Aaron Jay Kernis’ new trumpet concerto “A Voice A Messenger” premiered on April 2 at the Krannert Center in Illinois. Written for the New York Philharmonic’s 1st chair Philip Smith, conductor Robert Rumbelow led the University of Illinois Wind Symphony in the first performance.
Before the premiere, Kernis sat down with the The Daily Illini (the University’s newspaper) to talk about his new concerto and to share his thoughts about why “Music conveys things that we can’t express in words…” Read Kernis’ interview here.