Feb. 15, 2016 — The Northwest Passage Trumpet Trio, with pianist Douglas Jurs, will present a recital at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, February 27, in Ford Chapel at Allegheny College. The concert is free and open to the public. Members of the trio are Josh Boudreau, Jennifer Dearden and Timothy Winfield.
The program will include “Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury,” by Benjamin Britten; “Rhapsody,” by Erik Morales; two Scott Joplin rags, “Easy Winners” and “The Entertainer,” arranged by Uwe Heger; “Andante et Scherzo,” by Joseph Edouard Barat; “Legacies,” by James Stephenson; Sonata No. 21, from “Canzoni e Sonate,” by Giovanni Gabrieli, arranged by David Baldwin; Andante and Allegro from Concerto in D Major, by Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel; “Cinq Bagatelles,” by Pierre Max Dubois; “Suite for Three Trumpets,” by William Presser; and “Bugler’s Holiday,” by Leroy Anderson.
Josh Boudreau, who graduated from Harvard University with a degree in American history, plays with the River City Brass. He has performed as principal trumpet with many groups, including the Altoona, Westmoreland and Butler Symphony Orchestras. Recently, Boudreau has performed regularly with the Pittsburgh Opera as well as freelancing extensively in the Pittsburgh area. He is a member of several smaller ensembles including the Windsor and Keystone brass quintets as well as the Academy Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh. Boudreau maintains a private teaching studio.
Jennifer Dearden is an associate professor of music at Allegheny College, where she teaches several levels of music theory, conducts the Allegheny College Civic Symphony, and teaches applied lessons and coaches brass chamber ensembles. A former member of the River City Brass, Dearden has also been an active soloist in western Pennsylvania, having been featured with the Erie Chamber Orchestra and other local groups. She is also a founding member of the French Creek Brass Quintet, which performs regularly in the Meadville area. Dearden recently released her newest CD, “Dialogues,” on the Potenza Music label.
Timothy Winfield is assistant professor of trumpet and music education at
Westminster College, where he conducts the jazz ensemble, coaches brass chamber ensembles, teaches several music education courses, and also teaches applied trumpet lessons. Currently acting principal trumpet with the Butler Symphony Orchestra, he has held positions with the Billings Symphony Orchestra and the Boulder Symphony Orchestra. He has performed with the Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra and the Canton, South Florida, Westmoreland, Johnstown, Steamboat Springs, Corona and Aspen Festival orchestras.
Douglas Jurs is an assistant professor of music at Allegheny College. He has performed throughout the Southeast with colleagues including principal musicians from the Albany and Valdosta symphonies in Georgia. With violinist Brent Williams, member of the award-winning Enhake Quartet, Jurs formed Duo Antheil, a group committed to exploring the diversity of American music for violin and piano. Other recent partners include members of the Azalea String Quartet, New York pianist Tanya Gabrielian, University of Georgia trumpet professor Brandon Craswell and the internationally acclaimed Present Music Ensemble.