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edwArdCARRoLL
A native of Chicago and graduate of Juilliard (BM, MM), Edward Carroll (b. 1953) is a trumpeter, conductor, and
teacher of international stature. He was appointed Associate Professor at McGill University’s Schulich School of
Music in 2007 (assuming the role of brass area chair in 2009) after two years as a member of the adjunct faculty,
and also serves as Professor of Trumpet and Coordinator of Brass Studies at the California Institute of the Arts
(CalArts) and as a Senior Lecturer at Dartmouth College. Previous appointments include the International Chair of
Brass Studies at London’s Royal Academy of Music and Professor of Trumpet at the Rotterdam (NL) Conservatory.
Edward Carroll is the Director of the Center for Advanced Musical Studies at Chosen Vale, and was responsible for the music programming of the
California State Summer School of the Arts from 2006-2008. He also chairs the commissioning committee of the International Trumpet Guild (ITG).
Mr. Carroll has served as Principal Trumpet of the Rotterdam Philharmonic (James Conlon, Jeffrey Tate, and Valery Gergiev, Music Directors), the
San Diego Symphony (David Atherton), and as Associate Principal Trumpet of the Houston Symphony (Lawrence Foster), touring most of the world’s
major concert halls and festivals, and recording for Sony, EMI, Virgin, and Erato. A frequent guest with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln
Center, Edward Carroll directed, recorded, and toured with the New York Trumpet Ensemble from 1979 to 1988. He has performed with the London
Sinfonietta, Speculum Musicae, Music Today, I Musici di Montreal, Orpheus, the Bach Aria Group, the Handel and Haydn Society (Boston), and as
soloist with many North American and European orchestras. Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Larry Polansky, Anne LeBaron, Bruce Adolphe, and Pulitzer
Prize winner Paul Moravec are among the many composers that have written new music for him, and his many solo recordings can be found on the
Sony, Vox, MHS, and Newport Classic labels.
kIkUCoLLiNS
This former “Jersey Girl” found her way from a small northern NJ town to the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy
in Michigan, after doing a 2 summer stint at their National Music Camp. From there, she went on to study classical
performance at Manhattan School of Music. Her mentor, Mr. Mel Broiles, always encouraged her, as one of the few
female trumpet players trying to survive in a man’s world. Kiku brings professionalism to every job in every style,
with her sense of humor and sense of adventure that leads her to play and sing with a diverse group of artists. While
Kiku has been seen around town, as well as around the world, with major pop stars- most notably and recently with
Beyonce and currently Michael Bolton, she has truly found her voice in “Here With Me”. This smoothly satisfying
album redefines evocative jazzy compositions and rich orchestration. Her multiple tracking on the flugelhorn,
muted trumpet and trombone, showcases a level of musicianship of the highest order and demonstrates what a
band of Kikus might sound like.
In addition to her solo album and work with other artists, Kiku has been heard the world over in television and
radio commercials for such clients as Sprite, ABC Nightline, Checkers, Miller, Sony, HBO Latin, Visa, Burger King,
Ikea, Carefree Gum, Phillips, Wisk, Certs and many others. Ms. Collins has also produced an impressive number
of commercials. Kiku is not only a featured Getzen trumpet artist, but her debut album has been featured on many radio stations, and has gotten
tons of press from publications like BBC, International Trumpet Guild, The Brass Herald, Black Owl Music, Le Jazz Affair, Radiophone, WEMU 89.1
in Michigan, NPR, a 3 page article in Jazz Colours Magazine in June 2007 (which hails Collins the “Princess of Smooth Jazz”), Vinilemania, The Jazz
Suite, Hot House Jazz, Smooth Jazz, CMJ, WMPG, WGBH, Harris Radio, Julian’s Flight, Trumpetgig.com, The Fevered Brain of Radio Mike... and
her Getzen posters and ads can be seen all over in schools, music shops, and in Downbeat, Jazz Times Magazine and other music and educational
publications. Whether you hear Ms. Collins on the television or radio, with mega-pop stars or local NYC acts, one thing is crystal clear; her passion
and love for life come through in her sound, her voice, her eyes, her soul.
ANTHoNyDiLoRENzo
Anthony DiLorenzo has appeared as soloist with the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, and New York Philharmonic, and has
held positions with the Philadelphia Orchestra, New World Symphony, Santa Fe Opera, and Utah Symphony. Along with
CCBQ trumpeter Geoffrey Hardcastle, Anthony is also a member of the Burning River Brass large brass ensemble, and
Proteus 7, a mixed chamber ensemble. A native of Stoughton, Massachusetts, he began trumpet studies with Peter Chapman
and Roger Voisin, later receiving his Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music. While a fellow at the
Tanglewood Music Center, he worked with Leonard Bernstein who nominated him for an Avery Fisher Career Grant. Anthony
is also an Emmy Award-winning composer, whose works have been performed by the San Francisco Symphony, Colorado
Symphony, Utah Symphony, and New World Symphony, and can be heard regularly on numerous American television
networks (including the ABC College Football theme music). The CCBQ takes full advantage of Anthony’s composition
talent, and regularly enlists him to write new music for the quintet. His original work “Firedance”, which the CCBQ premiered and recorded on its
Street Song album, has become a favorite among student and professional brass quintets around the world.
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