Brass quintet
SKU:
P2.60022
Composed by
Camille Saint-Saens.
Arranged by JD Shaw.
Chamber music. Published
by Potenza Music
(P2.60022).
Known
throughout the world as a
founding member, music
programmer and arranger
for the Boston Brass, JD
Shaw has also performed
in the Rochester
Philharmonic, San
Francisco Symphony,
Wichita Symphony
Orchestra, Missouri
Symphony, Vienna
Philharmonic and the
Boston Pops. He has also
been a featured performer
on NPR's Performance
Today and the CBS Morning
Show. Prof. Shaw received
a Bachelor of Music from
Wichita State University,
where he studied with Dr.
Nicholas E. Smith, and a
Master of Music from the
Eastman School of Music,
where he was awarded the
Performer's Certificate
under the tutelage of
horn pedagogue Verne
Reynolds. As an active
performer and prolific
arranger, Shaw has
recorded over fifteen
albums encompassing
diverse musical styles
from the classical, jazz
and Latin genres. His
record labels include
Loft Recordings, Mark
Records and Summit
Records. A notable recent
project featured the
Boston Brass recording
the Stan Kenton Christmas
Carols with many
well-known brass players,
such as Scott Hartman,
Jens Lindemann, Scott
Thornburg, Jeff Nelsen
and Sam Pilafian. Prof.
Shaw has presented
numerous clinics and
workshops for music
educators, as well as
masterclasses for
students of all ages and
levels. In addition to
his credentials as a horn
performer and teacher, he
is the Brass Program
Director and Music
Arranger for the Phantom
Regiment, the reigning
Drum Corps International
World Champion. This is
Shaw's arrangement of
Camille Saint-Saens'
famous Danse Macabre for
brass quintet.
Danse Macabre for Brass Quintet
