After our November residency at Adams State University, the culmination of our collaboration took place today at the Colorado Music Educators Association convention in Colorado Springs, where we gave the world premiere of David Pierce’s El Ranchero with the Adams State Winds & Percussion Ensemble. The concert – featuring SEVEN world premieres written for Adams – was part of a bigger effort called the San Luis Valley Cultural Commissions Project.
In November 2016, we visited Adams State University in Alamosa, CO, for a four-day residency that included:
– a recording session for David Pierce’s El Ranchero with the Adams State Winds & Percussion Ensemble
– master classes with Adams State chamber ensembles
– one-on-one lessons for Adams State students with members of the Madera Wind Quintet
– an educational program at a local elementary school
– Madera Wind Quintet recital of works by by Latin American and South American composers, quintet standards and selections by Sean Friar and Don Gillis from the albums Five at Play (Crescent Phase Records, 2012) and Five Piece Combo (Ravello Records, 2015)
Madera Wind Quintet recital at Adams State University:
Recording session for David Pierce’s El Ranchero:
Master classes with Adams State chamber groups:
Madera Wind Quintet visit to Sargent Elementary School’s music class:
