Gilbertson is a native of Iowa who has studied at the Juilliard School in New York with some well-known composers, including John Corigliano, and who has garnered enviable success with American orchestras and awards committees. Characterized by the young composer as inspired by his encounter with images of New York City during the 1920s, this work is a dark reflection, indeed. The...
Trumpet Concerto
Gilbertson is a native of Dubuque, Iowa, who at the age of thirty is fast developing a reputation of one America’s most respected and successful young composers. Active as a composer while still a youth in high school, his relationship with the local symphony provided him with ample opportunities to hear and learn from the realizations of his musical imagination. This led to a...