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Dr. Langston Fitzgerald III, professor of trumpet at Penn State, played trumpet with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra from 1970 to 2003. Prior to joining the Penn State faculty, Fitzgerald has taught at a number of schools such as the Peabody Conservatory of Music (1990-2005) at the Johns Hopkins University, The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music (1990-2003) at the Catholic University in Washington, DC, Howard University (served as assistant professor of trumpet, coordinator of the brass department, and orchestra conductor at Howard University, 1971-1976), University of the District of Columbia, Morgan State University, Towson State University, Western Maryland College.and the University of Maryland at Baltimore County. He was also lecturer at the National Orchestral Institute at the University of Maryland at College Park (1996-1997). Fitzgerald also taught at the Duke Ellington High School for the Performing Arts, where he taught world renown Jazz Trumpeter, Wallace Roney.

Fitzgerald has played extra trumpet with the National Symphony and performed as assistant principal trumpet with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra during the 1986-1987 season. In addition to his many engagements as a Freelance Musician in the Baltimore and Washington, DC areas, he has performed for the last 23 years as Principal Trumpet and Orchestra Contractor of the Baltimore Choral Arts Society Orchestra. It is also noteworthy to mention Fitzgerald’s Solo Trumpet appearances with the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, performing the Franz Joseph Haydn Concerto in E-Flat Major on the July 2007 TOUR de France (http://www.baltimorechoralarts.org/mod/pages/display/29/index.php?menu=specialevents) with two different French orchestras. During his Baltimore Choral Arts Society tenure, Fitzgerald has performed on a Grammy Winning CD of the music of Dave Brubeck, “The Gates of Justice” and an Emmy Winning Performance of the television broadcast of “Christmas With Choral Arts” for television station, WMAR-TV in Baltimore Maryland. In addition, he was first trumpet and founder of both the Giavanni and the Potomac brass quintets. His free-lancing in Baltimore and Washington has included performing at three presidential inaugurations and three “Christmas in Washington” nationally televised specials. He helped to contract and played co-principal trumpet at the nationally televised millennium celebration at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. Also worth citing, is the current orchestral position of Principal Trumpet of the Baltimore Opera Company Orchestra held by Fitzgerald until the most recent (2009) Chapter 11, then, Chapter 7 status of the Baltimore Opera Company. In addition to his 2005 ITG Conference http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=royN4EQOZBs Performances as Trumpet Soloist, Chamber Musician, and Conductor of the final work featuring the Festival of Trumpets, Fitzgerald performed most recently as Principal Trumpet in the PA Faculty Trumpet Ensemble at the 2009 ITG Conference in Harrisburg, PA.

Prior to joining the Penn State faculty, Fitzgerald has taught at a number of schools such as the Peabody Conservatory of Music (1990-2005) at the Johns Hopkins University, The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music (1990-2003) at the Catholic University in Washington, DC, Howard University (served as assistant professor of trumpet, coordinator of the brass department, and orchestra conductor at Howard University, 1971-1976), University of the District of Columbia, Morgan State University, Towson State University, Western Maryland College.and the University of Maryland at Baltimore County. He was also lecturer at the National Orchestral Institute at the University of Maryland at College Park (1996-1997). Fitzgerald also taught at the Duke Ellington High School for the Performing Arts, where he taught world renown Jazz Trumpeter, Wallace Roney.

He is a graduate of Howard University (B.M.E.) and Catholic University of America (M.M. and D.M.A.). He is a member of the International Trumpet Guild and is on the Founding Board of the International Women’s Brass Conference. Fitzgerald is also a member of the American Federation of Musicians in both Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD.

Wallace Roney earned the admiration and respect of his colleagues and his elders since age 16. He has been an integral part of the band with Tony Williams, Ornette Coleman, Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Walter Davis Jr., Herbie Hancock, Jay McShann, David Murray, McCoy Tyner, Sonny Rollins, Curtis Fuller, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Dizzy Gillespie to name a few. He was one of the few musicians in his generation who learned and perfected his craft directly from alliances with Jazz Masters. But his most important and meaningful relationship was with Miles Davis.

Wallace was mentored by Miles Davis after Miles heard him in 1983 at his birthday gala performance in Carnegie Hall. Their association peaked when Miles chose Wallace to share the stage at his historic performance in Montreux in 1991. After Davis died, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams and Roney banded together and toured the world in tribute.

A Faculty Recital of TRUMPET MUSIC

Langston J. Fitzgerald, III, trumpet
Kathy Gattuso Cinatl, piano

With Guest, Wallace Roney, trumpet

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The Penn State University Trumpet Ensemble

Concerto pour Trompette en UT et Orchestre (1948) Henri Tomasi (1901-1971)

Vif

Noucturne (Andante)

Final (Allegro vivo)

Kathy Gattuso Cinatl, piano

Au Soir “Nocturne pour Quattra Trompettes (1991) George Enescu (1881-1955)

Lent

PennState Trumpet Ensemble

Intermission

Sonate pour Trompette Chromatique et Piano (1944) Jean Hubeau (1917-1992)

Sarabande

Intermede (Allegro con brio)

Spiritual

Kathy Gattuso Cinatl, piano

Fanspherical Flourishes for Six Trumpets (1992) Rocky J. Reuter

PennState Trumpet Ensemble

Proclamation for Trumpet and Piano (1955) Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)

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