We’re profiling the members of the da Capo Brass ensemble! Yesterday we introduced you to Mary Pritchett Boudreault, and today we introduce trombonist Paul Pietrowski!
Paul Pietrowski, trombone
Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Paul Pietrowski holds a Bachelor of Music degree from James Madison University and a Master of Music degree in Trombone Performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. A founding member of da Capo Brass, Pietrowski is the principal trombonist in the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra and has also performed with the Lynchburg Symphony (VA), New Lyric Theatre Orchestra (VA), Greensboro Theatre Orchestra, and Massanutten Brass Band (VA), among many others. Pietrowski has been featured as a soloist with the James Madison University Brass Band and with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro University Band. He serves as an Army musician in the 440th Army band in Raleigh, North Carolina. Pietrowski is currently a music educator in Guilford County and has also taught in the Virginia public school systems. He has served as the conductor of the award-winning Triangle Youth Brass Band. Pietrowski is a member of the International Trombone Association, the North American Brass Band Association, and the National Association for Music Education.
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da Capo Brass
DE 3417
“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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