Neal Berntsen superbly performs all of the trumpet parts (up to 14)on this unique and imaginative recording.

Neal Berntsen
"Trumpet Voices
Classics for Trumpet Ensemble"

Four Winds Entertainment is proud to announce the release of a unique and imaginative new recording entitled Trumpet Voices…Classics for Trumpet Ensemble by American trumpeter Neal Berntsen. Utilizing the latest in recording technology, Mr. Berntsen superbly performs all of the trumpet parts on this collection, giving the music an outstanding dynamic brilliance. Some of music history’s greatest names, (Altenburg, Schiedt, Janacek, Stravinsky and Britten) are heard along with some of today’s most accessible composers, (Turrin, Broughton, and Moody) in this interesting and eclectic recording. The ensemble size ranges from 1-14 and promises to keep the listener eagerly engaged. Watch for the release of this groundbreaking recording in October.

Neal Berntsen of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Pittsburgh Symphony Brass is equally at home in any musical setting. Whether performing with such major orchestras as Pittsburgh, Chicago, or Boston; playing chamber music with Pittsburgh Symphony Brass or Asbury Brass of Chicago; working in commercial settings in the studio or backing contemporary artists, Mr. Berntsen is one of today’s leading trumpet players. Berntsen has performed throughout the world with many of our eminent conductors and served as Principal Trumpet of the Bamberg Symfoniker in Germany and the Ravinia Festival Orchestra in Chicago. Reviewing Berntsen’s 2005 performance of Copland’s “Quiet City,” with the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette called Mr. Berntsen “simply wonderful.” The Pittsburgh Tribune Review called that same performance “a highlight of the season.” Fanfare Magazine writes that Mr. Berntsen’s playing is “not only expert, but musical…quite irresistible on every count.” Trumpet Voices promises to present Berntsen’s glowing tone and musicality in an audiophile’s dream setting.

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