Allen Vizzutti., 2010 Allen Vizzutti (born September 13, 1952) is an, and music educator. Biography Born and raised in, Vizzutti last learned the trumpet from his father, Lido Vizzutti.
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At age 16, Vizzutti won the concerto competition and was awarded first chair in the World Youth Symphony Orchestra. He earned a B.M., M.M. And a Performer's Certificate, and the only Artist's Diploma ever awarded to a wind player from the in Rochester, New York. Allen Vizzutti has performed in 60 countries with an array of artists and ensembles including, The NBC Tonight Show Band, the Airmen of Note, the Army Blues, Japan's NHK Symphony Orchestra and the Kosei Wind Orchestra. Performing as a classical and jazz artist, he has appeared as a guest soloist with symphony orchestras in, Syracuse, Honolulu, Milwaukee and Phoenix to name a few.
Vizzutti has performed solo at the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, Banff Center for the Performing Arts, Montreaux Jazz Festival, the Charles Ives Center and the Lincoln Center in New York. He has performed on more than 150 motion picture soundtracks, such as:, and. Vizzutti composed many orchestra works which led to world premieres by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Phoenix Symphony, Greater Bridgeport Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic and the Tonight Show Orchestra, as well as recorded works by the Royal Philharmonic of London, the Woody Herman Band, the Summit Brass and the London Symphony Orchestra. Vizzutti has taught at the Eastman School of Music, University of Washington, the Banff Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas State University, West Texas State University, the University of South Carolina, Skidmore Jazz Institute, and the Trompeten Akademie of Bremen, Germany. The Allen Vizzutti Trumpet Method, published by Alfred Music, have become standard works for trumpet study worldwide. Many more of his jazz and classical books, play-along recordings, student pieces, chamber music, and recital compositions have been published by Alfred, Southern Music Company, Village Place Music and DeHaske/Hal Leonard Publications. Vizzutti is a Yamaha Performing Artist.
Vizzutti has three children with his wife Laura; all are musicians. Sources. External links.
-:: Author Message UsedBits Heavyweight Member Joined: 13 Nov 2001 Posts: 851 Location: Arkansas Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:05 pm Post subject: Cascades by Allen Vizzutti Cascades, by Allen Vizzutti, was performed this evening in Conway, AR by Larry Jones, Trumpet Instructor at University of Central Arkansas, principal trumpet of the Conway Symphony Orchestra, and 2nd trumpet of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. Cascades consists of three sections, almost like movements, but is not marked as such.
It starts with a series of seemingly random notes. As the piece progresses, it almost begins to draw a line from which one can infer a tune, but not quite.
Omnisphere free download pc. There are huge leaps, several octave or greater jumps, growling down to G below the staff with quick arpegios up to C above the staff. The second section is packed with repeating runs, repeating patterns, scales, and lots and lots of notes thrown in between. I don't remember a thing about the third section except that it begins much like the first. Larry Jones is a gifted player. A student of the late Richard Steff of the University of Memphis, he performs in and around the central Arkansas area. He is one of those 'quietly competent' players.
Playing and rehearsing with him is unsettling because he is so good. He just never misses notes, no matter how clumbsy the fingering. Larry's trumpet is an old Bach of some sort. Should anyone want to know, I can find out the particulars and post it here.
He played on a Bach 1B mouthpiece. His sound was fat and full. Yet, he soared into the upper register with ease, unencumbered by the mouthpiece's relatively large volume. By any measure, Vizzutti's Cascades is a difficult piece.
Larry performed it with confidence, dexterity, and wonderful trumpet technique. It was a real pleasure to hear. aka Benge Loyalist Benge Bb, 5x, ml #8162 Benge C, 2x+, mlp #7481 Benge D/Eb, ml #6579 Benge Flug, ml #17xxx Stomvi piccolo, m15, #901885 Boston 3-Star 1 NE Plus Ultra LP #22019 Martin Committee #151322 Bach Strad (NY) 7-10-62, #2003 cdaigle Veteran Member Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Posts: 352 Location: Tempe, AZ Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 1:04 pm Post subject: Cascades is definitely a fun piece. I played it while in school.
We had a freshman (I graduated from the UA) last year that played the hell out of it, as good as anyone Ive heard. Larry really is a great player. I was in the finals with him for the Arkansas Symphony job back in 02. Where in Arkansas are you?
I lived in Fayetteville for about 5 years, a really great town. I went to study with Wiff Rudd. CD UsedBits Heavyweight Member Joined: 13 Nov 2001 Posts: 851 Location: Arkansas Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:26 pm Post subject: I'm in Conway and work in Little Rock. What would you have done for a 'day job' if you had earned the 2nd chair trumpet with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra? It isn't a full-time position. Did Dick Jorgensen conduct the auditions?
He's a friend of mine. I lived for 2 years in Jonesboro with my parents recently. However, I was unemployed and did not want to ask them to foot the bill for lessons with Dick. Now, that is an opportunity lost, but I simply had no money at that time. Are you currently playing? I see you're in St.
Louis - a fellow with whom I grew up is a trumpeter there. His name is Wilkinson.
The only time I saw him perform was with an orchestra in an outdoor theater there in St. W A Y. back in 1976. aka Benge Loyalist Benge Bb, 5x, ml #8162 Benge C, 2x+, mlp #7481 Benge D/Eb, ml #6579 Benge Flug, ml #17xxx Stomvi piccolo, m15, #901885 Boston 3-Star 1 NE Plus Ultra LP #22019 Martin Committee #151322 Bach Strad (NY) 7-10-62, #2003 fuzzyjon79 Heavyweight Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 Posts: 3011 Location: Nashville, TN Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 9:36 pm Post subject: Allen Vizzutti is a great guy! I wrote him a couple years ago looking for one of his charts entitled 'Zig Zag' off the Skyrocket CD. To make a long story short the piece was never published, so Vizzutti ended up sending me his hand written 'Zig Zag' chart. I'm currently working on re-writing it in Finale and getting it into PDF format.
It's a very fun piece as well as very challenging! J.
Fowler 'It takes a big ole' sack of flour, to make a big ole' pan of biscuits!' Cdaigle Veteran Member Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Posts: 352 Location: Tempe, AZ Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 11:23 am Post subject: I took the audition just for experience. I didnt expect to advance very far if at all. I was a junior in college.
I did however play for three seasons with the Fort Smith Symphony and the North Arkansas Symphony. I currently am a private teacher and play with the St. Louis Wind Symphony and will be playing with the St. Next month for Mahler 5.
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I subbed with them last night so the second trumpet could go to Chicago and hear New York play Mahler 5. My fiancee is getting her PHD in Musicology from Washington University here and Im starting Grad school in performance next year at either Arizona State, University of Illinois, or Cincinatti. Chad Daigle pmkt16 Veteran Member Joined: 05 Mar 2004 Posts: 263 Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 11:35 am Post subject: A friend of mine is playing this for her college auditions this year and its really cool. I think I may do it next year for mine.
It's so cool. Bugleboi Veteran Member Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 288 Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 6:09 pm Post subject: It was performed for the ITG Solo Competition JasonHarrelson Heavyweight Member Joined: 04 Jun 2003 Posts: 854 Location: Twin Cities Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 7:38 pm Post subject: I played this on a recital last fall and couldn't find my copy. Someone on TH loaned me their copy of Cascades. It arrived one day in the mail before my recital, but I lost the envelope, name and address. It isn't like me to lose something like this, so if anyone knows who sent me the music, please contact me so I can send it back. And THANK YOU for sending the music in the first place.it was a fun recital.
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