Gaudete Ensemble - Chicago Moves (2013) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Gaudete
02. Sonata for Brass Quintet: I. Moderato
03. Sonata for Brass Quintet: II. Andante
04. Sonata for Brass Quintet: III. Animato
05. A Great Commercial City
06. Helios: Helios
07. Brass: I. Bell
08. Brass: II. Mute
09. Brass: III. Slide
10. Chicago Moves: I. Grant Park
11. Chicago Moves: II. The Spaghetti Bowl
12. Chicago Moves: III. Loop Lament
13. Chicago Moves: IV. Lake Shore Drive
14. Copperwave


Gaudete Brass makes its Cedille Records debut with Chicago Moves, an album of new and diverse American works for brass quintet. All were composed in the last six years, and all but one were written expressly for the Chicago-based ensemble of young brass virtuosos and receive their world-premiere recordings on the new album.

World premieres include the title work, David Sampson's Chicago Moves (2011), a tribute to the city's multifaceted character through 'third stream' classical-meets-jazz melodies atop an almost minimalist groove. Rob Deemer's Brass (2012) explores the rich and varied textures and sounds unique to the brass family of instruments. Brian Baxter's A Great Commercial City, another valentine to Gaudete Brass's hometown, draws its melodic and harmonic content from a mid-19th century folk song praising the fertile farmlands of Illinois. Stacy Garrop's Helios (2011) depicts the classical Greek sun god's blazing journey across the daytime sky and calm, nightly slumber in his golden boat. John Cheetham's Sonata for Brass Quintet (2008), written in the classical sonata form of fast-slow-fast movements, includes solos for each instrument. James Woodward's Gaudete (2007), the quintet's very first commission, conveys the jubilant spirit inherent in the ensemble's name, which comes from the Latin word for 'rejoice.'

Chicago Moves also includes celebrated composer Joan Tower's Copperwave (2006), a work in which musical ideas move in waves, sometimes to a Latin American-style rhythm.

'Throughout, the Gaudete Brass impresses with precise attacks, spot-on intonation, and the kind of unstrained virtuosity that bespeaks an easy working relationship.' (Ronald E. Grames, Fanfare)

Bill Baxtresser, trumpet
Ryan Berndt, trumpet
Julia Filson, horn
Paul Von Hoff, trombone
Scott Tegge, tuba

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