Featuring:

Mark L. Lusk

• With special guest alumni:

  • Sean Durkin

  • Ryan Smith

  • Brad Snyder

  • Mary Margaret Wilson

  • Evan Harger

  • Erik Shinn
    

• Along with local artists

  • Jay Vonada

  • Stephen Rudolph

  • Kathy Gattuso Cinatl
    

• And faculty Artists

  • Joshua Davis

  • Marko Marcinko
    

• Along with members of the Penn State Trombone Choir

In two of the new performance venues at Penn State Esber Rehearsal Hall
and The Recital Hall!

The 2018 Penn State Trombone Labor Days Poster

Concert Programs

Tribute to J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding

Featuring Connor Frederick along with guest alumni;
Sean Durkin BM ’13 MM ’15, Ryan Smith BME ’17, Brad Snyder BM ‘16
and Jay Vonada, Local Jazz Artist.

The group will be joined by Steve Rudolf (piano),
Josh Davis (bass) and Marko Marcinko (drums)

Program

Tribute to J. J. by Robert Elkjer
from Joseph Alessi New York Legends
(Ol’ Devil Moon, Yesterdays, and Love For Sale)

Blue Monk and Georgia from The Great Jay and Kai

Live phone conversation with 90-years young Dick Lieb

Yes, You from Jay and Kai

Whistle While You Work from Kai Winding Septet

Intermission

El Camino Real Big Band version from J.J.!

Live phone conversation with our other favorite 90-year old trombonist, Dick Nash

It’s Alright With Me and Stardust from Kai Winding More Brass

Four Plus Four, Night In Tunisia and
Surrey With The Fringe On Top from Jay and Kai plus 6

Tribute to Mark Balora

Bein’ Green from George Robert with Bones West

Prof. Lusk’s 64th Faculty Trombone Recital with Kathy Gattuso Cinatl

Professor Lusk will perform a recital entitled FINALE!! A program consisting of the final movements from 8 various concertos that he has performed through the years. Including:

Concertino for Trombone and Orchestra by Ferdinand David (1810-1873)
Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
by Launy Grøndahl (1886-1960)
Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra
by Robert Spillman (b.1936)
Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
by Henri Tomasi (1901-1971)
Concerto for Tuba and Brass Band
by Edward Gregson (b. 1945)
Concerto Tuba/Bass Trombone and Orchestra
by Raymond Premru (1934-1998)
Concerto Trombone and Military Band
by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
Concerto for Bass Trombone/Tuba and Orchestra
by Eric Ewazen (b. 1954)

Schedule of Events

Saturday evening,

August 31st

12:00-12:30 p.m.
Members of the Penn State Trombone Studio will be featured performers at the President’s Tailgate held at the Schreyer’s House, home of our University President.

8:00-10:00 p.m.
There will be an open reading session with our special guests and alumni. Our current trombone studio members will have the chance to play along with us as we prepared for the Tribute To J.J. Johnson and
Kai Winding concert the next night. This will hopefully truly enhance their experience as they listen to our outstanding guests!

Sunday, September 1st

1:30-2:00 p.m. 
There will be an open rehearsal featuring all of our alumni guests along with the current Penn State Trombone Choir where we will be putting together a wonderful arrangement of Bein’ Green as performed by the legendary George Roberts and Bones West. We will ending the evening concert with this great chart as a tribute to Mark Ballora, a faculty member we just lost way to young, yet another awesome opportunity for the students to observe these professionals in action!

2:00-4:00 p.m.
This time will be an open discussion with between our guests and alumni, with all their collective experieince and our students who are eager to understand what it take to be successful in today's music business. 

5:00-7:00 p.m.
Open dress rehearsal/sound check with our guests and alumni soloists and the Penn State Jazz Bone Forum,
this time with our outsanding rhythm section:
Stephen Rudolph, piano
Joshua Davis, bass
Marko Marcinko, drums

7:30 p.m.
Tribute to J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding
Featuring Connor Frederick, our new Graduate Teaching Assistant along with guest alumni; Sean Durkin BM ’13 MM ’15, Ryan Smith BME ’17, Brad Snyder BM ’16 and Jay Vonada, Local Jazz Artist.

The concert will also feature live FaceTime conversations with two legendary trombonists:
Dick Lieb and Dick Nash 

Monday, September 3rd

2:00 p.m.
Professor Lusk's 64th Faculty Trombone Recital
Professor Lusk will perform a recital entitled FINALE!!

A program consisting of the final movements from 8 various concertos that he has performed through the years.

The event will be live streamed at: http://musicmedia.psu.edu

The concert on Sunday will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and Prof. Lusk’s recital will be livestreamed via musicmedia.psu.edu