Jan. 13-16, 2010 Abrons Arts Center 466 Grand Street (at the corner of Pitt Street) NYC Purchase tickets to the Benefit honoring Wilmer Wise HERE Purchase the festival pass HERE Purchase individual night tickets HERE Tickets will also be available at the door. Wednesday, January 13th 7:30 p.m. on the Main Stage FONT Music Celebrates [...]

“Charles Wuorinen is one of the world’s greatest composers… “— John Zorn As part of FORWARD FLIGHT, Thursday, January 14th at 7:30 p.m. The Urban Brass Quintet will present the New York premiere of Charles Wuorinen’s Brass Quintet with the composer conducting, and The New York Trumpet Ensemble, under the direction of Mark Gould, will [...]

CELEBRATE THE MUSIC AND LEGACY OF TRUMPETER WILMER WISE JANUARY 13TH AT NEW YORK’S ABRONS ARTS CENTER On Wednesday, January 13th at 7:30 p.m., The Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT Music) will honor esteemed trumpet player Wilmer Wise with a special concert and reception at Abrons Arts Center in New York. This festive presentation, [...]

If you’re unfamiliar with Wilmer Wise and his amazing career check out this great interview from 2005 with Laurie Frink. “Wilmer Wise’s extraordinarily diverse career clearly demonstrates his musical open–mindedness. He’s played in big bands with Lee Morgan and was the principal trumpet player for Marlboro Music Festival and – for 35 years – the [...]