"Homecoming"
8:00 PM Thursday, August 3rd, 2006
| Robert Frear, Guest Conductor |
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| Opening Ceremony |
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| Program to be selected from the following: |
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| A Yorkshire Ballad ............................................................ James Barnes |
| Invercargill ............................................................................ Alex Lithgo |
| Selections from "The King & I" ...................... Rogers and Hammerstein |
| Slavic Overture ........................................................... Leonard Bernstein |
Shadow Catcher ................................................................... Eric Ewazen
Featuring The Pearl City Brass Quintet |
Trumpet in the Night ......................................................... Harry Simone
Trumpet Soliost: TBA |
| Zacatecas ......................................................................... Genaro Codina |
| America the Beautiful ............................................. arr. Carmen Dragon |
Rob Frear is one the most illustrious alumni of the Pomona Concert Band. He
joined the band long before he had any choice in the matter accompanying his
parents, Larry and Emily, to rehearsals and concerts throughout his childhood.
He pursued music professionally earning degrees at Cal State Long Beach and
the University of Southern California. He is now one of Southern California's
busiest freelance trumpet players. In addition he holds the position of Director
of Brass Studies at Cal State Long Beach.
His long list of performance credits include all the major orchestras in Southern
California as well as The American Ballet Theater, The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago,
The Stuttgart Ballet, and The Moscow Classical Ballet. He was solo trumpet with
the Israel Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta in several world wide tours. A high
point in his playing career was the performance of the Haydn Trumpet Concerto
in Sao Paolo, Brazil before an open-air audience of over 300,000.
Wecome back, Rob!
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