[New York, May 23, 2008] The American Brass Quintet is pleased to announce that Trevor
Gureckis of Astoria, New York is the recipient of the emerging composer commission in Round
II of its emerging composer commission grants funded through a major grant from The Jerome
Foundation.

Mr. Gureckis will receive a commission grant of $6,000. The commissioned work will receive
premiers at Lincoln Center in New York as well as at the Aspen Music Festival with additional
performances on tour. The premiere performances are anticipated in the 2009-2010 season, the
50th Anniversary Season of the ABQ.

About the Recipient

Composer/pianist Trevor Gureckis recently received his masters degree in composition from
Yale University under the guidance of Martin Bresnick, Aaron J. Kernis, and Ezra Laderman.
His undergraduate degree was in piano performance at University of Texas at Austin under the
late Danielle Martin where he also studied composition with Kevin Puts and Dan Welcher. Since
completing his studies, Mr. Gureckis has written music for a variety of mediums including
concert, film, theater, ballet and electronic media.

In May 2008, Mr. Gureckis was a winner of both an ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young
Composers Award and a BMI Foundation Student Composer Award.

In October 2007, his recent orchestral work entitled Very Large Array received its professional
premiere by The Minnesota Orchestra/Osmo Vänskä as part of the orchestra's Composer
Institute. In February 2007, he received a Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy
of Arts and Letters. In summer 2005, his Color Field from the Rothko Chapel was premiered by
the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra and other of his works were presented at the United Nations.

AMERICAN BRASS QUINTET ANNOUNCES ROUND ONE
RECIPIENTS OF EMERGING COMPOSER COMMISSIONS

 [New York, November 21, 2006]  The American Brass Quintet is pleased to announce the recipients of Round One of its emerging composer commission grants funded through a major grant from The Jerome Foundation. In Round One, the ABQ determined to award two grants.

 The recipients are Gordon Beeferman and Shafer Mahoney, both of New York City. Each composer will receive a commission grant of $6,000. The work by Mr. Beeferman is scheduled for premiere at the Aspen Music Festival in 2008 and that of Mr. Mahoney in the 2008-09 season. The works will receive premiers at Lincoln Center in New York as well as at the Aspen Music Festival with additional performances on tour.

 About the Recipients

Composer/pianist Gordon Beeferman leads a diverse career ranging from concerto soloist to free-improviser regularly collaborating with classical and jazz artists as well as choreographers. As a performer he has been heard at Roulette, Merce Cunningham Studio, and the Improvised and Otherwise Festival as well as venues in Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Toronto. His compositions have been performed by organizations such as the Albany Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, and Eighth Blackbird.

Shafer Mahoney studied at Princeton and the Eastman School of music. Among his teachers were Christopher Rouse and Joseph Schwantner. Among the organizations previously commissioning him are the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, New York Youth Symphony, Seattle Symphony and Relâche Ensemble. Mr. Mahoney is an associate professor at the City University of New York and teaches advanced orchestration at The Juilliard School.

Round Three

Information and details concerning Round Three of the ABQ emerging composer commissions will
be posted to www.americanbrassquintet.org in October 2008.

 The American Brass Quintet

Founded in 1960, the American Brass Quintet is regarded as the premiere brass quintet performing today. The ABQ is ensemble-in-residence both of The Juilliard School and Aspen Music Festival. Approximately 150 works have been commissioned or premiered by the ABQ and approximately 50 recordings have been released. While the ABQ has commissioned emerging composers throughout its history, a multi-year grant from The Jerome Foundation enabled the ABQ to formalize the process.

The Jerome Foundation

The Jerome Foundation was founded by filmmaker, painter, composer and philanthropist Jerome Hill. The foundation makes grants that support the creation of new work by professional emerging artists in Minnesota and the five boroughs of New York City.

 Other Recent/Coming ABQ Commissions

 Other composers currently or recently writing for the American Brass Quintet include:

 Grammy-winner Billy Childs, 2 Elements, funded by the New York State Music Fund was premiered July 25, 2007 at the Aspen Music Festival.

 Pulitzer-prize winner Paul Moravec’s Cornopean Airs, commissioned by the Gabe Wiener Foundation, premiered December 18, 2005 in New York City.

 Joan Tower’s Copperwave, commissioned by The Juilliard School in honor of the School’s 100^th anniversary, premiered 2006 at Lincoln Center.

 Adam Schoenberg’s Reflecting Light, commissioned by the Aspen Music Festival, premiered July 29, 2006 at the Aspen Music Festival.

 Robert Maggio, A Sense of Space, commissioned by West Chester University in celebration of the Universities’ new School of Music and Performing Arts Center. The work was premiered April 14, 2007 in West Chester, PA.

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