 Joseph Alessi, New York Legends Joseph Alessi is a classical trombonist. He has been Principal Trombone for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra since 1985 and is on the faculty of the Julliard School. In recognition to his influence in the field, in 2002 he was winner of the International Trombone Association's annual award. Image File history File links New_York_Legends_Joseph_Alessi. ...
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History
Joseph Alessi, Jr. was born in 1959 in Detroit, Michigan and attended high school in San Rafael, California. His father, Joseph Alessi, Sr., was a professional trumpet player and his mother sang in the Metropolitan Opera chorus, so fine music was heard from an early age at home. Lessons from his father on trombone led to winning an audition with the San Francisco Ballet orchestra when he was only 16. A year later he enrolled at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia), where he studied from 1977 to 1980. Nickname: The Motor City, Motown Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Official website: http://www. ...
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In his third year at Curtis, he was asked by one of his teachers (M. Dee Stewart) to fill his place in the Philadelphia Orchestra as 2nd Trombone while they auditioned for the permanent job. He won the position permanently and stayed for another couple of years, followed by a season at the Montreal Symphony Orchestra before winning the audition for principal trombone at the New York Philharmonic in the of Spring 1985. The Philadelphia Orchestra, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is one of the Big Five symphony orchestras in the United States and usually considered among the finest in the world. ...
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Joseph Alessi made his solo debut with the New York Philharmonic in 1990, when he performed the Fantasy for Trombone by Creston. In 1992, he performed the world premier of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Christopher Rouse Trombone Concerto which they also recorded on CD. The New York Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in New York City. ...
He has devoted a portion of his time to teaching, holding a faculty position at the Juilliard School in New York, New York, numerous appearances as clinician and runs a 10 day intensive trombone workshop in the summer, known as the "Alessi Seminar". The Juilliard School is the premiere performing arts conservatory in the world. ...
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Playing Style Joeseph Alessi's playing is often noted for the particularly rich sound quality and complete technical control. He embodies the American style of a full, almost euphonium-like tone with plenty of vibrato in the solo works. This heavy approach to the sound is helped with a large instrument (Edwards 0.547") and mouthpiece (his own design, but similar to Bach 3G). The music he chooses to play encompasses the complete repertoire including aurally challenging 20th century works as well as more easy going new works, through to jazz styles and the romantic show-pieces, whilst dabbling in the baroque.
Discography The recordings that Joseph Alessi has made include the following: - Illuminations
- Trombonastics, Summit Records
- An American Celebration; Volume II' including live recording of Rouse Concerto with the New York Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic Special Editions
- New York Legends, Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombone, New York Philharmonic, 1998, Cala Records, Ltd
- Slide Area, D'Note Records
- Fandango Joseph Alessi, Jr with Philip Smith of the New York Philharmonic, Summit Records
- Four of a Kind, Music for Trombone Quartet
- Four of a Kind 2
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game
- Beyond the End of the Century by Joseph Alessi and Jonathan Feldman, Summit Records
- Trombones Under the Tree, Summit Records
- Song of Exuberance
- Collage, the New York Trombone Quartet Plays!', by Joseph Alessi, Edward Neumeister, and James Pugh
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