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John Holt, trumpet, has appeared as a soloist with
orchestras throughout the United States and Europe. Holt began studying trumpet
at the age of 12 with Richard Giangiulio, principal trumpet of the Dallas
Symphony. He continued his studies at the University of Miami with Gilbert D.
Johnson, former principal trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra. At age 24,
Holt became the principal trumpet of the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale
Fiorentino in Florence, Italy, Zubin Mehta, music director. In 2003, he was
appointed Assistant Professor of Trumpet of the College of Music at the
University of North Texas. Holt is principal trumpet of the Dallas Opera
Orchestra and is a Yamaha Performing Artist. He performs on the Yamaha
"Chicago" C trumpet and is a consultant for TrumCor mutes. Holt's CDs
on Crystal have received unanimous critical acclaim, with Gramophone Magazine
saying "Holt
plays with perfect technique and intonation, altering his sound to
suit..challenging works." In May 2006 Holt reunited with the Slovak
Radio Symphony Orchestra to record trumpet concertos by French composers.
CD762:
FACETS - JOHN HOLT, Trumpet. Music for solo and multiple
trumpets.
with Natalia Bolshakova, piano; Rick Bogard, Keith
Johnson, Adam Gordon, Bert Truax and Jimmy Tullos, trumpets; and Ricky Duhaime,
conductor. UPC 009414776228 BUY NOW
Wintle: Ballade and Three Studies for Trumpet
Ensemble; Mozart, Kyrie for Five Sopranos K.89 arr. for five trumpets by Paul
Riedo; Luening: Introduction and Allegro; Clarke: From the Shores of the Mighty
Pacific and The Southern Cross; lo Presti: Suite for Five Trumpets; Peeters:
Sonata for Trumpet & Piano; Ellington: I’m Beginning To See The Light and
Sophisticated Lady; Tull: Canonical Trilogy for four trumpets.
"Every item on John Holt's new recording lives up to
the title 'Facets'. The programme is diverse, ranging from Herbert Clarke
trumpet bonbons and smashing arrangements of Duke Ellington tunes to more
adventurous contemporary fare...Ronald Lo Presti's Suite for Five Trumpets is a
celebration of fanfares and interweaving lines, while Fisher Tull's Canonical
Trilogy for four trumpets manages to pack an enormous amount of interesting
sounds into three movements. Another winner is James Wintle's Three Studies for
trumpet ensemble, whose audacious energy tests the virtuosity of its exultants
(but they triumph)... Holt is an elegant, sensitive artist." Gramophone,
Awards issue 2004
"Holt is a fine, expressive player with
a pleasant tone quality, clean articulation, and excellent technical
skills...All [the works] are played with beautiful tone and blend by Holt and
his Texas trumpet friends Rick Bogard, Keith Johnson, Adam Gordon, Bert Truax,
and Jimmy Tullos." American
Record Guide, Nov/Dec 2004
"If you like trumpets, this is a
civilized humdinger." Fanfare,
Nov/Dec 2004 UPC 00941477628
Sound samples for
CD762 (uses
RealPlayer) Click on the link
to hear approximately one minute of the movement shown.
Wintle: Ballade
Mozart: Kyrie
for Five Sopranos Luening: Introduction
& Allegro
Clarke: From
the Shores of the Mighty Pacific lo Presti: Suite Mvt
1 (Intrada) Mvt
2 (Chorale) Mvt
3 (Finale) Peeters: Sonata Mvt
1 (Allegro) Mvt
2 (Aria) Mvt
3 (Finale) Ellington: I'm
Beginning to See the Light
Sophisticated
Lady Clarke: The
Southern Cross Tull: Canonical
Trilogy for four trumpets Mvt
1 (Allegro) Mvt
2 (Lento) Mvt
3 (Allegretto) Wintle: Three Studies for Trumpet Ensemble Mvt
1 (Allegro Moderato) Mvt
2 (Unhurried) Mvt
3 (Allegro Vivace)
CD763: UNconventional Trumpet. John Holt, Trumpet. Natalia Bolshakova,
piano. Music by University of North Texas composers. Merrill Ellis,
Einyah Festival. Rule Beasley, Fanfare and Scherzo. Cindy McTee,
Fanfare for Trumpets. Martin Mailman, Concertino, Op. 31. Fisher
Tull, Eight Profiles for Solo Trumpet; Three Bagatelles. Larry Austin,
Charley's Cornet.
William P. Latham, Suite for Trumpet. With Keith Johnson, trumpet; Mark
Ford, percussion; Mark Ford, percussion, assisted by Jason Baker, percussion.
UPC 009414776327 BUY NOW
UNconventional
Trumpet was inspired by a great teacher, John James Haynie, who taught
trumpet at the University of North Texas from 1950 to 1990. Most of the pieces on this CD were dedicated to
Haynie. John Holt was appointed appointed Professor of
Trumpet at UNT in 2003.
"John Holt plays
with a pleasingly warm tone and seemingly effortless technique." Fanfare,
May/June 2005
"Sweet, burnished tone and excellent
intonation." American Record Guide, May/June 2005
"Unconventional Trumpet is an excellent
recording of difficult trumpet literature by University of North Texas
composers and this is the first-known recording of some of these works. The high
quality of this recording, the precision of the ensembles, and John Holt's
excellent performances, especially all eight of Tull's Profiles, should be of
particular interest to college teachers and students." The
Instrumentalist, December 2005
"Holt's performance is very precise with
impeccable rhythm and an agility that impresses." International
Trumpet Guild Journal, Jan. 2006
Sound samples for CD763 (uses RealPlayer) Click on the link to hear approximately one minute of the movement
shown.
Ellis: Einyah
Festival Beasley: Fanfare
and Scherzo McTee: Fanfare
for Trumpets Mailman: Concertino Mvmt
1 Mvmt
2 Mvmt
3 Tull: Profiles I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII Austin: Charley's
Cornet Latham: Suite for Trumpet Mvmt
1 Mvmt
2 Mvmt
3 Tull: Three Bagatelles I
II
III
CD764: Facets 2: John Holt, Trumpet. With Natalia Bolshakova, Piano; Paul
Fried, Flute. Eric Ewazen: Sonata; Joseph Turrin: Two Portraits; James Wintle:
Northwest Miniatures; Merrill Ellis: Trumpet Piece; Fisher Tull: Vignette;
Francine Trester: Patricia's Aria; George Gershwin: Someone to Watch Over Me;
Kent Kennan: Sonata. UPC 009414776426 BUY NOW
"One
of the standards of the trumpet repertoire, Kent Kennan's Sonata, is here in
all its accomplished glory...Holt plays [throughout the CD] with perfect
technique and intonation, altering his sound deftly to suit the multitude of
colors packed into these challenging works." Gramophone, May 2005
"Facets 2 is a first-rate
recording." The Instrumentalist, October 2005
"The performances are excellent and the
sound quality, in the Texas Mesquite Arts Centre, is thoroughly
sympathetic." Jonathan Woolf, MusicWeb, Feb. 2007
"John Holt has bestowed upon the trumpet
community another excellent recording of some great recital repertoire...His
rich, velvety tone is especially remarkable on Turrin's exciting Two Portraits,
as well as the stirring Someone to Watch Over Me. His performance of the Ewazen
Sonata highlights his great control over a variety of tonal colors...Overall,
this disc offers the listener very high quality performances of some wonderful
recital repertoire, both standard and less traditional. I recommend this CD
highly." Peter Wood, ITG Journal, October 2005
Sound samples for CD764 (uses
RealPlayer) Click on the link to hear
approximately one minute of the movement shown.
Ewazen: Sonata Mvmt
1 Mvmt
2 Mvmt
3 Turrin: Two Portraits Psalm Incantation
Wintle: Northwest
Miniatures Mvmt
1 Mvmt
2 Mvmt
3 Mvmt
4 Ellis: Trumpet
Piece Tull: Vignette
Trester: Patricia's
Aria Gershwin: Someone
to Watch Over Me Kennan: Sonata Mvmt
1 Mvmt
2 Mvmt
3
CD765: Trumpet Concertos. John Holt, Trumpet; Slovak Radio Orchestra,
Kirk Trevor, Conductor. ALEXANDRA PAKHMUTOVA, Concerto for Trumpet in Bb; ERIC EWAZEN,
Concerto for Trumpet and Strings; ANTHONY PLOG, Concerto No. 2 for Trumpet and
Orchestra.
Pakhmutova's works are imbued with the spirit of Russian life, folk
tunes, and impressions of the country. Ewazen, faculty member at The
Juilliard School, has written many works for brass and is the recipient of
numerous composition awards and prizes. Plog, frequently recorded
trumpet player and composer, is a music professor in Freiburg, Germany. UPC 009414776525 BUY NOW
"The aim of this disc is to showcase the brilliant
trumpet playing of John Holt, professor of trumpet at the University of North Texas and lead trumpet with the Dallas
[Opera Orchestra]. The disc achieves that aim with the same bullseye effect
Holt exhibits when hitting a high note or executing a run." Fanfare
Magazine, Nov/Dec 2006
"Anthony Plog ... began writing
rhythm-driven ... works in the early 1990s. This is by far his best piece. It
is long (28 minutes), challenging, intricate, fascinating, and melodically
beautiful." American
Record Guide, Nov/Dec 2006
"The music on this CD is entirely
approachable and highly entertaining. [Holt] has a nicely rounded but colorful
tone, capable of chiming over an entire orchestra, but with a wide range both
dynamically and expressively."
Music Web
Sound samples (uses RealPlayer) Click on the link to hear up to one minute of the movement shown.
Pakhmutova: Concerto
for Trumpet in Bb Ewazen:
Concerto for Trumpet and Strings: Allegro
moderato Scherzo Elegia Allegro
agitato Plog: Concerto No. 2: Allegro
moderato Adagio,
with freedom Lento;
Allegro moderato
CD767: French Trumpet Concertos. John Holt, Trumpet. With the Slovak Radio Orchestra, Kirk Trevor,
Conductor. Henri Tomasi: Concerto pour Trompette
et Orchestre; Robert Planel: Concerto pour Trompette et Orchestre cordes; Andr
Jolivet: IIe Concerto pour Trompette; Alfred Desenclos: Incantation,
Thrne et Danse. His first four CDs on Crystal received unanimous acclaim, with
Gramophone Magazine describing him as "an elegant, sensitive artist." The four concertos herein are a feast for the sensibilities:
lyrical or dramatically expressive; rhythmically or harmonically nodding to the
popularity of jazz; reflective of modern chamber music and symphonic music
first heard in Paris in the 1920s; or expressing new ideologies. UPC
009414776723 BUY NOW
"Another
winner for Crystal Records...all four [works] are entertaining and worth
hearing. Indeed, I've been playing this
recording compulsively since acquiring it a little more than a week ago...His
playing leaves behind the mechanical issues of the trumpet and achieves the
distinction of vocalism. It is as if he is singing through the trumpet,
producing a big, warm sound when that is wanted, a subtle thinner sound when
that is called for, all with the inflections of a master singer. There is a
sense of relaxed confidence even in the most virtuosic passages, but also a
sense of excitement and joy in the pure pleasure of playing these enchanting
works." Leonard Link, on the web, April 2007
Sound samples (uses RealPlayer) Click on the link to hear up to one minute of the movement shown.
Tomasi Concerto: Mvt.
1 Mvt.
2 Mvt
3 Planel Concerto: Mvt.1 Mvt.
2 Mvt.
3 Jolivet Concerto: Mvt.1 Mvt.2 Mvt.3 Desenclos:
Incantation Thrne Danse
CD768: Facets 3: John Holt, Trumpet. With Sophia Grech, Mezzo Soprano; and
Nataliya Sukhina, Piano. James
Wintle: Distant Voices from Trumpet and String Quartet (Igor Borodin and Julia
Bushkova, Violins; Katrin Meidell, Viola; Johannes Kleinmann, Cello); Barbara
Harbach: Perambulations for Trumpet and
Piano; Barbara Harbach: Emily! (on texts by Emily Dickinson); Francine Trester:
Four Thoreau Songs (on texts by Henry David Thoreau) for mezzo soprano, trumpet
or flugelhorn, and piano; Francine Trester: Sonata for Trumpet and Piano;
Joseph Klein: Die Knigsknderin (for unaccompanied trumpet); Ulysses Kay: Tromba
for trumpet and piano. UPC 009414776822
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John Holt is principal trumpet with the Dallas Opera Orchestra and trumpet
professor at the University of North Texas. This is his sixth solo CD on
Crystal. His first five CDs received unanimous acclaim, with Gramophone
Magazine describing him as "an elegant, sensitive artist."
This CD features works written for him, plus Tromba by the well-known
composer Ulysses Kay.
Sound samples (uses
RealPlayer) Click on the link to hear up to one minute of the movement
shown.
Wintle: Distant Voices Mvt
1. Allegro Mvt
2. Adagio Espressivo Mvt
3. Allegro Vivo Mvt
4. Largo; Presto Harbach: Perambulations
for Trumpet and Piano
Harbach: Emily! Mvt
1.I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed Mvt
2.If You Were Coming in the Fall Mvt
3.Wild Nights! Wild Nights! and For Each Ecstatic Instant Trester:
Four Thoreau Songs Mvt
1. The Moon Mvt
2. Indeed, Indeed Mvt
3. Smoke Mvt
4. I Am the Autumnal Sun
Trester: Sonata for Trumpet and
Piano Mvt
1. Moderato Mvt
2. Poco Adagio Mvt
3. Allegro Klein: Die
Knigsknderin (The King-Proclaimer)
Kay: Tromba Mvt
1. Prologue Mvt
2. Nocturne Mvt
3. Mobile
CD769: Trumpet Panoply, John Holt, Trumpet. Concertos for Trumpet and Orchestra by Arutiunian,
Hummel, Tartini. Also Richard Peaslee: Nightsongs UPC
009414776921 BUY NOW
John Holt: Trumpets and
Flugelhorn; with UNT Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, Anshel Brusilow &
Clay Couturiaux, conductors; and Slovak Radio Orchestra, Kirk Trevor,
conductor.
John Holt is principal trumpet with the Dallas Opera Orchestra and trumpet
professor at the University of North Texas. His first six CDs received
unanimous critical acclaim, with Gramophone Magazine describing him as “an elegant, sensitive artist with perfect technique and
intonation.”>
The three concertos herein are standards for the
trumpet and the Peaslee is a wonderful 20th-century work featuring
flugelhorn.
Sound samples (mp3
files) Click on the link to hear up to
35 seconds of the movement shown.
Arutiunian Concerto Hummel
Concerto in E flat Major Allegro
con spirito Andante Rondo Tartini
Concerto Grandioso Andante Allegro
Grazioso Peaslee Nightsongs (to return to this page after listening
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CD962: JOHN HOLT, TRUMPET; Facets Five. Eric Ewazen: Trio for Trumpet,
Violin, and Piano; Pierre Gabaye: Boutade; Ennio Porrino:
Preludio, Aria e Scherzo; Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel: Bist du bei
mir (attributed to J.S. Bach); Eugene Bozza: Badinage; Eugene
Bozza: Rustiques; G.F. Handel: Aria con Variazioni; Astor
Piazzolla: Oblivion; Bruce Broughton: Oliver's Birthday; Alexander
Goedicke: Concert Etude UPC 009414796226 BUY NOW
John Holt, Trumpet, Steven Harlow, Piano, Maria Schleuning, Violin
John Holt has been Principal Trumpet with the Dallas Opera
Orchestra since 1989. He is Professor of Trumpet and Brass Coordinator at the
University of North Texas. "Holt plays with perfect technique and intonation, altering his
sound deftly to suit {the} works. {He} is an elegant, sensitive artist." Gramophone
One facet of a trumpet player's performing experience is as a
recitalist. Collaboration with like-minded professionals...requires the highest
levels of endurance, sensitivity, strength, and balance. This CD explores this
facet.
CD962 Sound
samples (mp3 files) Click on the link to hear up to 35
seconds of the movement shown.
(to return to this page after listening to samples, please use your browser
back button): Gabaye: Boutade Porrino: Preludio, Aria e Scherzo Stolzel (attrib. J.S. Bach): Bist du bei mir Bozza: Badinage Rustiques Piazzola: Oblivion Broughton: Oliver’s Birthday Goedicke: Concert Etude Ewazen: Trio Mvt. 1 Andante Mvt. 2 Allegro molto Mvt. 3 Adagio Mvt. 4 Allegro molto
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