Dana Wilson's trumpet concerto Lieder Leader was premièred this summer in its new version for trumpet and orchestra. The performance took place on 4th August, in Xiamen, China, with Rex Richardson as the trumpet soloist, and the Xiamen Symphony Orchestra, directed by Jindong Cai.

Lieder Leader was commissioned by ITG and received its world première at the 2002 Conference in Manchester, England. The version premièred then was the arrangement for trumpet and wind ensemble and featured soloist James Thompson with the Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra. A new CD of that version has just been released by the Eastman Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Mark Scatterday, again with James Thompson.

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Lieder Leader performance at 2002 ITG conference