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Ismael
Betancor, trumpet, was born in
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 1976. He studied with Alejandro Casta–eda and
Santiago Luri, and had lessons from G. Vosburgh, H.Steketee and T. Valenczei.
He has received awards in several national and international trumpet and
chamber music competitions, including Lieksa, Finland; Madrid, and Tenerife.
Since 1996 Betancor has been principal trumpet of the Gran Canaria Philharmonic
Orchestra. He is also very active as a chamber musician and concert soloist.
Josˇ Luis
Castillo, piano, born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 1976,
began his musical studies in the Music Conservatoire of Las Palmas with
Esperanza Estades. Later he joined the Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sof’a
in Madrid, receiving lessons from Russian pedagogues Dmitri Bashkirov and
Galina Eguizarova. After receiving full scholarship from D. Alejandro del
Castillo, he graduated from the Manhattan School of Music, having played
extensively both as soloist and chamber musician in Europe and the United
States. He has been soloist several times with the Gran Canaria Philarmonic and
Manhattan School of Music
Orchestra. Since 2002 he has taught piano and piano literature at the Music
Conservatoire in the Canary Islands. Recently Castillo recorded a disc with works by Andalusian
composers of the 19th and 20th century for the collection The Musical
Hispanic Patrimony edited by the Musicological Society of Spain.
Carlos
Rivero, cello, began his
musical studies in the Music Conservatoire of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where
he graduated in violoncello and chamber music under the supervision of Zdzislaw
Tytlak. He continued his training in the Sweelinck Conservatorium of Amsterdam
with the teacher Jean Decross, soloist of the Concertgebow Orchestra, and later
with Mar¨al Cervera in Barcelona. Since 1993, he has been member of the Gran
Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra. He also holds a teaching position in the
academy of this orchestra.
CD766: Trumpet Colors. Trio Chromos: Ismael Betancor, Trumpet;
Josˇ Luis Castillo, Piano; Carlos Rivero, Cello. William Schmidt: Jazzberries; Alex Shapiro: Elegy; Astor
Piazzolla: Las cuatro estaciones porte–as; Scott Robbins: Three Blues for Cello
& Trumpet; Robert J. Bradshaw: Statements, Commanding. UPC 00941477662-4 
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This CD
explores various colors of trumpet in ensemble with piano and cello. William
Schmidt, one of the worldÕs leading exponents of brass writing, explores his
Jazzberries: Raspberry Riffs, Blackberry Blues, Boysenberry Boogie, and
Strawberry Jam. Piazzolla, the best known composer of tangos, contributes four
wonderful tangos, transcribed from bandoneon here for trumpet, piano, and
cello. American composers Shapiro, Robbins, and Bradshaw round out this
wonderful album.
Sound samples (uses RealPlayer) Click on the link to hear up to one
minute of the movement shown.
Schmidt: Jazzberries Raspberry Riffs Blackberry Blues Boysenberry Boogie Strawberry Jam Shapiro: Elegy Piazzolla: Las cuatros estaciones porte–as: Primavera
Porte–a Verano
Porte–o Oto–o
Porte–o Invierno
Porte–o Robbins: Three Blues Mvt.1 Mvt.2 Mvt.3 Bradshaw: Statements, Commanding George
Washington Theodore
Roosevelt Abraham
Lincoln Thomas
Jefferson
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