As the very first piece that the group recorded together in 2025, New Horizon Brass has a special connection to the music of Victor Ewald. The constantly shifting and churning melodies that pass between each instrument form a musical language that allows for conversation amongst all 5 members of the ensemble.
Recorded in 2025 as a part of their competition program, this work by Witold Lutoslawski shows off the ensemble skills and technical ability of the New Horizon Brass.
This clip, recorded at Michigan State in 2024, shows off one of the coolest trumpet tuttis I’ve seen in brass quintet music. Taken from the fifth movement of his Suite for Brass, Verne Reynolds really knew how to write well for himself and his colleagues in the Eastman Faculty Brass Quintet when he put out this work in 1963.
This clip is from a 2025 recital of baroque music - presented as part of an independent research project on ornamentation that I did while at Michigan State. Enjoy the final movement from Monteverdi’s opera Orfeo, arranged for brass quintet by renown trumpet soloist and composer Brandon Ridenour. The movement features trading trumpet melodies and a jaunty dance feel.
Recorded in 2024, this etude was a part of my application process for diploma programs around the US. Enjoy this French masterpiece by pedagogue Theo Charlier.
Featuring the Piccolo trumpet, this adaption of Fasch’s Concerto in D Major shows off a brilliant timbre and many ornaments and scales - it was a part of my research project in Spring 2025 on the subject.
Also recorded in Fall 2024, this piece is a favorite of mine. The powerful opening gives way to a beautiful scherzo and features tricky technical passages throughout.
This is the first movement of a piece written in a collaboration with composer Alejandro de Santana. It features an interesting array of instruments: winds - clarinet and flute, strings - violin and cello, and my instrument: the trumpet. this instrumentation allows for interesting sonic possibilities, like the combination of the clarinet, flute and trumpet textures in the upper register. Enjoy!
This is the second movement from Tres Danzas, composed by my friend Alejandro de Santana while we were at Michigan State together in 2025. Listen for the passing melody that starts in the trumpet, it’s a beautiful example of counterpoint.