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Sketches

Just ran across this video of Joel Brennan and I playing Derek Jacoby's Sketches, for trumpet and percussion.  Joel commissioned the piece for the annual Fulbright Kommission Gala in Berlin, a concert at which I performed a few years later while living in Frankfurt.  This is from Joel's DMA recital last year at Yale.  I was lucky to have the opportunity to play with such a talented and flexible trumpeter.  Be sure to check out all six movements, and thanks for posting, Joel!

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