State University Chamber Series
continues with a faculty trio presenting An Evening of Brass on Sunday, April 15
th
at 7:30 p.m. in the Casavant
Concert Hall, Music Building 2
nd
Floor on the CSU Oval in Fort Collins.

The Brass Faculty trio of Matt Scheffelman, horn; Gregory Harper, trombone; and David Shaner, trumpet perform
an enjoyable program featuring pieces with French influence from lyric-driven chanson, to New Orleans jazz, to
music for Parisian music halls.

The program includes three pieces by 16
th
century French composer Josquin Deprez who dominated the musical
world of his time because of his singular ability to bring together the many streams of contemporary musical
practice. All three pieces are part of his Chanson (lyric-driven song) collection.

The evening continues with Eugene Bozzas New Orleans, a piece written for French bass trombonist Paul
Bernard. The influence of the jazz style is unmistakable, and the imagery of the emotional extremes of New
Orleans is vividly evoked by the music.

The program also includes Sonata for Horn, Trumpet and Trombone by Francis Poulenc. Poulenc composed
music in all major genres and is known for creating melodies appropriate for Parisian music halls.

Tickets are $4 for CSU students and $7 for the general public, plus a small campus box office service charge.
Tickets can be purchased by calling 970-491-4TIX or at www.csutix.com. Visa and MasterCard accepted.
Performances are popular and advance purchase is highly recommended.

About the Faculty
David Shaner is Associate Professor of Trumpet. He earned his B.M.E. at Murray State College, his M.M.
degree in trumpet performance at Memphis State University, and his D.M.A. in trumpet performance at the
University of Iowa. He has taught in public schools in Missouri and Kentucky and in colleges in Kentucky, Iowa,
and Colorado. Dr. Shaner is active as a trumpet soloist as well as a symphony and chamber musician.

Matthew Scheffelman is the Instructor of Horn at CSU. He has performed the world over with many different
styles of ensembles. He currently holds the position of Principal Horn with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic
and performs with touring Broadway shows at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Matthew previously
held the position of Solo Horn with the National Symphony of the Dominican Republic from 1997-2001 and
worked steadily in the New York freelance scene, performing a wide variety of music for Horn.

Gregory Harper, Assistant Professor of Trombone, joined the Colorado Symphony Orchestra as Bass
Trombonist in 1997. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and
a Master of Music in trombone performance from Rice Universitys Shepherd School of Music. His teachers
have included David Finlayson, Matthew Guilford, Jerry Shaw, and David Waters. He also plays principal
trombone in the CSU Faculty Brass. Mr. Harper's credits include the Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia in LaCoruna, Spain, the National Repertory Orchestra in Breckenridge, Colorado, and the Spoleta Festival Orchestra in
Spoleto, Italy.

About the School of the Arts
The School of the Arts at Colorado State University provides an enriched venue in which the study and practice
of Art, Dance, Music and Theatre are nurtured and sustained by building the skills and knowledge needed by
future generations of arts professionals to become contributors to the essential vitality of our culture and society.
For more information, visit www.sota.colostate.edu or contact the Department of Music at (970) 491-5529.

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