Here is an example of the implication of a composer in residence to walk away from the obvious…
Opera Company of Philadelphia Composer in Residence Lembit Beecher arranged the famous Papageno-Papagena duet from The Magic Flute for piccolo and found percussion.
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Le compositeur en résidence Lembit Beecher apporte une touche créatrice en dehors des sentiers battus!
Il a fait l’arrangement d’un extrait du fameux duo Papageno-Papagena tiré de La flûte magique de Mozart pour voix et objets IKEA!!
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The album Carnival & Concertos featuring the trumpeter Frédéric Demers on which I collaborated gets incredible reviews, again! Here is the article appearing in the International Trumpet Guild Journal.
The Orchestre à vents non identifié (OVNI) under the direction of Jonathan Dagenais had the very special guest artist Frédéric Demers on trumpet. The concert was held on June 26, 2010 at Salle Oscar Peterson in Montréal.
This is a piece I orchestrated and partly composed : Le carnaval de Venise à Montréal. It demonstrates the virtuosity of Frédéric together with the excellence of the OVNI. The humerous side does not alter the great musicianship they offer to us. The recording was done by Philippe Bouvrette. (Duration : 14’20”)
Le carnaval de Venise à Montréal
Frédéric Demers, critique du International Trumpet Guild ( 1 MB )