Mary Elizabeth Bowden
An interview with the entrepreneurial classical trumpeter, who has worked to establish new repertoire for the trumpet through collaborative commissioning projects and award-winning albums. Bowden, an alum of Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, is a founding member and artistic leader of Seraph Brass, an ensemble of America’s top female brass players. Hosted by WFMT’s Kristina Lynn, herself a brass player.
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
VII. Badinerie
Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet; Kassia Ensemble
Rêverie
Summit DCD-743
Reena Esmail: Pedernal
Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet
Reena Esmail: Tuttarana
Seraph Brass
Sarah Kirkland Snider: Caritas
Emily D’Angelo, mezzo-soprano; Matangi Quartet
enargeia
DG 4860536
Sarah Kirkland Snider: Chrysalis
Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet; Kassia Ensemble
Rêverie
Summit DCD-743
Vivian Fung: Violin Concerto
Kristin Lee, violin; Metropolis Ensemble
Dreamscapes
Naxos 8.573009
Vivian Fung: Apéritif
Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet
Clarice Assad: Archetypes
I. Hero
Clarice and Sérgio Assad, guitars; Third Coast Percussion
Archetypes
Cedille CDR-90000201
Rene Orth: Leaguered in Fire, Lagooned in Gold
Seraph Brass
Asteria
Summit DCD-709
Catherine McMichael: Totem Voices
I. Whale/Thunderbird
Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet
Milana Strezeva, piano
Radiance
Summit DCD-655
Jean-Baptiste Arban: Variations on Bellini’s “Norma”
Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet
Kassia Ensemble
Rêverie
Summit DCD-743
