The Schmitt Music Trumpet Shop and Yamaha Musical Instruments proudly present a master class and performance with Charles Lazarus on Tuesday, October 24 at Schmitt Music Brooklyn Center from 6PM to 7:30PM – FREE!

Trumpeter, Composer, Yamaha Artist, and member of the Minnesota Orchestra, Charles Lazarus is a multi-faceted performer who has charted a unique course over his career including tenures in several of the best-known brass ensembles in the world, including Canadian Brass, Dallas Brass, Meridian Arts Ensemble, and the Minnesota Orchestra.

Mr. Lazarus will perform a brief mini-recital at the start of the session, and will coach a number of high school and college students on their repertoire for the remainder of the session. There will also be time for a brief Q&A. Admission is free, but space is limited, so please RSVP to save your spot! Call 763-566-4560 or CLICK HERE to register.

Watch Charles Lazarus perform Astor Piazzolla’s OBLIVION with the U.S. Navy Concert Band:

Trumpeter Charles Lazarus is a multi-faceted performer who has charted a unique course over his career including tenures in several of the best-known brass ensembles in the world, including Canadian Brass, Dallas Brass, Meridian Arts Ensemble, and the Minnesota Orchestra.

As a soloist, composer and bandleader, Lazarus has created three original crossover orchestral shows featuring him as soloist with his jazz ensemble: “A Night in the Tropics,” “American Riffs,” and “Fly Me to the Moon”. On “Merry & Bright,” his program of fresh takes on holiday favorites, Charles is joined by vocalists and an all-brass big band.

In 2015, Lazarus premiered Steve Heitzeg’s concerto “American Nomad,” commissioned by Paul Grangaard. His composition “A Perfect Square,” paired with Michael Hall’s book of the same name, was recently made into a children’s animated short film.

Lazarus made his Carnegie Hall solo debut with the New York String Orchestra at the age of 19 while still a student at The Juilliard School in New York. Since then, he has soloed with dozens of orchestras and ensembles throughout North America and has performed and taught master classes in every U.S. state, Canada, South America and throughout Europe and Asia. He’s been a member of several of the best-known brass ensembles in the world, including Canadian Brass, Dallas Brass and Meridian Arts Ensemble, and has performed with Empire Brass, London Brass and the New York Philharmonic Principal Brass. Rounding out this eclectic experience, he has also performed his original compositions at the Montreal and Ottawa international jazz festivals, opened for Tony Bennett, and performed with Barry White and Joe Williams. Lazarus’s four solo recordings, Solo Settings, Zabava, Merry & Bright, and Lovejoy showcase his wide-ranging talent and feature collaborations with diverse composers, arrangers and performers.

Learn more on his website: charleslazarus.com.