Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 8:00 pm
FREE
Genkin Philharmonic featuring Tim Clarke - trumpet, compostion & Teressa-Jo Izzo - trumpet Kyle Gustafson - guitar
The UB Music Department and Hallwalls are excited to host FONT (Festival of New Trumpet Music), an evening of contemporary music for trumpet. This special Buffalo edition of the annual NYC-based FONT will feature Teressa-Jo Izzo and Kyle Gustafson performing Three Balkan Pieces and the Genkin Philharmonic performing commissioned works and a premiere of a new work by renowned Buffalo-based trumpet/flugelhorn player Tim Clarke.
The Festival of New Trumpet Music – a grassroots nonprofit project run by and for a community of trumpeters – supports new trumpet music in all forms. FONT Music aims to provide a platform for emerging artists and creative pioneers, with the goal of celebrating the diversity and excellence of contemporary brass music. Presenting a week-long festival in September, as well as isolated events throughout the year, FONT Music includes disparate communities of musicians, students, and audiences. The festival is multi-genre, including jazz, new music, balkan, latin, electronic and experimental music, as well as educational events.
Directed since 2003 by trumpeter and composer Dave Douglas, FONT Music is overseen by an all-volunteer board that includes some of the finest brass players on the scene. more info at: https://fontmusic.org