“Fanfare for the Common Man”—Brass Ensemble at Alderwood Community Church, Lynnwood
Posted by glennled on June 18, 2014
Aaron Copland, composer, teacher, writer, conductor, 1900-1990
On Sunday, 25 May, I played trumpet in the Brass Ensemble, conducted by Linda Collins, at Alderwood Community Church in Lynnwood. During the worship service, recognition was given to Memorial Day, which was to be celebrated across the nation the next day.
Our featured piece was the thrilling Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland, written in 1942 and first performed in 1943 during World War II. It’s powerful and brings dignity to every event at which it is played. In America, regardless of status, we are all common—“All men are created equal,” and it’s “One man, one vote.”
Here are some videos of performances by others which pay tribute to the USA and its military men and women: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXytluK9QVk and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGu5Iz_h7Yo.
In the gallery of caricatures below, credit is given where the artist is known to me. Please click on any image to enlarge it.
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- Copland by Lenoard Bernstein (1936)
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- Copland by Leonard Bernstein (1943)
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- Copland by Al Hirschfeld
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- Copland by John Minnion
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Glenn's Trumpet Notes 
Jenny Peters said
Glenn – did I miss a link to the video/audio of your performance at the church??? — Jenny Peters 🙂
glennled said
Hi, Jenny — to my knowledge, there is no public video of the performance.
Wish there were. It’s like a flower blooming–it happens and then it vanishes forever.