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Brass music of Arutiunian, Ewazen and Scheidt with Interlochen Arts Camp quintets

Will Cranston (trombone) and Ben Mitchell (trumpet) of the Fire Five brass quintet record in IPR's Studio A
Will Cranston (trombone) and Ben Mitchell (trumpet) of the Fire Five brass quintet record in IPR's Studio A

Two high school student brass quintets from Interlochen Arts Camp recently visited Studio A to perform music by Alexander Arutiunian, Eric Ewazen and Samuel Scheidt.

Classical IPR recently welcomed two brass quintets to Studio A. The members of The Fire Five and the Maple Quintet are high school students studying at Interlochen Arts Camp.

Hear both groups' performances in this podcast episode.

The Fire Five (L to R): Gabe Luza, Connor Powers, Barrett Hoover, Will Cranston, Ben Mitchell
The Fire Five brass quintet in IPR's Studio A (L to R): Gabe Luza, Connor Powers, Barrett Hoover, Will Cranston, Ben Mitchell (2024)

The Fire Five

Eric Ewazen, Frost Fire (first movement)
Ben Mitchell, trumpet, Charlotte, NC
Gabe Luza, trumpet, Charlotte, NC
Connor Powers, horn, Houson, TX
Will Cranston, trombone, Houston, TX
Barrett Hoover, tuba, Wann, OK
Coaches: Brad Gemeinhardt, Tom Riccobono

The Maple Brass Quintet at IPR (L to R): Jakob Burnham, Ben Shugart, Caden Wolfe, Demitri Resto, Taylor Hopps
The Maple Brass Quintet at IPR (L to R): Jakob Burnham, Ben Shugart, Caden Wolfe, Demitri Resto, Taylor Hopps

The Maple Brass Quintet
Samuel Scheidt, Canzona Bergamasca
Alexander Arutiunian, Armenian Scenes (third movement)

Taylor Hopps, trumpet, Olympia, WA
Jakob Burnham, trumpet, Brighton, MI
Ben Shugart, horn, Grand Prairie, Texas
Demitri Resto, tenor trombone, Trumbull, CT
Caden Wolfe, bass trombone, Tampa, FL
Coaches: Ben Green, Caleb Hudson

Want to see video of these two brass quintets playing in IPR's Studio A? Follow Classical IPR on Instagram!

Kristofer Twadell engineered this edition of Studio A

Scott Clemens is IPR’s digital content producer.

IPR thanks Alexandra Herryman, Lauren Hunt and Martha Fabrique for additional support for this session.

Dr. Amanda Sewell is IPR's music director.