Offroad with Trombonist James Markey & Pianist Virginia Perry Lamb

Markey, James – Offroad with Trombonist James Markey & Pianist Virginia Perry Lamb
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New York Philharmonic Assistant Principal Trombonist James Markey's brilliant 2003 recording featuring the following works:

1. Dmitri Shostakovich - Preludes, Op. 34 (1932)
2. Malcolm Arnold - Fantasy, Op. 69 (1969)
3. Percy Grainger - Willow, Willow (1911)
4. Robert Schumann - Romances, Op. 94 (1849)
5. Neal Harnly - Chorale Fantasie (1999)
6. Folke Basta - Basta (1982))
4. James Markey - Theme & Variations on "Camptown Races" (2001) for Trombone & Brass Quintet

When this recording came out in 2003, it raised the bar for the Tenor Trombone from an artistic & technical level. A must-have for all aspiring brass performers!!

Have a listen to a bit of the CD. The playing is awesome!!

Click on any of the titles below to hear some awesome mp3 samples from the album:
Track 1 - Prelude No. 1 by Shostakovich
Track 12 - Fantasy by Arnold
Track 13 - Willow, Willow by Grainger

Track 14 - Chorale Fantasie by Harnly

Track 18 - Basta by Rabe

Track 19 - Camptown Races, arr. Markey with Brass Quintet

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 16 September, 2010.

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Composer Info

Markey, James
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Appointed to the Bass Trombone position of the New York Philharmonic in June 2007, James Markey joined the Philharmonic as Associate Principal Trombone in 1997. Previously, Mr. Markey was Principal Trombone of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and since 2001 he has been a member of the Sun Valley Summer Symphony. Mr. Markey has had numerous solo appearances with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Sun Valley Summer Symphony, United States Army Band, Hora Decima Brass Ensemble, New York Staff Band of the Salvation Army, and the Hanover Wind Symphony. A sought-after educator, Mr. Markey has been a featured artist at the International Trombone Festival, the Eastern Trombone Workshop and the conferences of the New Jersey Music Educators Association and the New York State School Music Association. He has also appeared as a guest recitalist and clinician at major educational institutions, including the University of Toronto’s Glenn Gould School, Manhattan School of Music, James Madison University, the University of Calgary and Mount Royal College, Rutgers University and the Boston Conservatory. He currently serves on the Bass Trombone faculty of the Juilliard School, and on the trombone faculty at Mannes College of Music. Additionally, he was on the faculty of the Juilliard School’s Pre-College Division from 1998-2007, and has served on the faculties of New York University, Purchase College (SUNY), Montclair State University, and Sarah Lawrence College.

Mr. Markey’s tenor trombone solo recording, Offroad, was released in 2003, and his bass trombone solo recording, On Base, was released in 2009. He can also be heard as a soloist on the Hora Decima Brass Ensemble's recording of Janko Nilovic's Concerto for Two Trombones.

Mr. Markey studied with Joseph Alessi at the Juilliard School, where he received his Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees in 2005 and 2006.