• GENRE: Classical/Composer/Brass/Winds
• COMPOSER: David Sampson

Over the decades, David Sampson's works have been described as intensely honest and human, taking his audiences through rich experiences filled with depth and emotion.

Among Sampson's chamber music works are Dectet (Chicago Chamber Musicians), Chesapeake, Morning Music, Distant Voices (American Brass Quintet), Breathing Lessons (Chamber Music America/Amherst Saxophone Quintet), What The Living Do (Gail Williams and friends), Memories To Keep Awhile (David Elton and friends), and Short Stories (Chamber Music America/Pew Charitable Trust/Aspen Wind Quintet).

His orchestral and wind ensemble works include The War Prayer (soloists, chorus and orchestra), Monument (orchestra), Turns (violoncello and orchestra), Jersey Rain (solo baritone, chorus and orchestra), Simple Lives (orchestra), Triptych (trumpet and or- chestra), Moving Parts (wind ensemble), and Double Back (solo trumpet, trombone and wind ensemble). These works have been commissioned and performed by orchestras and wind ensembles across the globe

SKELETON AT THE FEAST FEATURES:

Amy Porter, flute*** Dan Gilbert, clarinet Donna Lee, piano Donald Batchelder, trumpet Jerry Bryant, trumpet João Luiz Rezende Lopes, guitar*** Scott Mendoker, tuba Elisabeth Tomczyk, piano Ronald Levy, piano Jaime Amador, viola***

***Trio Virado is a unique collaboration of three of the most distinguished artists on flute, viola, and guitar - joining together, they form a concert trio that radiates electricity and a love of music.

DAVID SAMPSON / SKELETON AT THE FEAST