Allan Dean (born April 29, 1938) is an American trumpeter who has spent much of his career working as a chamber music player in the United States. Mr. Dean's career is particularly well established in the New York musical scene—primarily because of his long involvement with the New York Brass Quintet. While in New York City, he was a prolific commercial trumpeter, recording jingles for everything from ABC Nightly News to the Olympics. He is also a founding member of Summit Brass, and currently plays with the Saint Louis Brass Quintet. His arrangements are often featured on recordings with these ensembles. Dean was also involved in the period instrument revival in the 1960s and '70s in the United States. He was one of the first American trumpeters to master the natural trumpet and the cornetto. He was a charter member of

Calliope (Renaissance band) Calliope is a New York City-based band which plays Renaissance music and modern music using early musical instruments, such as the sackbut, shawm, viol, and the hurdy-gurdy. Calliope won the Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 1975. The band perform ...

, the groundbreaking period instrument group, which is no longer active. Mr. Dean has taught at the

Eastman School of Music The Eastman School of Music is the music school of the University of Rochester, a private research university in Rochester, New York. It was established in 1921 by industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman. It offers Bachelor of Music (B.M ...

Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. Campuses Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IUPUI. *Indiana Universit ...

, and the North Carolina School of the Arts. In 2019 he retired from the Yale School of Music in

New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,02 ...

and is on faculty at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival in

Norfolk, Connecticut Norfolk () is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,588 at the 2020 census. The urban center of the town is the Norfolk census-designated place, with a population of 553 at the 2010 census. Norfolk is per ...

Partial discography

American Brass Quintet When the American Brass Quintet gave its first public performance on December 11, 1960, brass chamber music was still relatively young to concert audiences. The New York Brass Quintet is regarded as the first brass quintet in the United States, ha ...

, ''A Storm in the Land; Music of the 26th N.C. Regimental Band'' *

, ''Cheer Boys, Cheer! Music of the 26th N.C. Regimental Band'' *Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, ''Spectrum'' *Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, ''Weill/Milhaud'' *New York Cornet and Sacbut Ensemble, ''Alleluia'' *New York Cornet and Sacbut Ensemble, ''When Heaven Came to Earth; German Brass Music from the Baroque'' * Anthony Plog, ''Colors for Brass'' *Bobby Shew/Allen Vizzutti/Vincent DiMartino, ''Trumpet Summit'' *David Taylor, ''Rzewski, Liebman, Ewazen, Dlugoszewski'' With Calliope *

P. D. Q. Bach P. D. Q. Bach is a fictional composer invented by the American musical satirist Peter Schickele, who developed a five-decade-long career performing the "discovered" works of the "only forgotten son" of the Bach family. Schickele's music combines ...

, ''Classical WTWP Talkity-Talk Radio'' (1991) *Calliope, ''Diversions'' (1994) *Calliope, ''Dances - A Renaissance Revel'' (1992) *Calliope, ''Calliope Swings'' (1999) *Calliope, ''Bestiary, A Music Theater Piece for Renaissance Ensemble'' With New York Brass Quintet *New York Brass Quintet, ''Bach and Before'' *New York Brass Quintet, ''50 Years'' With Saint Louis Brass Quintet *Daniel Perantoni, ''Daniel in the Lion's Den'' (1994) *Saint Louis Brass Quintet, ''Fascinating Rhythms'' (2007) *Saint Louis Brass Quintet, ''Baroque Brass'' *Saint Louis Brass Quintet, ''Colors for Brass'' *Saint Louis Brass Quintet, ''Pops'' *Saint Louis Brass Quintet, ''Renaissance Faire'' With Summit Brass *Paul Hindemith, ''Complete Brass Works'' (1995) *Summit Brass, ''American Tribute'' *Summit Brasas, ''Delights'' *Summit Brass, ''Paving the Way'' *Summit Brass, ''Spirits of Fire'' *Summit Brass, ''Summit Brass Live'' *Summit Brass, ''A Summit Brass Night'' *Summit Brass, ''Toccata & Fugue''

External links

Official WebsiteSaint Louis Brass QuintetSummit Brass
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