UK Professor Releases Debut CD 'Lost Trumpet Treasures'
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 10, 2014) — University of Kentucky School of Music's Jason Dovel, an assistant professor of trumpet, has just released his debut solo CD, "Lost Trumpet Treasures." The album is a collaboration with Julliard-trained pianist, Edward Neeman, as well as internationally acclaimed trumpeter Vince DiMartino, who was once the trumpet professor at UK.
The title of Dovel's CD, "Lost Trumpets Treasures," captures the artistic purpose of the disc: to promote high-quality trumpet literature that has not been recorded and/or has been 'lost' from the mainstream repertoire.
"It is hoped that this project not only provides reference recordings for these wonderful pieces, but also helps promote a renewed interest in their performance." Dovel said.
The CD is now available for purchase through the record company Mark Records at www.markcustom.com/ and will be available on Itunes and other online retailers in August 2014.
Prior to coming to UK, Dovel was an associate professor of trumpet at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. An active soloist, Dovel has had recent performances in 14 states as well as at different festivals across the country. In addition to his solo career, Dovel is an orchestral trumpeter, performing with numerous orchestras, ballets and operas. During the summer months, he often plays trumpet with Ash Lawn Opera in Virginia.
Outside of performing, Dovel has published articles in the Music Educators Journal, International Trumpet Guild Journal and The Instrumentalist, and he has been a recordings reviewer for the International Trumpet Guild Journal since 2006. He studied privately with Keith Johnson, George Novak, Charles Saenz, James Kluesner, Charlie Geyer, Barbara Butler, Barry Bauguess (Baroque trumpet) and Bruce Dickey (cornetto).
The UK School of Music at the UK College of Fine Arts has garnered a national reputation for high-caliber education in opera, choral and instrumental music performance, as well as music education, composition, and theory and music history.
MEDIA CONTACT: Whitney Hale, 859-257-8716; whitney.hale@uky.edu