SU Wind Ensemble concert to feature trumpet soloists Vincent and Gabriel DiMartino

The Syracuse University Wind Ensemble will present a concert featuring world-class father-and-son trumpet soloists Vincent and Gabriel DiMartino on Saturday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The concert is free and open to the public. Free and accessible parking is available in the Q1 lot. Additional parking is available in the Irving Garage. Campus parking availability is subject to change; call 315-443-2191 for current information.

The Wind Ensemble performs under the direction of Bradley P. Ethington, director of bands at SU and a faculty member in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in SU’s College of Visual and Performing Arts. The ensemble will perform Mendelssohn’s “Overture for Winds,” Nixon’s “Elegy” and “Fanfare-March,” Saint-Saëns’ “Pas Redoublé” and Bizet’s “Carmen Fantasia,” which will feature the DiMartinos as trumpet soloists.

Vincent DiMartino is one of America’s leading trumpet performers and teachers. He has performed worldwide as a soloist and with such artists as Henry Mancini, Doc Severinsen, Pearl Bailey, Dizzy Gillespie and Dave Brubeck. Gabriel DiMartino is an instructor of trumpet at the Setnor School and has traveled the world, giving recitals and playing in orchestras and bands. He can be heard on a variety of recordings, including the Vivaldi Concerto with his father and the SU Wind Ensemble.

The Wind Ensemble is the University’s premiere concert band and is primarily made up of musicians from within the Setnor School.

For more information about the concert, contact the University Band Office at 315-443-2194 or fmmoore@syr.edu.