trumpet
i started playing the cornet in 1996 or 1997, later swapping to trumpet.
around 2007 and 2008 my trumpet playing became increasingly ‘abstract’ and gradually incorporated into a set up with a snare drum + objects. trumpet phased out as an object in 2009 and didn’t play again for 8 years.
in 2017 i returned to the trumpet. around the same time i began to run regularly - i like that both activities share a focus on attention to the feet and the breath and listening. i began studying the music of hildegard von bingen with craig shepard, reconnecting my ear and my lungs by memorizing her long formless melodies.
the trumpet is still a largely private practice - especially with hildegard’s music - but I do have a small repertoire of pieces - mostly written by friends - alongside my use of the trumpet in group contexts. asterixed pieces were written for me.
Teodora Stepancic - trumpet (solo trumpet)
Margaux Simmons - The Plains (solo trumpet)*
Kelsey White - elephants for the circus (for trumpet and wineglass)*
Gabriela Areal - trampolines (solo trumpet)*
Assaf Gidron - Piece for Doug, on trumpet and piano (for trumpet, piano, cassette tapes)*
Eugene Kim - Stories of Mercy (trumpet and piano with ensemble)*
Vladan Kusilic - Codas-Overtures (trumpet and piano)*
Craig Shepard - Thomas
