Renowned trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden joins LaRob & Kristina for a live performance and conversation regarding her career and the future of classical music. Mary Elizabeth Bowden discusses the importance of new commissions, developing new ensembles, and changing the landscape of composers we associate with the genre, highlighting composers like Reena Esmail, Sarah Kirkland Snider, and Rene Orth.
Mary Elizabeth Bowden on what Sounds Classical
Mary Elizabeth Bowden (Photo: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco)
Playlist
Joseph Turrin: Escapade
Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet; Alexandra Carlson, piano
Amy Beach: 3 Browning Songs
1. “The Year’s at the Spring”
2. “Ah, Love, but a day!”
3. “I send my heart up to thee!”
Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet; Marta Aznavoorian, piano
Live in Studio
Claude Debussy: “Beau Soir”
Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet; Marta Aznavoorian, piano
Live in Studio
Claude Debussy: “Rêverie” L 68
Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet; Marta Aznavoorian, piano
Live in Studio
Catherine McMichael: “Totem Voices”
II. “Beluga”
Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet; Marta Aznavoorian, piano
Live in Studio
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 Finale (clip)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Sir Georg Solti, conductor
Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in c-sharp minor (clip)
Seraph Brass
Rene Orth: “Leaguered in Fire, Lagooned in Gold” (clip)
Seraph Brass
David Bowie: “Life on Mars” (clip)
David Bowie
