featured artist, Eastern Standard
The group is actively involved in promoting literature for this instrumentation through
performance, the pursuit of commissioning projects, and recording. To date, the group has
commissioned and/or premiered over a dozen new works for this instrumentation. In the
spring
of 2017 they were awarded a grant through the International Horn Society’s Meir Rimon
Commissioning Assistance Program, which they used to commission Octavio Vasquez to write
the multi-movement concert work, What a Circus! In 2019 the ensemble hosted their first
composition contest, with Daniel Morrison’s Gallus Rex named as the winner and Andy
Junttonen’sThree Miniatures recognized as honorable mention. Both works were premiered
by
Eastern Standard in fall 2020.
Eastern Standard has recorded two albums to date. Their first full-length album, Eastern
Standard, was released in December of 2015 and includes three new works they
commissioned, as well as recordings of other works that had not been recorded previously for
commercial release. Their second album, Wanderlust, was released in February of 2019 and is
available on all digital platforms. Wanderlust was named a finalist for the 2021 Roger Bobo
Award for Excellence in Recording by the International Tuba and Euphonium Association.
Eastern Standard has an active performance schedule including public school outreach
programs, collegiate residencies, and festival and conference performances. For more
information, please find them on Facebook, or visit their website: easternstandardtrio.com.
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