Nitzan Haroz and Matthew Vaughn, and entered Curtis in 2019.

Alan Tolbert, from Shippensburg, Pa., is a student of David Bilger and entered Curtis in 2020.

James Vaughen, from Champaign, Ill., is a student of David Bilger and entered Curtis in 2018.

Jenny Chen, staff pianist

Jungeun Kim, director of instrumental accompaniment

Elena Jivaeva, staff pianist

Special Thanks

The Edith L. and Robert Prostkoff Memorial Concert Series. The Curtis Institute of Music receives funding from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts.

    • Date May 8, 2022
    • Time 2:00 P.M.
    • Location Curtis Institute of Music, Field Concert Hall