The Sounds of Christmas with the NEW YORK STAFF BAND (Bandmaster Derek Lance) and special guests: world-renowned trumpet virtuoso ALLEN VIZZUTTI, and the New Jersey Home Schoolers Association GENESIS CHORALE (Beth Prins, Music Director).
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2022
Pre-Concert 6:15pm
Concert 7:00pm
West Side Presbyterian Church
6 South Monroe St.
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
FREE ADMISSION
ALLEN VIZZUTTI’S BIOGRAPHY
“Beautiful…lyrical…stunning…stupefying”.
“Trumpet player supreme.”- Syracuse Post Standard
“Finely tuned wind, easy control, polyharmonic wit, orchestral
penmanship, punctuated spiritual warmth…rarely do so many qualities find
themselves in one musician.” – Chick Corea
Equally at home in a multitude of musical idioms, Allen Vizzutti has visited 70 countries, Japan 49 times, and every state in the union to perform with a rainbow of artists and ensembles including Chick Corea, Doc; Severinsen, the NBC Tonight Show Band, the Airmen Of Note, the Army Blues and Army Symphony Orchestra, Chuck Mangione, Woody Herman, Japan’s NHK Orchestra and the New Tokyo Philharmonic, the Budapest Radio Orchestra, the Saint
Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Leipzig Wind Symphony, the Slovenian National Orchestra and the Kosei Wind Orchestra. Performing as a classical and a jazz artist, often in the same evening, he has appeared as guest soloist with symphony orchestras in Japan, Germany, St. Louis, Seattle, Rochester N.Y., Dallas, Milwaukee, Buffalo, Phoenix, Edmonton, Vancouver, Seattle and Minnesota to name a few. Music lovers in Germany, Poland, England, Sweden, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Australia and the United States have heard his brilliant sound over the airwaves of national television. Allen’s status as an artist has led to solo performances at the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, Newport Jazz Festival, Banff Center for the Performing Arts, Montreaux Jazz Festival, the Teton, Vail, Aspen and Breckenridge Music Festivals, the Charles Ives Center, Suntory Hall & Opera City Hall in Tokyo and Lincoln Center in New York City.
From his home in Seattle Washington, Allen’s current career activities embody an impressive schedule of recitals, concerts, recording and composing. His continued commitment to music education and the value of music in everyday life results in an extensive schedule of guest appearances throughout North America, South America, Europe, Japan, Australia, Asia and New Zealand.
Allen’s many recordings include “Ritzville” featuring Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke, (available at www. vizzutti.com and on iTunes). Other solo jazz recordings include “Trumpet Summit” and “Skyrocket” from Summit Records. Classical recordings currently available, (DeHaske Classical Recordings), are “The Emerald Concerto and Other Gems”, with the Budapest Radio Orchestra, “Vizzutti Plays Vizzutti” and “Vizzutti and Soli On Tour”. His “High Class Brass”, (on iTunes), is a wonderfully unique classical and jazz blend co-produced, co- written and performed with fellow trumpet artist, composer and conductor, Jeff Tyzik along with a 90-piece studio orchestra. (on iTunes) Other outstanding Vizzutti recordings are “Baroque and Beyond”, (CBS/Sony), “The Carnival of Venus”, (Summit Records), and “A Trumpeter’s Dream, (Ludwig Music Publishing).
As Artist in Residence, Allen has taught at the Eastman School of Music, the University of North Texas, the University of South Carolina, the Banff Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas State University, Ohio State University, West Texas State University, the Skidmore Jazz Institute, and the Trompeten Akademie of Bremen Germany. His extensive treatise, “The Allen Vizzutti Trumpet Method” and his “New Concepts for Trumpet”, (Alfred Music Publishing), have become standards works for trumpet study worldwide. Many more of Allen’s jazz and classical books, play along recordings, and student and recital compositions are published by DeHaske/Hal Leonard, BIM Switzerland, and Village Place Music. His writing includes solo pieces for piano, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trombone, tuba, and harp, chamber groups, wind ensemble, jazz ensemble, and symphony orchestra.
Allen’s love of expression through composition has led to premier performances by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Budapest Radio Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic of London, the Nuremberg Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Syracuse Symphony, London Symphony, the renowned Summit Brass, the Royal Philharmonic Brass and others. After the world premier of his “Emerald Concerto” with the Syracuse Symphony Allen’s writing was described in review: “The Emerald Concerto sparkles!…a vivacious treatment which speaks well for both his dramatic instinct and technical prowess as a composer.”
While growing up in Montana, Allen was taught by his father, a self taught musician and trumpet player, until he left home to attend the Eastman School of Music on full scholarship. There he earned the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees, a Performer’s Certificate, a chair in the Eastman Brass Quintet faculty ensemble, and the first Artist’s Diploma ever awarded a wind player in Eastman’s history.
Allen has performed on over 150 motion picture sound tracks, (such as Back To The Future and Star Trek), as well as countless TV shows, commercials and recordings with such artists as Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Chick Corea, the Commodores and Prince. His soaring sound can be heard on recent the movies, “Mirror, Mirror”, “Furry Vengeance”, “40 Days and 40 Nights”, “Unfaithfully Yours”, “Gridiron Gang”, “Scary Movie Four”, “The Hulk” and
the “Medal of Honor”, “Gears of War”, “World of Warcraft” ,and “Halo” video games. More information is available at www.vizzutti.com
Allen Vizzutti is a Yamaha Performing Artist
The NJHSA Genesis Chorale is an auditioned choir of home schooled high school students from the New York City area. Membership is based on musical ability, Christian character, and leadership. Throughout the year the group performs at schools, churches, music festivals, detention centers, nursing homes, inner city outreaches, and state and local events. They have been recognized for their contribution to the community and commitment to musical excellence.
The Chorale is an approved activity of the North Jersey Home Schoolers Association (NJHSA). For more information regarding NJHSA, please visit NJHSA.net.
Music Director Beth Prins received a B.M. in music from Houghton College and an M.A. in music from Westminister Choir College. She is a frequent adjudicator and consultant. Professional memberships include the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), Music Educators National Conference (MENC), and Music Educators Association (MEA). An accomplished pianist, Mrs Prins has been featured at major concert halls throughout the tri-state area, including Carnegie Recital Hall, and Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, NYC. She currently directs the North Jersey Home Schoolers Association (NJHSA) choral program and maintains a piano studio in Hawthorne, NJ.
