NEC Brass Bash 2023 + Marshall Gilkes
The Brass Bash celebrates the students in NEC’s brass department, and features performances for mixed brass ensemble as well as from our horn, trumpet, trombone and tuba classes. In addition, the event concludes with a mass brass choir, featuring all of our students in the performance of Wagner's Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral from Lohengrin. This year’s iteration is proud to feature Grammy nominated trombonist/composer, and NEC Jazz Department faculty member, Marshall Gilkes!
Marshall Gilkes integrates myriad influences into a singular and distinctive voice, combining the spontaneous invention of jazz with the elegant architecture of classical composition and virtuosic technique with passionate emotion. His sound can be heard in the lush impressionism of the Maria Schneider Orchestra; the unique Slide Monsters Trombone Quartet; and on Monday nights at the world famous Village Vanguard as lead trombonist with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. He has conducted his music with the WDR Big Band, UMO Jazz Orchestra, Airmen of Note, and Army Blues. He’s also performed with Makoto Ozone, Billy Cobham, Richard Bona, and Edmar Castañeda. A finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 2003, Gilkes has released six albums as a leader. The latest, Waiting to Continue, showcases Gilkes playing and writing in a trio setting.
This is an in-person event with a private stream available to the NEC community here: https://necmusic.edu/live
- Marshall Gilkes, Trombone
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James Kazik | Hex Files
trombone: Noah Korenfeld, Puyuan Chen, Quinn McGillis, Lukas Helsel,
Alex Knutrud, Noah Nichilo
bass trombone: Luke Sieve, Chance Gompert
Stephen Lange, conductor -
Kerry Turner | Farewell to the Red Castle
NEC Horn Class
Tasha Schapiro, Logan Fischer, Tess Reagan, Xiaoran Xu
Hannah Messenger, Connor Strauss, Matthias Bengtsson,
Xiang Li, Willow Otten, Jenna Stokes, Graham Lovely,
Huimin Mandy Liu, Karlee Kamminga, Sophie Steger,
Paolo Rosselli, Sam Hay -
William H. Harris (arr. Stephen Lange) | Bring Us, O Lord God
Bring us, o Lord God, at our last awakening
into the house and gate of Heaven,
to enter into that gate and dwell in that house,
where there shall be no darkness nor dazzling, but one equal light;
no noise nor silence, but one equal music;
no fears or hopes, but one equal possession;
no ends or beginnings, but one equal eternity,
in the habitations of thy glory and dominion,
world without end
John DonneNEC Trombone Class
Choir I
Soprano: Jaehan Kim
Alto: Lukas Helsel, Eli Canales
Tenor: Noah Korenfeld, Kevin Smith
Bass: Roger Dahlin, Chance Gompert
Choir II
Soprano: Alex Knutrud, Zachary Johnson
Alto: Quinn McGillis, Puyuan Chen
Tenor: Noah Nichilo, Rebecca Bertekap
Bass: Ki Yoon Park, Jason Sato, Luke SieveArtists- Stephen Lange, conductor
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (arr. Regis Bookshar) | “Recordare” from Requiem
NEC Trumpet Class
Sarah Heimberg, Cody York, Reynolds Martin
Nelson Martinez, Dimitri Raimonde -
Vaclav Nelhybel | Ludus
NEC Tuba Class
Masaru Lin, Jimmy Curto, Hayden Silvester
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Marshall Gilkes | Transonance
Artists- Marshall Gilkes, trombone
- Toby Oft, trombone
- Stephen Lange, trombone
- James Markey, bass trombone
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Marshall Gilkes | Morning Smiles
trombone: Zachary Johnson, Alex Knutrud, Quinn McGillis
Kevin Smith, Rebecca Bertekap, Noah Nichilo
bass trombone: Jason Sato, KiYoon Park
James Markey, conductorArtists- Marshall Gilkes, trombone soloist
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INTERMISSION
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Marshall Gilkes | Sin Filtro
Max Ignas, piccolo trumpet, trumpet
David O’Neill, trumpet
Eddy Lanois, flugelhorn
Xiang Li, horn
Zachary Johnson, trombone
Jack Earnhart, euphonium
Luke Sieve, bass trombone
Jimmy Curto, tuba
James Markey, conductor
Artists- Marshall Gilkes, trombone soloist
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Marshall Gilkes | Cyclic Journey
Max Ignas, piccolo trumpet, trumpet
Dimitri Raimonde, trumpet
Reynolds Martin, flugelhorn
Hannah Messenger, horn
Quinn McGillis, trombone
Jack Earnhart, euphonium
Ki Yoon Park, bass trombone
Jordan Jenifor, tuba
Kai Burns, guitar
Leo Weisskoff, bass
Dominic Vance, drums
James Markey, conductorArtists- Marshall Gilkes, trombone soloist
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Richard Wagner (arr. J. Friedman) | “Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral” from Lohengrin
Personnel
Horn 1: Tasha Schapiro, Paolo Rosselli, Jenna Stokes, Huimin Mandy Liu
Horn 2: Hannah Messenger, Tess Reagan, Graham Lovely, Xiaoran Xu
Horn 3: Sophie Steger, Xiang Li, Logan Fischer, Willow Otten, Yeonjo Oh
Horn 4: Karlee Kamminga, Matthias Bengtsson, Sam Hay
Trumpet 1: David O'Neill, Matthew Mihalko, Daniel Barak, Reynolds Martin
Trumpet 2: Mikey Harms, Dimitri Raimonde, Jake Baldwin, Max Ignas
Trumpet 3: Nelson Martinez, Alexandra Richmond, Cody York, Sarah Heimberg
Flugelhorn: Eddy Lanois
Trombone 1: Zachary Johnson, Puyuan Chen, Alex Knutrud, Jaehan Kim, Rebecca Bertekap, Noah Nichilo
Trombone 2: Lukas Helsel, Eli Canales, Kevin Smith, Quinn McGillis, Noah Korenfeld
Trombone 3: Roger Dahlin, Chance Gompert, Ki Yoon Park, Jason Sato, Luke Sieve
Euphonium: Jack Earnhart
Tuba: Jimmy Curto, Jordan Jenifor, Masaru Lin, Hayden Silvester, David Stein
Timpani: Stephanie KrichenaArtists- James Markey, conductor