Acclaimed trumpet player\, Chris Coletti\, who last appeared in Lake George in 2018 with the Canadian Brass\, returns to The Sembrich to close our Promenade Series in a program as wide and diverse as Coletti&rsquo\;s own path on the international music scene.
\n\nComfortable in many styles\, Coletti&rsquo\;s program includes a Baroque concerto to showcase his skill on piccolo trumpet\, classical works by Clara Schumann and Lili Boulanger\, an arrangement of Gershwin&rsquo\;s Three Preludes for trumpet and piano\, and The Ray&rsquo\;s End\, a challenging recent work for violin\, trumpet\, and percussion by Andy Akiho. \; Rounding out the program\, to highlight Coletti&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;jazzy&rdquo\; side\, the Harry James &ldquo\;concerto\,&rdquo\; a four-minute joyride through some of the famous band leader&rsquo\;s most virtuosic trumpet solos --- and Coletti&rsquo\;s own musical arrangement of Astor Piazzolla&rsquo\;s ever-popular Libertango. \;
\n\nJoining Chris Coletti for this outdoor music event are percussionist Sean Ritenauer\, violinist Amanda Brin\, cellist Jonathan Brin\, and pianist Michael Clement.
\n\nChris Coletti has collaborated with a broad spectrum of musicians ranging from the Metropolitan Opera Brass\, New York Philharmonic Principal Brass\, Pierre Boulez\, Michael Tilson Thomas\, and Riccardo Muti--- to Quincy Jones\, Carlos Santana\, Gloria Estefan\, and Miami Sound Machine. \;
\n\nThe Sembrich is particularly proud of Coletti&rsquo\;s collaboration with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra and his performance of Copland&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Quiet City&rdquo\; as a part of our 20/20: Virtual Visionaries series.
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