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Steven Mead (born 1962, Bournemouth, England) is an English virtuoso euphonium soloist and teacher who has played an important role in achieving worldwide recognition of the instrument.〔Roy Newsome, ''The Modern Brass Band: From the 1930s to the New Millennium'', Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006, p. (252 ). ISBN 0-7546-0717-8.〕〔Peter Spaull, ("Blowing in the wind my friends" ), ''Liverpool Daily Post'', March 28, 2003. Accessed 10 September 2008.〕〔Martin Stote, ("Euphonium euphoria as BBC makes ban U-turn" ), ''Birmingham Post'', March 25, 1999. Accessed via subscription 10 September 2008.〕 He has played solo concerti with symphony orchestras, including: the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Lahti Symphony Orchestra and Helsinki Philharmonic, Capella Cracoviensis, the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra and the Japan Chamber Orchestra. He has premiered works by Martin Ellerby, Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen, Vladimir Cosma, Goff Richards, John Reeman, Rolf Rudin and Philip Sparke, amongst others. Goff Richards' ''Pilatus'', Aagaard-Nilsen's ''Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra'', Reeman's ''Sonata for Euphonium'' and Ellerby's ''Euphonium Concerto'' were all written expressly for Mead.〔(Notes on ''Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra'' ) on the official web site of Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen.〕〔Lloyd Bone, Eric Paull, R. Winston Morris, ''Guide to the Euphonium Repertoire: The Euphonium Source Book'', Indiana University Press, 2007, pp. (60 ) and (132 ). ISBN 0-253-34811-0〕〔Roy Newsome, ''The Modern Brass Band: From the 1930s to the New Millennium'', Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006, p. (367 ).〕 ==Selected recordings== *Joseph Horovitz: ''Four Concertos'' :Ensemble: Royal Ballet Sinfonia; Soloists: Andrew Haveron (violin), Steven Mead (euphonium), David Owen Norris (piano); Conductor Joseph Horovitz; Label: Dutton Epoch. *''Concertino'' :Ensemble: The Lillestrøm Musikkorps; Soloist: Steven Mead (euphonium); Conductor Gert Buitenhuis; Label: Polyphonic. *''Euphonium Virtuoso'' :Ensemble: Brass Band Buizingen; Soloist: Steven Mead (euphonium); Conductor: Luc Vertommen; Label: Bocchino. *''Dreamscapes: Wind Music by Ellerby, Clarke & Josephs'' :Ensemble: Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra; Soloist: Steven Mead (euphonium); Conductor: James Gourlay; Label: Polyphonic. *''Audacious'' :Soloist: Steven Mead; Accompanied by Tomoko Sawano, piano; Label: Bocchino. *''Fandango'', released June 1, 2011; Accompanied by Tomoko Sawano, piano; Label: Bocchino. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steven Mead」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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