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WILLIAM SCHMIDT: CONCERTINO for brass quintet & piano
WILLIAM SCHMIDT - COMPOSER, PUBLISHER, SAXOPHONIST
William Joseph Schmidt, Jr. was born in 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. He began playing the saxophone at the age of six and was playing professionally by the time he was twelve. After serving as a Navy musician from 1944-46 he attended Chicago Musical College before moving to Los Angeles in 1952 where he studied with composer Ingolf Dahl at the University of Southern California. After receiving his Master's in Music Composition Schmidt rejoined the Navy during the Korean War, serving as a musician and arranger on the USS Tarawa in the Mediterranean. In 1959 he formed Avant Music publishing company which is now known as WIM (Western International Music, Inc). Much of the music of William Schmidt was influenced by jazz and folk music. His 160 compositions and 470 arrangements are primarily written for brass, woodwind and percussion in a variety of settings.
WILLIAM SCHMIDT'S CONCERTINO for brass quintet & piano was composed especially for the Los Angeles Brass Quintet and pianist Sharon Davis in 1969. Their 1974 recording of this work is still available (CD-209) through Crystal Records.
William Schmidt died on April 25, 2009 in Los Angeles. He is survived by his widow, pianist and composer Sharon Davis.
WILLIAM SCHMIDT'S CONCERTINO for brass quintet & piano was composed especially for the Los Angeles Brass Quintet and pianist Sharon Davis in 1969. Their 1974 recording of this work is still available (CD-209) through Crystal Records.
William Schmidt died on April 25, 2009 in Los Angeles. He is survived by his widow, pianist and composer Sharon Davis.
William Schmidt's Concertino (1969)
February 18, 1990 Concert Performance
by the
Annapolis Brass Quintet & Ernest Ragogini, piano
February 18, 1990 Concert Performance
by the
Annapolis Brass Quintet & Ernest Ragogini, piano
ERNEST RAGOGINI - PIANO
Ernest Ragogini has received critical acclaim for his performances throughout the United States, Central and South America, Europe and Canada in venues such as Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, New York; Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires; Teatro Olimpia, Rome; Teatro Solis, Uruguay; and National Gallery of Art, Phillips Collection and Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC. Collaborations include appearances with the Baltimore Symphony Wind Ensemble, the Annapolis Brass Quintet, the Wildflower Festival Piano Trio, the Concert Artists of Baltimore Orchestra, and the Lincoln (Neb.) Symphony. He has recorded for FM stations WQXR, WETA, WVIA, National Public Radio and Maryland Public Television. Professor emeritus at Notre Dame of MD University, he has received the Distinguished Teacher Award, the Mission and Ministry Award, and the President’s medal. [Read More]
The Brass Chamber Music Society of Annapolis
presents
Ernest Ragogini, piano
Annapolis Brass Quintet
Robert Suggs, trumpet; David Cran, trumpet; Sharon Tiebert, horn;
Wayne Wells, trombone; Robert Posten, bass trombone
February 18, 1990 Performance
Concertino
for brass quintet and piano by
William Schmidt
To listen to this live performance recorded by Baltimore's WBJC FM
Duration: 08'31"
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presents
Ernest Ragogini, piano
Annapolis Brass Quintet
Robert Suggs, trumpet; David Cran, trumpet; Sharon Tiebert, horn;
Wayne Wells, trombone; Robert Posten, bass trombone
February 18, 1990 Performance
Concertino
for brass quintet and piano by
William Schmidt
To listen to this live performance recorded by Baltimore's WBJC FM
Duration: 08'31"
TAP >BELOW
(There may be a 10 to 20 second delay before sound begins)
William Schmidt's Conversation with Bruce Duffie
Bruce Duffie's Interview with William Schmidt was held in Chicago on Thursday, October 1, 1987. Co-incidentally, that was the day of an earthquake in California which registered 6.1 on the Richter Scale.
For the full transcript of this interview tap here.
Bruce Duffie's Interview with William Schmidt was held in Chicago on Thursday, October 1, 1987. Co-incidentally, that was the day of an earthquake in California which registered 6.1 on the Richter Scale.
For the full transcript of this interview tap here.
FOSTERING BASS CHAMBER MUSIC
The score and parts for William Schmidt's Concertino, along with the entire ABQ music library, are available for research and performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music Library.
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The score and parts for William Schmidt's Concertino, along with the entire ABQ music library, are available for research and performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music Library.
For Access to ABQ Special Collection @ Oberlin Conservatory Library
TAP HERE