"Something Old, Something New" Mary Weber, Faculty Trumpet Recital
Come hear a fun and quite unique Trumpet Recital, given by Mary Weber, trumpet, along with Guest Sandy Coffin (New York, NY), accompanied by Mary Zubert.
Program
Fanfare for a New Theatre (1964) Igor Stravinsky
Three Romances for Oboe, Op. 94 (1849) Robert Schumann
Sonata for Trumpet and Piano (1956) Halsey Stevens
Allegro, from Canonic Sonata No. 1 (1797) Telemann
Animal Ditties (1978) Anthony Plog
Meditation on Macmillan (2014) John Wallace
Sandy Coffin, trumpet, has performed throughout the US and Europe as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player. She has presented recitals in 23 states, Spain, Italy, Austria, and Russia. She has premiered several works which were written for her, including “Red Sky” by Peri Mauer, “A Cycle of Songs” by Susan Kander, and “Captivity” by Lori Laitman. Sandy is a founding member of Prometheus Brass, and freelances throughout the Greater New York area. She is currently Principal Trumpet of the Garden State Philharmonic, a member of Gramercy Brass Orchestra, and performs regularly in several opera and pit orchestras. She has been a member of the Finnish National Opera Orchestra, Colorado Philharmonic, and Canton Symphony, and has recorded a variety of jingles and commercial themes.
Sandy has organized several highly successful benefit concerts, raising funds for Hurricane Sandy Relief efforts in NY and NJ, and the Lake George Land Conservancy. Sandy serves as Director of Brass Band at St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s School, and is currently working with the Scottish Brass Band Association on some future collaborations. She is also the Founder and Artistic Director of the “Music for Summer Evenings” chamber music series at the landmark Grace Memorial Chapel on Lake George. Sandy has been the recipient of numerous awards, including a Watson Scholarship, an Aeiolian Fellowship from Oberlin, and the John Clark Award for Excellence in Brass Performance from Manhattan School of Music. She earned a BA in Latin and a BMus in Trumpet Performance from Oberlin College / Conservatory and an MM from the Manhattan School of Music.