For over 20 years, the Eric Byrd Trio (EBT) has traveled the world as enthusiastic jazz ambassadors. Rooted in swing and be-bop, The Trio also embraces gospel and the blues as core elements of their expansive performance style. Their body of work spans seven unique studio and live recordings on which they shine as a Trio and as collaborators with an expanded 8-piece ensemble they call The Eric Byrd Trio: Brother Ray Band, in tribute to The Genius of Soul icon Ray Charles.
Handel Messiah
This video is selected works from the 2019 performance of the Messiah at Jim Rouse Theatre for the Performing Arts in Columbia, MD. CPC bass and former Board president, Scott Harman, interviews conductor Frances Dawson, and the soloists (in order of appearance) Charles Reid, tenor; MaryAnn McCormick, mezzo; Amy van Roekel, soprano; and Lester Lynch, baritone. Other performers are the Festival Orchestra and Henry Lowe, organ.
Year: 2019
Durufle Requiem
This video is from the March 2016 live performance recorded by Alan Wonneberger Music at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ellicott City, MD. It features the chorus; CPC Chamber Singers; Howard County Concert Orchestra; Donald Fries, organ; Jacqueline Pollauf, harp; Laura Whittenberger, soprano; Rob McGinness, baritone; under the direction of Frances M. Dawson. A pre-concert lecture is presented by Barbara Renton, Ph.D.
The award-winning Baltimore Brass was founded in 2000 and is one of Maryland’s longest continuously operating professional brass ensembles. The group specializes in the performance of classical and contemporary repertoire designed to appeal to the young and the young at heart. In 2021 they were nominated for the Wammy Awards Educator of the Year. The ensemble was voted Best Chamber Music Ensemble in Maryland by Music Monthly Magazine and was recognized as the official brass ensemble of the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine.
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix Guitar Solo
My Mom named me after this song, and it is one of my favorite solos to play. Written by Jimi Hendrix in 1967. Enjoy!
Year: 2020
Hendrix Style Texas Blues Improv
Jimi Hendrix/Stevie Ray Vaughan inspired improvisation fueled by the Pedal Pawn Texan Twang 🤠
Year: 2020