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As part of Gunther Schuller's hand-picked orchestra, he was involved in the recording of Brahms' First Symphony and Beethoven's Fifth for a collaborative CD to Mr. He has performed and recorded extensively with the New York Philharmonic, Orpheus, the New York Chamber Symphony, and as solo trombone of Solisti New York. Luke's, the New York Pops, the Little Orchestra Society, the Stanford Symphony and Broadway's Les Miserables. He is bass trombonist with the Orchestra of St. John Rojak joined the American Brass Quartet in 1991, and has toured with them throughout the United States and abroad. His discography includes recordings on the Titanic, Newport Classics, Phoenix, Owl, CMS and Le Crepuscule du Disc labels. As an advocate of new music, he has also collaborated with some of the most renowned composers of our time, including Milton Babbitt, Elliott Carter, John Corigliano, George Crumb and Lukas Foss. He has collaborated with major soloists such as Ransom Wilson, Sharon Isbin, Ruth Laredo, Glenn Dicterow and Dawn Upshaw. Cortese covered as Assistant Conductor to the New York Philharmonic and is music director of the East-West International Symphony Orchestra in Altenburg, Germany. In addition, he has conducted the Mexico City Philharmonic, the New Orleans Philharmonic, the International Chamber Orchestra, the Belarus State Philharmonic, Noorhollands Philharmonisch, Orquesta Sinfonica Carlos Chavez, and the Altenburg Landeskappele Orchestra. He has worked with the New York City Opera and the Symphonies of New Jersey, North Carolina, Bangor, Meridian, Queens, New Amsterdam and Austin. He has appeared as guest conductor both in the United States and abroad. Glen Cortese is music director of the New York Chamber Sinfonia, and Principal Conductor at the Manhattan School of Music, where he is the director of orchestral studies. He has also received commissions to compose symphonic wind ensemble works for the Bi-Centennial of West Point and for the USAF Heritage of America Band at Langley AFB, VA. Ewazen's recent and upcoming commissions include a Double Concerto for Trumpet, Trombone and Orchestra, written for the principal players of the Tucson Symphony, a Bassoon Concerto for Florida State University, The Palace of Nine Perfections for Oklahoma University, a Symphony for Strings for the International Sejong Soloists and a piano trio for the Ahn Trio. premiere of Shadowcatcher with the American Brass Quintet. The Charleston (South Carolina) Symphony premiered his Concerto for Tenor Trombone and Orchestra and the West Virginia Symphony gave the U.S. Hornist Gail Williams and Larry Combs (principal clarinetist of the Chicago Symphony) were the first to perform The Art of the City along with the Chicago Chamber Musicians. Linda Strommen and the American Sinfonietta performed Ewazen's Oboe Concerto for the first time in Bellingham, Washington. The Tenerife Symphony premiered the Ballade for Bass Trombone, Harp and String Orchestra in the Canary Islands. She-e Wu and the Orchestra Moments Musicales performed the Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra in Taipei, Taiwan. The American Brass Quintet with the Orquesta Sinfonica Carlos Chavez performed Shadowcatcher, his brass quintet concerto for the first time in Mexico City. Ewazen's orchestral and chamber works have been premiered around the world. An examination of works for wind band and woodwind choir: Brasiliana by Joao Guilherme Ripper, Irish tune from county Derry by Percy Grainger and arranged by Frank Erickson, and Celtic hymns and dances by Eric Ewazen. Concerto for Marimba and Wind Ensemble (orch.Concerto for Marimba and Chamber Ensemble (orch.Concerto for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble (2004).Concerto for Bass Trombone or Tuba and Wind Ensemble (arr.He has been a faculty member at Juilliard since 1980. and overseas.Įwazen has been lecturer for the New York Philharmonic's Musical Encounters Series, vice president of the League of Composers-International Society of Contemporary Music, and composer-in-residence with the Orchestra of St. His works have been commissioned and performed by many soloists, chamber ensembles and orchestras in the U.S. He is a recipient of numerous composition awards and prizes. Ewazen's teachers include Milton Babbitt, Samuel Adler, Warren Benson, Joseph Schwantner and Gunther Schuller. 1954, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American composer and educator.