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Valves of Glory
Sunday, March 10, 2019, 4 p.m.
The Collegiate School
Globe-trotting trumpet master Rex Richardson returns home to perform "3 World Winds," a mesmerizing work composed especially for him! And Chioke I'Anson, known as "the voice of NPR," performs the role of Speaker on Copland's "Lincoln Portrait." Every piece on this program features the glorious sounds of the Richmond Philharmonic brass section for a concert that will--dare we say it--blow you away!

Light Cavalry Overture - Suppé
3 World Winds for Solo Trumpet and Orchestra: Scirocco, Chinook, Cyclone - Vizzutti
   Rex Richardson, trumpet soloist
Cortège de Bacchus from "Sylvia" - Delibes
Lincoln Portrait - Copland
   Chioke I'Anson, speaker
Finlandia - Sibelius

Mr. Richardson's appearance is made possible by a gift from Mr. Thomas Baise
Dr. I'Anson's appearance is made possible by a gift from David L. Davis, Sr.

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