Nathaniel Brickens, director
David Garcia, guest soloist & conductor
Jorge Rodriguez, student conductor
7:00 pm Prelude music provided by tombonists from:
Bowie High School, Cedar Ridge High School, Dripping Springs High School, Leander High School, Round Rock High School, & Vandegrift High School
This concert will last about 1 hour with a brief intermission.
Please silence your electronic devices.
Photography, video, or recording of any part of this performance is prohibited
Program
James Kazik b. 1974
Fanfare
Joseph Buono b. 2004
Eclipse
Giuseppe Verdi 1813-1901
arr. David Garcia
Ah si, ben mio from Il Travatore
David Garcia, soloist
Steven Verhelst b.1981
Hiros 2010
intermission
Andrew Skaggs b.1972
Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Jorge Rodriguez, conductor
Madeline Lee. b. 1994
La Cathedral2021
winner of the 2021 ITA Composition Competition
Michael Davis b. 1961
Big Pig 1999
Jacob Martinez & Demetreis Thornton, soloists
Mass Choir Selections
Franz Biebl 1906-2001
trans Royce Lumpkin
Ave Maria Angelus Domini
Richard Wagner 1813-1883
arr. Sonny Ausman
Tannhåuser: Pilgrim’s Choru
David Garcia, conductor
About the Artists
David Garcia
David Garcia has been principal trombone at the Zürich Opera House CH since 2007. He was born in San Antonio TX, USA. He studied at the University of Texas at Austin with Donald Knaub and at the Juilliard School with Joseph Alessi.From 1997 to 2000 David Garcia was appointed Principal Trombone at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence IT by the conductor Zubin Mehta.
Before David Garcia went to the Zürich Opera House CH in 2007, he played solo trombone with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra USA, the Springfield Symphony Orchestra USA and the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra USA.He is also in great demand as a guest musician and has played with the New York Philharmonic, the St. Luke’s Orchestra, the Absolut Ensemble, the Alabama Symphony, the San Antonio Symphony and on Broadway.
David Garcia played as a guest in major European orchestras such as the Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich CH or the Orquestra Sinfonica de Galicia ES. Due to his versatility as a musician, David Garcia is often requested as an alto, tenor and bass trombonist as well as a bass trumpeter and for historical instruments. He can be heard on the RCA and Phillips labels as well as on many opera DVDs recorded live in Zurich. His critically acclaimed performance of Jeff Tyzik’s Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra was broadcast live on the radio in 2004.
As a soloist David Garcia played among others with the Hardford Symphony Orchestra and the Brass Band of the Zürich Opera.
Garcia has taught numerous master classes, e.g. at Boston University at Tanglewood Institute USA, Yale University USA, Western Connecticut State University USA, La Semana Nacional de Trombón MX and the Zurich University of the Arts CH. David Garcia plays exclusively THEIN Trombones.
Trombone Choir
Alto Trombone
Jorge Rodriguez*, Brownsville
Joshua Stout, Austin
Tenor Trombones
Arsene Bien-Aime, Hyattsville, MD
Jace Byrd, Dripping Springs
Jan Campos, Mission
Austin Dalby, Austin
Jared Dickerson, Grapevine
Erick Galicia, Austin
Ross Ganske, San Antonio
Carlos Garcia, Rio Grande City
Joshua Gault, Brownsville
Jackson Hawk, Pflugerville
Hunter Irwin, Leander
Dylan Le, Pflugerville
Landon Reimer, Rockwall
Brandon Reyes, Freeport
Jorge Rodriguez, Brownsville
Jared Sierra, Marble Falls
Joshua Stout, Austin
Ben Valliere, Clemmons, NC
Bass Trombones
Wyatt Andrews, Coppell
Louie Cadena, Alice
Eric Garcia, Houston
Michael Newell, Austin
Jackson Quevedo, Houston
Ryan Smalley, Limerick, Ireland
Contrabass Trombone
Eric Garcia, Houston
Drums
TBA
*Trombone Teaching Assistant
Event Details
Free admission