The Review(s) are(is) in!

Hi folks,

The International Trumpet Guild Journal's most recent edition has published a review of Trajectories. Here it is:

From ITG Journal

Vol 23, No 2

January 2008

Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble (with Jens Lindemann) - Trajectories
PSWECD 006 (CD); info@pswe.ca;http//www.pswe.ca

This is a terrific release of exciting new wind band repertoire, all composed by Canadian Fred Stride. Music Director Marc Crompton has put together a professional ensemble, based in British Columbiaʼs Lower Mainland, that plays with a polished sound and technique reminiscent of such groups as the Dallas Wind Symphony and the Presidentʼs Own. The orchestration and tone colors for which Stride calls are remarkable, and his music is imbued with jazz elements, reminding this listener of such
contemporary writers as Michael Daugherty, Michael Torke and Eric Whitacre. The final work on the disc is the only one that features trumpet: the thirteen-minute Trajectories, written for and performed here by Jens Lindemann. This acrobatic showpiece is a perfect vehicle for Lindemann to demonstrate the musical and technical skills for which he is known. The piece is in two main sections. The first part, lyrical and contemplative in nature, is based on an atonal six-note pitch class that undergoes much transformation. The second part features wide leaps, much use of very fast multiple tonguing, and a moto perpetuo feel - definitely not a piece for the soloist who is faint of heart! This is a very enjoyable recording of new and interesting wind ensemble music, and the listener receives the added bonus of getting to hear Jens Lindemann perform at
his finest.

(Peter Wood, assistant professor of trumpet, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL)