Trumpeter Brandon Ridenour, who became the youngest-ever member of the quintet Canadian Brass when he joined the ensemble at 20, came to the Showcase studio back in 2014 to perform his arrangements of Gershwin and Ravel. For this most recent session, Brandon brought pianist Naomi Kudo and members of his ensemble USEFULchamber to perform new arrangements of Bach, Bartók, Debussy, Mompou and a mid-century British group called The Beatles.
Concert Artists Guild will present Ridenour, Kudo and USEFULchamber at Carnegie’s Weill Hall next Tuesday, March 22.
Program Playlist:
Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances No. 4-5-6
Brandon Ridenour, trumpet; Naomi Kudo, piano
Ridenour: Variations on a Theme of Paganini
Brandon Ridenour, trumpet; Naomi Kudo, piano
Debussy: from Preludes, Book I — Minstrels; Girl with the flaxen hair; Puck's Dance (arr. Ridenour)
Brandon Ridenour, trumpet; Naomi Kudo, piano
Vivaldi: Sento in seno ch'in pioggia di lacrime from Il Giustino, RV 717
Brandon Ridenour, trumpet; Naomi Kudo, piano
J.S. Bach: Agnus Dei (arr. Ridenour)
USEFULChamber: Brandon Ridenour, trumpet; Ben Russell, violin; and Kris Saebo, bass
Federico Mompou: Secreto (arr. Ridenour)
USEFULChamber: Brandon Ridenour, trumpet; Ben Russell, violin; and Kris Saebo, bass
Paul McCartney: Blackbird (arr. Ridenour)
USEFULChamber: Brandon Ridenour, trumpet; Ben Russell, violin; and Kris Saebo, bass
Debussy: Bruyeres from Preludes, Book II
Naomi Kudo, piano
(recorded live in the YAS studio)