Connections was named as one of the top 11 CDs of 2011 by Sarah Bryan Miller The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Classical Music Critic!
Connections latest cd from Gerry Pagano featuring the St. Louis Low Brass Collective, The Trombones of the St. Louis Symphony, pianist Peter Henderson, and never before recorded music for trombone quartet, brass quintet, low brass ensemble, and the 2010 bass trombone solo written for Gerry Pagano, Sonata Rhapsody "the Arch"!
The Connections CD is available for purchase from AAM Recordings.
Audio Clips from the Connections CD
These Clips require Apple Quicktime to be played through your browser.| Sonata Rhapsody "the Arch" by James Stephenson |
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| Flourishes and Hymn by Robert A. Wykes |
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| Chorea Solis by Michael Touchi |
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| Trompe l'oeil by Robert Linn |
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| Three Prayers - Chant by Kim Portnoy |
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| Three Prayers - Lament and Invocation by Kim Portnoy |
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| Three Prayers - Niggun by Kim Portnoy |
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| Samskara by Gerry Pagano |
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Here's what St. Louis Post-Dispatch Music Critic Sarah Bryan Miller had to say about my CD:
"Gerry Pagano has played bass trombone in the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra since 1995; he's an integral part of the orchestra's brass sound. In "Departure," he steps out with some transcriptions . mostly music originally composed for voice or cello . that surprise and delight with beautiful singing tone.
Highlights include four of Mahler's "Songs of a Wayfarer" (here confusingly called "Songs of a Journeyman") and the Vaughan Williams Concerto for Bass Tuba. He has a little help from his friends in the trombone section, and sterling accompaniment from pianist Peter Henderson. This set of departures is well worth hearing."
The Departure CD is available for purchase from AAM Recordings.
Audio Clips from the Departure CD
These Clips require Apple Quicktime to be played through your browser.| Vivace by Johann Sebastian Bach |
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| My Sweethearts Wedding Day by Gustav Mahler |
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| This Morning when I went through the fields by Gustav Mahler |
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| I have a burning knife by Gustav Mahler |
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| The two blue eyes of my sweetheart by Gustav Mahler |
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| Piano Prelude #16 by Demitri Shostakovich |
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| Moderato for Cello by Dmitri Shostakovich |
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| Piano Prelude #6 by Demitri Shostakovich |
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| Andantino in C major by Jean Sibelius |
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| Andante Molto in F minor by Jean Sibelius |
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| Tempo di valse "Lulu Waltz" in F sharp minor by Jean Sibelius |
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| Dance of Wrath for Sevn Trumpets by Oliver Messiaen |
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| Locus Iste by Anton Bruckner from Motets |
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| Vexilla Regis by Anton Bruckner from Motets |
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| Christus Factus Est by Anton Bruckner from Motets |
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| Allegro Moderato by Ralph Vaughn Willams from Concerto for Tuba |
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| Romanza by Ralph Vaughn Willams from Concerto for Tuba |
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| Finale Rondoa alla Tedesca by Ralph Vaughn Willams Concerto for Tuba |
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4.1, the CD by The Trombones of The St. Louis Symphony has just been released, you can purchase it at any St. Louis Low Brass Collective Events or from www.cdbaby.com.
Audio Clips from the 4.1 CD
These Clips require Apple Quicktime to be played through your browser.| Sonata No. 1 by Daniel Speer |
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| Sonata No. 2 by Daniel Speer |
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| Sonata 'con tre violini' by Giovanni Gabrieli |
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| Grave by Arcangelo Corelli |
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| Allegro by Arcangelo Corelli |
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| Adagio by Arcangelo Corelli |
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| Allegro by Arcangelo Corelli |
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| Salut, Dame Sainte by Francis Poulenc |
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| Tout puissant, très saint by Francis Poulenc |
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| Segneur, je vous en prie by Francis Poulenc |
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| O mes très chers frères by Francis Poulenc |
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| Felicity by Raymond Premru |
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| Episode by Raymond Premru |
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| Interludio by Frigyes Hidas |
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| Lento - Allegro - Lento by Anthony Plog |
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| Allegro by Anthony Plog |
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| Adagio - Allegro by Anthony Plog |
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| Allegro by Anthony Plog |
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| Lento - Allegro by Anthony Plog |
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| Allegro rimico by Eric Ewazen |
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| Adagio by Eric Ewazen |
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| Allegro giocoso by Eric Ewazen |
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| Allegro vivace by Eric Ewazen |
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