Ceremony in the Osaka Temple, 2009, 9 min
Buhaina the Great Suite, Movement 2 
for Art Blakey

Roy Campbell - Trumpet        
Ricardo Strobert - Flute
Alexander Harding - Baritone Sax
Andrew Lamb - Tenor Sax
Alex Lodiko - Trombone
Denton Darien - Piano
Chris Sullivan - Bass
Reggie Nicholson - Drums
Talik Abdullah - Conga

This is a large ensemble work that has classical overtones.  "The Dvorak Project" will have more classical elements in connection to Dvorak's music.  

I will compose and orchestrate new vocal and instrumental music with a group of  musicians including a string quartet and one trumpet player. The string players will be required to play both jazz and classical music and they will perform excerpts from "The New World Symphony" and "The American Quartet" by Dvorak;  jazz variations on Dvorak's music; and my original compositions, some of them based on 19th century African-American folk music. The composition also will be informed by the interaction between puppets and music onstage and I will collaborate with Horejs in rehearsals to develop this tender relationship.	

Ceremony

Recorded in NYC, 2010.  
 Musicians
Roy Campbell - Trumpet
J.D. Parran - Bass Clarinet
Nabate Isles - Trumpet
Tod Reynolds - Violin & Solo
Kathleen Supove - Piano
Niki Parrot - Bass
Nioka Workman - Cello
Michael Wimberley - Drums
Samuel Furnace - Alto Sax
Curtis Hasselbring - Trombone
Jim Pugliese - Percussion and drums

The work sample represents a large ensemble work that has classical overtones.  "The Dvorak Project" will have more classical elements in connection to Dvorak's music.  

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