International Trumpet Guild Conference - Recital

Matilda Lloyd explores the voice of the trumpet in this recital inspired by her debut album with orchestra. This recital takes its name from the CD, Casta Diva, releasing in April 2023, which demonstrates the full emotional range of the trumpet in 19th-Century Italian opera arias and virtuosic variations. Four works on the disc were originally composed with piano and feature in this program: Rossini’s Prelude, Theme and Variations, which features the flugelhorn, and two songs by Pauline Viardot paired with J.B. Arban’s set of variations on one of her most famous roles: Bellini’s Norma. Other highlights of the program include evocative antiphons by Hildegard von Bingen and Glière’s Concerto for coloratura soprano.