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Competition Results
1st - Scott Beckett
2nd - tie between Charles Porter and Russell Haynes |
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ITG Student Solo Competition Finals
Jim Bovinette, reporter
Iowa State University
The 1999 ITG Student Solo Competition was chaired by Moffatt Williams. The judges for the preliminary round were John Almeida and Peter Wibble, and judges for the final round were Robert Birch, Wiff Rudd, and Cliff Newton. The competition featured trumpeters Charles Porter, Russell Haynes and Scott Beckett; Adrian Dwight scratched because of illness and did not perform. Each contestant presented Jacques
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Charles Porter, Scott Beckett, Adrian Griffin, Russell Hayes |
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Casterede's Sonatine, followed by a selection of the soloist's choice.
Charles Porter, student of Raymond Mase and Wynton Marsalis, and accompanied
by Rebecca Wilt, was the first performer of the competition. Porter began with the required solo, displaying a masterful use of dynamics and good control of both lower and upper register. Porter played with solid technique and control and was very accurate and musical during the octave displacement sections of the opening movement. Mr. Porter demonstrated a high level of control and dynamic subtleties during the muted second movement. In the third movement he took up were he left off in the first movement dazzling the audience with power of sound nailing the closing octave. Porter performed Bozza's Rustiques as his chosen solo. He performed the work on the B flat trumpet, from memory. Porter performed the opening cadenza passages effectively with only a few minor control problems, and gave a light and spirited rendition of the closing allegro.
Russell Haynes, stude
nt of Ray Sasaki, and accompanied by Jeanne Sasaki, was second to perform. Haynes performed the opening movement of the Casterede at a high level. His tempos were well conceived and he had only minor problems executing some of the high register. His second movement was very lyrical and the many phrasing subtleties were appreciated. His work of choice was the Tomasi Concerto. Haynes' opening arpeggios had a few minor execution problems but he settled into the "Vif" with blinding speed displaying some nice technique. The second movement was beautifully played with the soloist soaring over the rhythmic modulations with ease. It was very apparent that he possesses a great deal of insight into the expressive nature of the movement. The closing movement displayed a great sense of ensemble with his accompanist, as well as displaying great co
ntrol of multiple tonguing.
The final performer was Scott Beckett. Beckett is a student of Bryan Goff, and Rebecca Wilt accompanied him. From the beginning of his performance of the Casterede it was very apparent that he has great technique and presence of sound. Mr. Beckett chose a soft cup mute for the second movement, which was fresh and enjoyable to the listeners, because it added a new dimension to the movement. The third movement was light and had nice dialogue with the accompanist. Beckett chose the Haydn Concerto as his selected work, and performed it on the E flat trumpet, from memory. The soloist demonstrated a standard interpretation of the work choosing to articulate the sixteenth notes without slur groupings. The closing cadenza was brief but fully effective. The second movement was warm and beautiful with nice forward movement without a sense of hurriedness, which was very effective. Mr. Beckett did a very nice job of executing the third movement, ending as strong as he started. |
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