I am a freelance trumpet player based in Roanoke, Virginia, performing across the East Coast. I specialize in classical performance and Church music. Currently serving as Artist-in-Residence at First Christian Church in Athens, GA, and substitute trumpet for the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra.
February Newsletter
There is a lot to look forward to this month and even more great performances coming in the Spring. I will be busy with auditions for graduate school this month, but there will still be chances to hear me perform...even if you're not on a college audition panel! First Christian Church, AthensContinuing my residency at FCC Athens, I will be performing on the Sundays listed below. I will be playing arrangements of familiar favorite hymns as well as some virtuosic trumpet works. Live streams of Sunday services can be found here.
UGA Concerts in FebruaryOn February 22nd at 7:30 pm, the UGA Symphony Orchestra will be performing selections from Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream, as well as Anton Bruckner's Fourth Symphony. I will be performing the principal trumpet part on the Mendelssohn, so be sure to tune in! Also, mark your calendars for March 1st at 7:30 pm for the UGA British Brass Band's Spring Festival Concert, led by Philip Smith. Can't make it? All student concerts in Hodgson Hall (Performing Arts Center) are live-streamed and can be found at the link below.
Chosen Vale fundraiser: Thank you!!I am overwhelmed by the amount of support I have received toward my goal of raising $2500 for the Center for Advanced Musical Studies at Chosen Vale trumpet seminar! Thanks to your generosity, I am only $250 away from my goal! The summer program at Chosen Vale is a two-week intensive program where students are given a full schedule of masterclasses and rehearsals to participate in. The program is led by resident faculty and renowned guest artists representing some of the world's finest musical institutions. It is a great environment for advanced students and young professionals to hone their skills. I am excited and honored to have this time to explore new and challenging music and take my artistry to a higher level. If you would still like to help towards this goal or help with general financial needs like travel for auditions and solo competitions, you can still send money via Venmo, or send a check to my Athens address below. Your support is vital to my growth and success as a musician and is always deeply appreciated. Venmo: @tptjake Jake Landau Unit 1231 Athens, GA 30605 January Highlight: Haydn Trumpet ConcertoWritten in the late eighteenth century when the characteristics and playing abilities of the trumpet were still in their adolescent stage, the Haydn concerto is one of few solo works written for the instrument during the Classical Period. Yet it remains to this day one of the most beautiful pieces in trumpet literature. "The Concerto is not only the best, but the most popular he ever wrote," declares scholar Edward Downes regarding the piece, who stated about the Andante movement: "The songful middle movement is pensive and purposely darker in mood than the two outer movements." Here is a video from January of me and pianist Justin Jeffery performing the second movement of Haydn's Trumpet Concerto in E flat. I hope you enjoy it!
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Jake Landau, Freelance Trumpeter
I am a freelance trumpet player based in Roanoke, Virginia, performing across the East Coast. I specialize in classical performance and Church music. Currently serving as Artist-in-Residence at First Christian Church in Athens, GA, and substitute trumpet for the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra.
The Art of Baroque Trumpet Having studied Baroque trumpet since the beginning of this school year with international soloist Josh Cohen, I will finally be making my public debut on the instrument! I have been infatuated with the Baroque style for most of my career, so it is very satisfying to play on a modern recreation of the trumpet used in this era. Baltimore Baroque Band - G.P. Telemann: Suite for Strings and Solo Trumpet Sunday, April 6th, 2:00 pm at Christ Lutheran Church, Baltimore, MD...
Jake Landau Fall Newsletter Summer Recap It was the highlight of my summer to participate in the trumpet seminar at Chosen Vale. Each day was packed with trumpet workshops, rehearsals, and masterclasses led by world-class faculty from many different professional backgrounds. We discussed topics dealing with all facets of trumpet playing, such as different approaches to trumpet method books, developing practice routines, analyzing orchestral music, maintaining good health as a performer, and...
Upcoming Events These are the concerts and church services I will be involved with this month. All will be live-streamed, which can be accessed through the organization's website or Facebook/YouTube account. Just announced: Senior Recital Date Nothing has been more beneficial to my artistic growth than my time at the University of Georgia, under the instruction of legendary trumpeter Philip Smith. This recital is a culmination of that growth and will showcase an array of musical styles across...