Chris Tedesco performed the world premiere of the “Break Free on Wings of Music” trumpet solo composed by Kendall Ross Bean, arranged for trumpet by Chris Tedesco at the Balboa Pier, Avalon Beach, Catalina Island, the Catalina Museum of Art and History, ending at the Flight Path Museum LAX on May 16, 2022. Each performance was part of the USPS Building Bridges Special Postal Cancellation Series commemorating the 110th Anniversary of Glenn L. Martin’s first Air Mail Flight on May 10, 1912.
The Piano Connection
In Descending Chronological Order
Description | Generation | Date | Place | People |
Trumpet Solo “Break Free on Wings of Music” at USPS Building Bridges Special Postal Cancellation Ceremony for 110th Anniversary Glenn L. Martin Flight | 2nd Gen to Steinways 161912, 136187, 184229 | May 16, 2022 | Flight Path Museum LAX, Los Angeles | Chris Tedesco |
Trumpet Solo “Break Free on Wings of Music” at USPS Building Bridges Special Postal Cancellation Ceremony for 110th Anniversary Glenn L. Martin Flight | 2nd Gen to Steinways 161912, 136187, 184229 | May 10, 2022 | Catalina Island Museum of Art and History | Chris Tedesco |
Trumpet Solo “Break Free on Wings of Music” at USPS Building Bridges Special Postal Cancellation Ceremony for 110th Anniversary Glenn L. Martin Flight | 2nd Gen to Steinways 161912, 136187, 184229 | May 10, 2022 | Avalon Beach, Catalina Island | Chris Tedesco |
Trumpet Solo World Premiere “Break Free on Wings of Music” at USPS Building Bridges Special Postal Cancellation Ceremony for 110th Anniversary Glenn L. Martin Flight | 2nd Gen to Steinways 161912, 136187, 184229 | May 10, 2022 | Balboa Pier, Newport Beach | Chris Tedesco |
“Break Free on Wings of Music” trumpet solo | 2nd Gen to Steinways 161912, 136187, 184229 | 2022 | Los Angeles | Chris Tedesco |
“Break Free on Wings of Music” composed on 1914 Steinway 161912, 1909 Steinway 136187 and Steinway 184229 rebuilt by Piano Finders | 1st Gen to Steinways 161912, 136187, 184229 | 12/20/2020 | Piano Finders East | Kendall Ross Bean |
”Break Free on Wings of Music” commissioned by Oakland Symphony | n/a | July 2020 | Oakland, CA | Composer: Kendall Ross Bean, Librettist: Karen Earle Lile |
1st Generation refers to how close the Relationship is to a featured piano.