Corea, Higdon & Warnaar: Brass Concertos
Jose Sibaja, Joseph Alessi, Paul Jenkins, Derek W. Hawkes, Steven Brown, Gilbert Long, Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero
The composers have contemplated playing to the most exciting qualities of these timbres, as well as connecting with the personalities of those for whom the pieces were written.
Corea, Higdon & Warnaar: Brass Concertos
Jose Sibaja, Joseph Alessi, Paul Jenkins, Derek W. Hawkes, Steven Brown, Gilbert Long, Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero
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The composers have contemplated playing to the most exciting qualities of these timbres, as well as connecting with the personalities of those for whom the pieces were written.
About
This album represents part of Giancarlo Guerrero and the Nashville Symphony’s mission to expand the contemporary American concerto repertoire, with each of these three works spotlighting a different facet of the relatively underexplored brass instrument family. Brad Warnaar’s Cornet Concerto draws on a rich heritage of 19th-century band music with wit and heartfelt homage, while Chick Corea’s Trombone Concerto, his final completed composition, fuses lyricism, jazz spontaneity, and orchestral drama. Jennifer Higdon’s Low Brass Concerto honors the spirit of this orchestral section through a majestic single-movement work of clarity and resonance. All of these pieces expand the expressive possibilities of the brass concerto in ways that are both surprising and deeply engaging.
Contents and tracklist
- Jose Sibaja
- Nashville Symphony
- Giancarlo Guerrero
- Joseph Alessi
- Nashville Symphony
- Giancarlo Guerrero
- Paul Jenkins, Derek W. Hawkes, Steven Brown, Gilbert Long
- Nashville Symphony
- Giancarlo Guerrero
Awards and reviews
January 2026
The composers have contemplated playing to the most exciting qualities of these timbres, as well as connecting with the personalities of those for whom the pieces were written.
