Episode 17 features Theresa May, Cleveland based educator and trumpet player. We talk with Theresa about juggling all her careers, Mourning [A] Blkstar, the Chromatic Brass Collective, and more! Transcripts to all podcast episodes are created by Hollyn Slykhuis and are posted on our website!
To learn more about Theresa, the groups she is a part of, and the resources she recommends, check out the links below!
Theresa’s website: https://www.theresamaytrumpet.com/
Mourning [A] BLKstar: https://mourningablkstar.com/
Chromatic Brass Collective (CBC): https://www.chromaticbrass.org/
Brass Music by Black Composer of Aaron Horne - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/brass-music-of-black-composers-aaron-horne/1132776457
Find local composers in the community and start there first!!
Jonathan Posthuma (I'll be premiering their work for trumpet and electronics)-https://www.jonathanposthuma.com/about.html
[consortium members for a new solo trumpet + electronics work from Paul Klee : Painted Songs!
members include:
Evan Fowler (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
https://www.efowlertrumpet.com/
Garrett Fuller (Atlanta, Georgia)
https://garrettfullermusic.com/
Connor Johnson (Lansing, Michigan) https://connorj799.wixsite.com/connorjohnsontrumpet
Theresa May (Cleveland, Ohio)
https://www.theresamaytrumpet.com/home
Isaac Mayhew (Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota)
https://www.isaacmayhewcomposition.com/
Over the next few months, I'll be finishing a work for solo trumpet which will be performed by consortium members in 2022.]
Mourning [A] BLKstar collab with Christoph Winkler's dance company in Berlin:https://christoph-winkler.com/en/productions/we-are-going-to-mars-suite/
Huge thanks to Trevor Weston and Whitney George for letting us include their music in our intro and outro! Our recording of Weston’s “Fanfare for Changes” opens the podcast, and Ashley’s recording of George’s “Incantations” closes each episode. Visit their websites to learn more about them and their works below!
Trevor Weston - http://www.trevorweston.com/
Whitney George - https://www.whitneygeorge.com/
