2014-326 Arts - Paul M. Neebe for Spring 2014 Arts Grant Agreement $250

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with Paul, I was very impressed with his musical subtlety and virtuosity, as well as his excellent ideas and collegiality. I could not be happier with Paul's performance of Concerto Iberico as portrayed on this CD. He brings to the piece the required wide range of expressivity, and his technique is every bit up to the not inconsiderable demands made on the performer." Walter Ross (b. 1936) has written a number of major concertos far various instruments including oboe, harp, bassoon, clarinet, piano, flute and guitar, trombone, tuba, double bass, and violin. Ross prefers the concerto form to that of the symphony because of its more varied possibilities for artistic expression in contrasting the solo against the orchestra. His works are published by Boosey & Hawkes, Terzak Verlag (Germany) and Dorn Publications (Massachusetts). Eleven compositions have been recorded commercially on CRI, Golden Crest, Ravello, MMC and Crystal, among other labels. In 1972 Boosey & Hawkes nominated Ross for a Pulitzer Prize. Ross has received a number of awards and prizes as well as many grants and fellowships. He has been a visiting composer at the Aspen Music Festival and a featured composer at several universities and forums. He has been heard on national and international radio broadcasts and was a member of the board of the Capital Composers Alliance. Trumpet Concerto was commissioned in 2004 by Paul Neebe, who premiered the work in 2007 during a recital tour in North Carolina and Virginia with organist Tom Brown. Walter Ross writes: "When Paul Neebe asked me to write him a concerto. I accepted immediately because I had heard him perform on many occasions and was impressed with his technique and quality of tone. I wanted to address these aspects of his musicianship in my concerto. The first movement is rather aggressive in character. It is in the Aeolian mode and has a diverse percussion section enlarged by a piano. The second movement is romantic in nature with rich harmonies and smooth, flowing melodies giving the solo trumpet a chance to sing. The last movement is similar to the first in character, but is now a three- part scherzo with more technical display on the part of the soloist. The trumpet and full orchestra bring the concerto to a rousing conclusion," Roger Petrich (b. 1938), a North Dakota native, earned his Bachelor of Music from St. Olaf College (magna cum laude) and his MA & MFA at Thc University of Iowa, where he studied music history, music theory, composition and organ performance.