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22/23 Overture Concert
Organ Season
Greg Zelek & Mark Hetzler
Venue: Overture Hall
Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023
7:30 p.m.
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I am excited to announce a new program for our February 28 organ concert! I have the pleasure of performing alongside the great trombonist, Mark Hetzler, who last performed with me in the successful Organ and Diapason Brass concert that closed our last season. A former member of the Empire Brass, and now professor at UW-Madison, Mark has toured the world as both a soloist and ensemble member, playing a wide range of repertoire. With a program featuring a New Orleans-style version of When the Saints Go Marching In, classical arrangements of Bach and Mendelssohn, and original compositions by Mark himself, I have no doubt that the audience is going to be moved and thrilled. Mark and I can’t wait to have a blast with you all at this unique Organ and Trombone concert. See you there! – Greg Zelek
Program
Arr. Hetzler/Zelek – When the Saints Go Marching In
J.S. Bach – Sinfonia from Cantata BWV 4
J.S. Bach – Aria from Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51
Mendelssohn – Andante from Symphony No. 5 (“Reformation”)
Enrique Crespo – Improvisation No. 1 (solo trombone)
Hetzler – Purity
Boëllmann – Prière à Notre-Dame
Hetzler – Barba’s Adagio
Widor – Toccata (solo organ)
Satie – Gnossienne No. 1
Hetzler – Infinity
Greg Zelek, Organ
Mark Hetzler, Trombone
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MAJOR SPONSOR
Skofronick Family Charitable Trust
ADDITIONAL SPONSOR
Elaine and Nicholas Mischler
Greg Zelek is the Principal Organist and Elaine and Nicholas Mischler Curator of the Overture Concert Organ.
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Born in Sarasota, Florida in 1968, Mark Hetzler began playing his father’s trombone at the age of twelve. He went on to receive degrees in Music from Boston University and the New England Conservatory of Music. Trained as a classical musician, Mark spent 16 seasons as the trombonist of the Empire Brass Quintet, a world-renowned brass chamber ensemble. He was also the Principal Trombone of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, and has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops and the Florida Orchestra. Mark has concertized as a soloist and chamber player on five continents, including appearances in 15 countries and throughout the United States. He has produced fifteen recordings (including twelve solo recordings on the Summit record label), featuring classical works, avante-garde, modern and electro-acoustic music, and his own original compositions and arrangements.
Mark has appeared at numerous new music festivals, including the New York Electro-Acoustic Music Festival and the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the US (SEAMUS). In 2016, Mark joined a group of classically-trained musicians well-versed in jazz, electronics, prog rock, world music and beyond, to form the eclectic and versatile ensemble Mr. Chair. Winner of the 2021 Wisconsin Area Music Industry Award for Best Jazz Artist, Mr. Chair has performed across the United States, released two recordings (Nebulebula and Better Days), and collaborated with artists, dancers, singers, university Geoscience professor Stephen Meyers and Madison brewer Giant Jones. When he isn’t writing and arranging tunes or exploring collaborative performance opportunities, Mark is teaching music at the Mead Witter School of Music at University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is the Professor of Trombone and a member of the Wisconsin Brass Quintet.