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Trumpeter Stanley Friedman to perform at St. Olaf College on Friday, Nov. 2

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October 26, 2001

Trumpeter and Composer Stanley FriedmanTrumpeter and composer Stanley Friedman will present a concert of contemporary brass music on Friday, Nov. 2 at St. Olaf College. The concert, at 8:15 p.m. in Urness Hall, Christiansen Hall of Music, is free and open to the public.

Widely known for his music for brass, Friedman has won awards and commissions from the International Trumpet Guild, the International Horn Society, the International Trombone association and many leading soloists and ensembles. His Solus for unaccompanied trumpet is a world success and has been designated "required contemporary repertoire" for solo competitions in Munich, Germany and Toulon, France.

As a professional trumpeter, Friedman has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and held principal positions with the New Zealand Symphony, the Hong Kong Philharmonic and the Israel Philharmonic. His solo CD The Lyric Trumpet won "Best Classical Recording of 1989" honors at the New Zealand Music Awards and has been critically acclaimed in leading publications. Friedman has presented solo recitals and master-classes in many countries and often is called upon to conduct concerts and recordings of his music.

Born in 1951, Friedman earned his DMA in composition at the Eastman School of Music. In addition to his composing, performing and conducting, Friedman has held faculty positions at universities around the world, and most recently taught at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan.

St. Olaf College prepares students to become responsible citizens of the world, fostering development of mind, body and spirit. A four-year, coeducational liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), St. Olaf has a student enrollment of 2,950 and a full-time faculty complement of approximately 300. It is one of Money Guide?s top 100 "elite values in college education today," and it leads the nation?s colleges in percentage of students who study abroad.

Contact Carole Leigh Engblom at 507-786-3315 or leigh@stolaf.edu.