"Elegy: Nine Eleven [9/11]" by Bernard Hoffer. Princeton Brass Band/Allen/Cohen

[RECOMMEND LISTENING ON HEADPHONES AT FULL VOLUME] A rare performance of Bernard Hoffer's 'Elegy: Nine Eleven' for tenor saxophone and band (2002) given by Guest Soloist Professor Paul Cohen with the Princeton Brass Band conducted by Dr. Stephen Arthur Allen on the tenth anniversary of 9/11 at a concert 'Reflections on 9/11' at 2pm in the newly restored Bart Luedeke Theater at Rider University, NJ, USA, Sunday September 11th 2011. This was the first event in the new theater and an audience of some 225 were in attendance including the composer. This performance is part of the Princeton Brass Band's promotion of original music by American Composers .

(The program also included 'Fanfare for the Common Man' (Aaron Copland arr. Howard Snell); Partita (Edward Gregson); The Day Thou Gavest (arr. Wilby); 'Elegy: Nine Eleven'; Amazing Grace (Trad. arr. William Himes); America the Beautiful (Carmen Dragon arr. Mark Freeh) and Eric Ball's 'Resurgam (I Shall Rise Again)').

THE PRINCETON BRASS BAND
Dr. Stephen Arthur Allen, conductor
Dr. Gary Feinberg, Eb soprano cornet
Daniel Berz, principal solo cornet
Brian Fleming, co-principal solo cornet
Ryan Hewitt, solo cornet
Michael Carl Green, solo cornet
Roik Hockenberger, repiano cornet
Anne Erickson, 2nd cornet
Flora Newberry, 2nd cornet
Anthony Gioia, 2nd cornet
Jason Shafer, 3rd cornet
Brian Plagge, 3rd cornet
Heather Berz, flugel horn
Elliott Moxley, principal tenor horn
Bradley Gates, 1st tenor horn
Kevin Perdoni, 2nd tenor horn
Dr. Charles Howard, 1st baritone (president)
Carolyn Auerbach, 2nd baritone
Aaron Vanderweele, principal euphonium
Sam Funkhouser, 1st euphonium
Brian Hunter, 2nd euphonium
Paul Somer, principal trombone
Sue Moxley, 2nd trombone
Peter Reichlin, 2nd trombone
Dr. James Borowski, bass trombone
Ron Pokryska, Eb bass
Rafael Pietri Davila, Eb bass
Davin Vance, Bb bass
Alf Hadinger, Bb bass
Alex Constantino, Bb bass
Casey Beggs, percussion
Tim Mabrey, percussion

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