Professor Mark L. Lusk’s 70th trombone recital project FInale!

As the final part of Mark Lusk’s three-part 70th Faculty Recital Project, Joseph Alessi visited Penn State University on February 25th and 26th for a second master class with students and a performance with Mark Lusk and the Penn State Trombone Choir. The master class featured several members of the Penn State Trombone Studio, both for questions and demonstrations. We sincerely thank Mr. Alessi again for his time and effort throughout this project, and we especially thank him for giving students the opportunity to learn both from him and from their peers. This is the great finale to a multi-faceted collaboration with Mr. Joseph Alessi and the Juilliard School!

You can find a video of the final performance here.

Saturday and Sunday’s Events

Saturday, February 25th

3:00 pm, Recital Hall

Open rehearsal featuring Maestro Alessi, Professor Lusk and Professor of Piano at Penn State, Christopher Guzman.

5:00 pm, Recital Hall

Conversation/masterclass with Mr. Alessi, featuring members of the Penn State Trombone Studio.

7:30 pm, Recital Hall

Open rehearsal of Bernstein's "Make Our Garden Grow" from Candide with The Penn State Trombone Choir, Professor Lusk, Mr. Alessi and guest alumni conductor, Evan Harger.

Sunday, February 26th

4:00, Recital Hall
Guest Artist Recital featuring Mr.Joseph Alessi along with Professor Guzman, Professor Lusk and The Penn State Trombone Choir.

Sunday’s Guest Artist Recital Program

Sunday, February 26, 2023 || 4:00 PM

Pastoral, by Eric Ewazen, trans. Douglass Yeo

Mark Lusk, bass trombone

Sinfonia in F, by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, trans. Ralph Sauer

Commodore

Allegro (moderato)

Adagio

Presto

Sonatine, by Jacques Castérède

Allegro vivo

Andante sostenuto

Allegro

Intermission

Hornsongs Vol. III, Johannes Brahms, trans. Verne Reynolds

Es Rauschet Das Wasser, Op. 28

Der Jäger Und Sein Liebchen, Op. 28

Wegder Liebe, Op. 20

So Lass UnsnWandern, Op. 75

Walpurgisnacht, Op. 75

Mark Lusk, tenor trombone

Ascending Pathways, by Anne Victorino d’Almeida

Make Our Garden Grow from Candide, by Leonard Bernstein

Evan Harger ‘13, guest conductor

Mark Lusk, bass trombone

Members of The Penn State Trombone Choir

Personnel

Joseph Alessi, trombone

feat. Mark Lusk, bass and tenor trombone

Christopher Guzman, piano

OUR SPECIAL GUEST

Joseph Alessi

A revered performer and teacher, Joseph Alessi is one of the most well-known and respected trombonists in the world today. His career began with the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra at the age of 16, where he played from 1976-1977 until he was admitted to the Curtis Institute of Music. He played with the Philadelphia orchestra for four seasons and with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra for one season, until he successfully auditioned into the New York Philharmonic in 1985. In 1986, he joined the faculty at The Juilliard School. Since then, Joseph Alessi has been active as a player and teacher for music festivals, clinics, master classes, and performances worldwide. 

For more information, see his Juilliard Faculty Page here.