In attesa della primavera

Casa Afternoons
invite our neighbors and their families
to enjoy the arts in a relaxed atmosphere

Concert
In attesa della primavera

Presented by
Brownstone Brass Quintet
NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò

With:
Oscar Thorp, Caitlin Featherstone, Antonio Mandosi, trumpets
Ser Konvalin, horn
Colin Babcock, trombone
Heather Ewer, tuba

A celebration of Italian music for brass with special guest and Italian trumpeter, Antonio Mandosi. This recital will feature the traditional antiphonal works of Giovanni Gabrieli, the well known melodies of Italian operas by Puccini and Monteverdi, a nod to tradition Italian folk music, and a very special premiere of an original arrangement of Respighi’s “La Primavera” from his Trittico Botticelliano.

Program:

Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612)
Canzona Per Sonare no. 2 (arr. Robert King)

Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612)
Canzon Per Sonar a 4-5 “La Spiritata” (arr. John Serry)

Steven Christopher Sacco (b. 1865)
Brass Quintet (movements 1 and 2)

Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945)
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana (arr. Nicolas Cortes Castillo)

Santa Lucia (traditional / arr. Thomas H. Graf)

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Suite from L’Orfeo (arr. Ridenour, selection of movements)

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
La Primavera from Trittico Botticelliano (arr. Colin Babcock)

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Musetta’s Waltz from La Bohème (arr. F. Mills)