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Cameron Pearce

RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 3

Featuring Ingrid Jensen and Symposium Brass, composer/trumpet player Cameron Pearce says this about his excellent Rattle debut:

“I started this project by considering how I might compose for a brass ensemble and soloist by drawing inspiration from three artists who have greatly influenced my musical life: American composer Aaron Copland, Canadian composer and trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, and American composer and trumpeter Ron Miles. As time passed, other influences found their way into the mix, such as Gabriel Fauré, Steve Reich, and The Westerlies, artists whose work has been hugely inspiring. The title for this project speaks to my interest in the various aspects of harmony and reharmonisation, where, through various structures and techniques, the same subject or melody can be approached from a range of contrasting angles. Consequently, it’s hard to categorise this music, but that suits me just fine.” - Cameron Pearce

Ingrid Jensen (trumpet)
Cameron Pearce (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Barrett Hocking (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Scott Taitoko (tenor trombone)
Pablo Ruiz Henao (tenor trombone, bass trombone, tuba)
Joe McCallum (drums, percussion)

Produced by Cameron Pearce
Symposium Brass, drums and percussion were recorded by Dave Cooper at Ara Music Arts, Christchurch (NZ), conducted by Tom Rainey
Ingrid Jensen was recorded by Aaron Nevezie at The Bunker Studio, Brooklyn, NY (USA)
Mixed by Tom Rainey and Cameron Pearce
Cover art ‘Nightlife’ by Harry Harrison
Design by Unklefranc
Printing by Studio Q

Released: 03 October 2024
Catalogue: RAT-J-1056

Cameron PEARCE

Equally at home playing jazz, classical, or pop, Cameron is regularly in demand as a performer. A member of the Christchurch Symphony since 1995 and a founding member of the Symposium Jazz Orchestra (circa 2007), he is a regular 'first call' for pit orchestras and recording sessions in Christchurch. He has also performed with, composed and arranged music for an impressive range of high-profile international and local artists and theatre companies.

Cameron joined the teaching staff at Ara Music Arts in 1998 and has lectured across many core subjects, specialising in Jazz Theory, Jazz Arranging & Composition and trumpet studies. He holds a Bachelor of Musical Arts from the Ara Institute of Canterbury and a Master of Arts from the Aaron Copland School of Music, City University of New York (USA). His book, “Modern Etudes for Solo Trumpet”, was recently published by Sher Music.