David Baldwin and Timothy Lovelace premiered Lyric Preludes for trumpet and piano by David Evan Thomas on September 15, 2008 at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Baldwin calls the work, a cycle of twenty-four preludes in all major and minor keys, "one of the most significant major works for trumpet and piano that I have seen in many years. It is a rare combination of great variety of nuance and challenges with a very broad audience appeal. I can recommend it highly and enthusiastically." Thomas is a prize-winning composer and former trumpet player who studied at Northwestern University, Eastman and the University of Minnesota.

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