The Rodney Mack Philadelphia Big Brass

"With precision, excitement and charisma - these words best describe the audience- engaging performance by The Rodney Mack Philadelphia Big Brass. Our stage was filled with energized, talented musicians who performed a variety of works from the Baroque to Jazz eras. The audience was on their feet before the last cut-off of the baton. This is a show that should not be missed." - Doris Hall-Gulati, Franklin Marshall College

"Mack and Walwyn give Eugene Bozza's Caprice more drama and excitement than I knew it had. Their account of the flamboyant Arutunian Trumpet Concerto is the most flexible and personal I've heard." - American Record Guide

One word describing Mack's interpretation..."Fearless!" - Fanfare Magazine

"Rodney Mack is a superb trumpet player and musician..." - Gerard Schwarz

The sound of Rodney Mack’s trumpet has reverberated throughout the world. Whether playing baroque piccolo trumpet or interpreting works commissioned especially for him, his artistry has been enthusiastically enjoyed inside of the United States and in such countries as France, Spain, Germany, England, Greece, Rumania, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. He has been praised by music critics from Fanfare Magazine, American Record Guide, Records International Catalog, and other international publications for his evocative interpretation, impeccable virtuosity, and beauty of sound.

A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Rodney Mack has worked under the guidance of world renowned conductors such as Leonard Bernstein, Michael Tilson Thomas, Gerard Schwarz, James DePreist, John Williams, Jesus Lopez- Cobos and Christopher Hogwood. He was awarded a fellowship at the Tanglewood Music Center where he was invited to return for a second summer during which he was awarded the Seiji Ozawa Award for Outstanding Musicianship.

Mr. Mack was born in New Orleans, Louisiana where he began his musical studies at the age of six. When he was eleven years of age, he began taking classical trumpet lessons with his cousin, Wynton Marsalis. Referred to as a "trumpet prodigy" Rodney Mack’s solo debut was at the age of fifteen with the New Orleans Symphony. After having won various solo competitions, he received national attention at the age of nineteen performing as soloist with the Boston Pops Orchestra. He has also performed as soloist with the San Diego Symphony, the Tenerife Symphony, the Orquestra Sinfonica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and many orchestras throughout the United States and Europe.

Mr. Mack has made several world premiere recordings including "Sonata for Trumpet and Piano" (Albany Records) by Adolphus Hailstork and "In Our Own House"(Albany Records) by composer Alvin Singleton with saxophonist Branford Marsalis and concert pianist Karen Walwyn.

Rodney can be heard as Soloist and Principal Trumpet on more than thirty different recordings with labels such as Decca, Naxos, Koch International Classics, and Albany Records .His year is split between his duties as Principal Trumpet with Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and various master classes and solo engagements in the United States and abroad.

Listen to and learn more about The Rodney Mack Philadelphia Big Brass at…“www.rodneymack.com”.