Last Friday we introduced you to the da Capo Brass ensemble, so this week we’re going to profile the ensemble members and share some great videos!
Luke Boudreault, trumpet
Luke Boudreault, a native of Graham, North Carolina, is an active orchestral and chamber musician as well as a dedicated educator. Boudreault is the founder and Managing Director of da Capo Brass. He holds the positions of principal trumpet with the Salisbury Symphony and the Raleigh Symphony. Boudreault also performs with the North Carolina, Roanoke (VA), Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and Western Piedmont Symphony Orchestras. He frequently appears as a trumpet soloist both nationally and internationally. Boudreault is also a highly sought after clinician and adjudicator. In addition to his performing and teaching schedule, Boudreault is a classical audio engineer, having recorded for events including the Spoleto Festival (SC), Triad Chamber Music Society, and Music for a Great Space. Boudreault is on the faculty at High Point University. He holds the Master of Music degree in Trumpet Performance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
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da Capo Brass
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“From the Beginning” to a Glorious End
In keeping with Delos’ founding principle of showcasing exceptional American artists, here is an auspicious debut recording from da Capo: a superb North Carolina-based brass quintet. Musicians will immediately pick up on the album’s title, “From the Beginning” (English for the musical term “da Capo”).
And who wouldn’t thrill to the majestic sound of a crack brass ensemble? This instrumental family’s unique sonorities – ranging from the trumpet’s clarion brilliance to the French horn’s mellow tones –can’t be beat for music of noble pomp or stirring glory – not to mention material of a more humorous nature. And, given the brasses’ distinctively varied tonal qualities, what better way to pick apart more complex music like a Bach fugue?
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