CONCERT PROGRAM
TCTE Repertoire, Summer 2024
The concert will include selections from the following repertoire
A Brief Adventure ... Wesley Nance; Edited by James Olcott
Battle Hymn of the Republic ... Setting by Peter J. Wilhousky; Arranged by Michael Serber
Bugler’s Holiday ... Leory Anderson; Arranged by David Hickman
Canzona septimi et octavi toni ... Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612); transcribed by James Klages
Celebrating Walt Disney ... Michael Serber/James Olcott
Fantasia on the Dargason ... Gustav Holst (1874-1934); Transcribed by Michael Serber
Guadalcanal March ... Richard Rodgers/Robert Russell Bennet; transcribed by Michael Serber
Hilltop Fanfare (2022) ... Mitchell Dietz
Signature Fanfare (2023) ... Paul Murtha
Scottish Images (2022) ... Edward Hoffman
The Odd Couple ... Neal Hefti (1922-2008); Adapted by Edward Hoffman
Battle Hymn of the Republic ... Setting by Peter J. Wilhousky; Arranged by Michael Serber
Bugler’s Holiday ... Leory Anderson; Arranged by David Hickman
Canzona septimi et octavi toni ... Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612); transcribed by James Klages
Celebrating Walt Disney ... Michael Serber/James Olcott
- Excerpts from Beauty and the Beast
- From Pinocchio: When You Wish Upon a Star
- Excerpts from Mary Poppins
Fantasia on the Dargason ... Gustav Holst (1874-1934); Transcribed by Michael Serber
Guadalcanal March ... Richard Rodgers/Robert Russell Bennet; transcribed by Michael Serber
Hilltop Fanfare (2022) ... Mitchell Dietz
Signature Fanfare (2023) ... Paul Murtha
Scottish Images (2022) ... Edward Hoffman
The Odd Couple ... Neal Hefti (1922-2008); Adapted by Edward Hoffman
The Twin Cities Trumpet Ensemble Personnel:
Trumpets: Sara Kay Biser, Douglas Bradley, Trevor Crawford, Ron Chamberlain, Mitchell Dietz, Kevin Duggins, Ronald Hasselmann, Michael Haynes, Franklin Hotzel, Alexander Kahler, Greg Kimball, Ehrich Koch, Betty Mackay, James Newcomb, Daniel Odegaard, Blake Peterson, Gene Poole, Jeff Schuh, Shannon Stewart, Scott Swanson, Christopher Tank, Brian Tice, David Wall, and Greg Wyman
Percussion: Julie Henry, Christian Anderson, Kat Felicis Ioco
Director: James Olcott
Trumpets: Sara Kay Biser, Douglas Bradley, Trevor Crawford, Ron Chamberlain, Mitchell Dietz, Kevin Duggins, Ronald Hasselmann, Michael Haynes, Franklin Hotzel, Alexander Kahler, Greg Kimball, Ehrich Koch, Betty Mackay, James Newcomb, Daniel Odegaard, Blake Peterson, Gene Poole, Jeff Schuh, Shannon Stewart, Scott Swanson, Christopher Tank, Brian Tice, David Wall, and Greg Wyman
Percussion: Julie Henry, Christian Anderson, Kat Felicis Ioco
Director: James Olcott
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THE TWIN CITIES TRUMPET ENSEMBLE:
There is the only regularly performing 24-trumpet musical ensemble in the United States, and it has its home in the Twin Cities! The Twin Cities Trumpet Ensemble (TCTE) was founded in 2014 by a trio of trumpeters who invited others to join them for trumpet playing and camaraderie. It took only a few months for the group to grow to 24 of the best trumpet players in the area.
Under the direction of James Olcott and boasting a vast repertoire stretching from the Renaissance to the present, the TCTE has, since its inception, given over 90 live and virtual performances throughout the region and continues to be in demand in both solo and collaborative efforts with community and school music ensembles. For variety, the ensemble also boasts a jazz group of six trumpets, and is regularly augmented by timpani, a jazz rhythm section, and occasional low brass.
The ensemble released its first full-length CD, Soundings, in the fall of 2021.
There is the only regularly performing 24-trumpet musical ensemble in the United States, and it has its home in the Twin Cities! The Twin Cities Trumpet Ensemble (TCTE) was founded in 2014 by a trio of trumpeters who invited others to join them for trumpet playing and camaraderie. It took only a few months for the group to grow to 24 of the best trumpet players in the area.
Under the direction of James Olcott and boasting a vast repertoire stretching from the Renaissance to the present, the TCTE has, since its inception, given over 90 live and virtual performances throughout the region and continues to be in demand in both solo and collaborative efforts with community and school music ensembles. For variety, the ensemble also boasts a jazz group of six trumpets, and is regularly augmented by timpani, a jazz rhythm section, and occasional low brass.
The ensemble released its first full-length CD, Soundings, in the fall of 2021.
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James Olcott (Director):
James Olcott a native of Berkeley, California, is a 2013 retiree from Miami University (Ohio) where he was professor of trumpet for 35 years after memberships on the faculties of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Fort Hays State University (Kansas). While at Miami he was an active player throughout the region and around the country in both jazz and classical genres, including holding the position of principal trumpet of the Cincinnati Ballet Orchestra for nearly 25 years. Experience in that role also included the Tidewater Music Festival (Maryland), the Peter Britt Music Festival (Oregon), the International Festival at Round-Top, Texas, and others.
While earning his master’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music in New York, he played with the Metropolitan Opera Company and other regional performing ensembles.
In the jazz idiom, Mr. Olcott has performed on San Francisco’s Broadway and with large and small groups in California, Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, and New York, and continues to perform in and around the Twin Cities region in Minnesota.
As a composer and arranger of music for trumpet ensemble, his works are performed worldwide and are published by Crown Music Press of Chicago, Tromba Publications of Denver, and his own publishing firm, Triplo Press, which he founded in 1991.
Mr. Olcott has been active with the International Trumpet Guild almost since its inception. He has held the offices of president, vice president, and secretary, and for 12 years served on the ITG Board of Directors for 12 years, finishing his tenure in 2015. He was the coordinator for the guild's annual CD Project from 2003 to 2013, organizer of the Ellsworth-Smith Competition in 2008, and is currently a member of the ITG Journal Editorial Committee. He has been involved for many years with the ITG conference's Festival of Trumpets, during which time he has acted as participant, advisor, conductor, leader, and coordinator. He was a recipient of ITG's Award of Merit in 2005.
James Olcott a native of Berkeley, California, is a 2013 retiree from Miami University (Ohio) where he was professor of trumpet for 35 years after memberships on the faculties of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Fort Hays State University (Kansas). While at Miami he was an active player throughout the region and around the country in both jazz and classical genres, including holding the position of principal trumpet of the Cincinnati Ballet Orchestra for nearly 25 years. Experience in that role also included the Tidewater Music Festival (Maryland), the Peter Britt Music Festival (Oregon), the International Festival at Round-Top, Texas, and others.
While earning his master’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music in New York, he played with the Metropolitan Opera Company and other regional performing ensembles.
In the jazz idiom, Mr. Olcott has performed on San Francisco’s Broadway and with large and small groups in California, Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, and New York, and continues to perform in and around the Twin Cities region in Minnesota.
As a composer and arranger of music for trumpet ensemble, his works are performed worldwide and are published by Crown Music Press of Chicago, Tromba Publications of Denver, and his own publishing firm, Triplo Press, which he founded in 1991.
Mr. Olcott has been active with the International Trumpet Guild almost since its inception. He has held the offices of president, vice president, and secretary, and for 12 years served on the ITG Board of Directors for 12 years, finishing his tenure in 2015. He was the coordinator for the guild's annual CD Project from 2003 to 2013, organizer of the Ellsworth-Smith Competition in 2008, and is currently a member of the ITG Journal Editorial Committee. He has been involved for many years with the ITG conference's Festival of Trumpets, during which time he has acted as participant, advisor, conductor, leader, and coordinator. He was a recipient of ITG's Award of Merit in 2005.
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