Event info

Northern BrassWorks is a concert that will feature musicians from Canada and the US: Dr. Richard Gillis (trumpet), Dr. Glen Gillis (saxophone), Dr. James Cunningham (didgeridoo), Helga Bryndís Magnúsdóttir (piano) and Jonathan Gillis (trombone).
Northern BrassWorks is an ongoing project of “western Icelander” Richard Gillis to encourage writing of works for chamber brass. This concert will feature music composed or arranged by Richard Gillis, Glen Gillis and James Cunningham.

Richard is a full professor at the University of Manitoba, Glen is full professor at the University of Saskatchewan and James is associate professor at Florida Atlantic University. Richard (also artistic director of the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra) has been presenting brass concerts in Winnipeg and other centres, featuring music for chamber brass (brass choir, brass quintet and smaller combinations).

Some of the compositions presented on April 30 will include:

Dreams & Dances (trumpet, saxophone and piano): Richard Gillis

Blues & Remembrance (trumpet, saxophone and piano): Richard Gillis

Elegy Cadenza (saxophone and piano): Glen Gillis

Dream (trumpet and piano): Richard Gillis

Huff ’N Puffs (trumpet, sax, trombone & didgeridoo): Richard Gillis

Didgeri-doodles (didgeridoo, saxophone & trumpet): Richard Gillis

 

Richard Gillis is a full professor and brass chair at the University of Manitoba (in Winnipeg), and is artistic director of the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra. Over the past 15 years he has performed with several Icelandic musicians, and has recorded with Bjorn Thoroddsen, Jon Rafnsson, Guitar Islancio and the Reykjavik Big Band.
http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/music/staff/richard_gillis.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIVoVHAs7SA

 

 

Glen Gillis is full professor at the University of Saskatchewan where he teaches saxophone, conducting and music education. He is a Conn-Selmer artist and has performed as a classical saxophonist in North America, Europe and Asia. glengillis.com

 

 

James Cunningham is an associate professor at Florida Atlantic University where he teaches ethnomusicology. As a didgeridoo artist he has performed around the world and recorded several albums. jamesecunningham.org/ethnosfl

 

Music is on Spotify:

Richard: https://open.spotify.com/album/5cr0DsDjL0dKr1o7pQX7Hf

Glen: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1q4apeTfPRKHeBybUhMiUL

James: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4rLdYA7YkEBQOWrj6XnuOE