Eastman Trombone Choir wows crowd at St. Mary’s on Saturday
Photos courtesy of ORG: The Eastman Trombone Choir performed Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Medina.
Press Release, Orleans Renaissance Group
MEDINA – A crowd of about 100 people gathered at St. Mary’s Church in Medina last Saturday evening to experience a rare concert event, hosted by the Orleans Renaissance Group.
The Eastman Trombone Choir performed a flawless concert in the cavernous space, thrilling the audience with their majestic sound.
“I never experienced a trombone choir before and wasn’t sure what to expect,” said Carol Comfort of Medina. “Absolutely amazing!”
According to Chris Busch of the ORG, that was the general sentiment of the night.
“As people exited the church, everyone expressed how much they absolutely enjoyed the event,” Busch said. “Words like amazing, awe-inspiring and thrilling were used over and over to describe what they had seen and heard. The sound of a full trombone choir is quite powerful, dramatic and majestic – truly a singular music experience.”
Busch also thanked those who made the event possible. “We’re so grateful for the generosity of Mr. Rick Drilling and the cooperation of Fr. Mark Noonan in making this event possible, along with the many others who gave assistance to the event.”
About 100 people attended the concert at St. Mary’s.
The program included ‘Mini-Overture’ by James Kazik, ‘The Alcotts’ from The Concord Sonata by Charles Ives, arr. Ross Holcombe, ‘Um Mitternacht’ (At Midnight) by Anton Bruckner, arr. Ralph Sauer, ‘Back to the Fair’ by Bill Reichenbach and conducted by Vincent Huang, ‘Five Vignettes for Trombone Choir by Samuel Adler, ‘Three Contemplations’: ‘Arise, My Love by Stephen Paulus, arr. Mark Kellogg, ‘In Memorium by Raymond Premru, and ‘Earth Song’ by Frank Ticheli, arr. Mark Kellogg, and the finale- ‘Music from Gettysburg’ by Randy Edelman, arr. Pete F. Strohm: ‘Prologue.’, ‘Day 1. Buford, Heth, Reynolds and Ewell’, ‘Day 2. Devil’s Den, the Peach Orchard and Little Roundtop’, ‘Day 3. Pickett’s Charge’, and ‘Epilogue.”
Co-directors Mark Kellogg and Larry Zalkind stated the ensemble was very grateful for the opportunity to perform in St. Mary’s.
“Such a magnificent sanctuary! And the acoustics are so beautiful!” said Kellogg. Both also expressed the hope that they could return and perform again.
The next music event to be held in St. Mary’s is coming up on Saturday, November 16 at 7 p.m. when ONE Catholic will host “Echoes of Elegance– A Program of French Baroque and Early Classical Music” performed on the Pipe Organ & Harpsichord by Aaron R. Grabowski, MusB, University of Buffalo, Music Director & Principal Organist, Holy Trinity RC Parish. The event will be free and open to the public.
