The Lady Bull
LATEST REVIEWS
"a gorgeous setting of Immer wieder...a demurely sweeping melody, sweetly taken up by Mark Inouye’s singing trumpet."
Tilson Thomas - Rilke Songs
"Mussorgsky “Pictures at an Exhibition,” enlivened by strong, precise solos from principal trumpeter Mark Inouye."
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition
"Mark Inouye, principal trumpet, performed a moving solo throughout Part I and perfected an extremely colorful vibrato."
Hindemith - Concert Music for String Orchestra and Brass
"The fierce “Rondo-Burleske” drew strength from the heroism of principal trumpeter Mark Inouye, who brought terrifying force to the opening measures and returned midway through for a luminous soliloquy."
Mahler - Symphony No. 9
"The finale, launched by trumpeter Mark Inouye with a blazing initial fanfare, felt like a summing-up of the entire concert."
Dvorak - Symphony No. 8
"...when the ballet score was marking time and one wished for dancers, it seemed as though principal trumpeter Mark Inouye was always there to save the day with a heel-clicking Spanish dance tune, a legato Russian folksong, or a nose-thumbing jeer from the sassy puppet."
Stravinsky - Petrushka
"Note the fast blazoning trumpet solo by Mark Inouye for the Ballerina Dance."
Stravinsky - Petrushka
"The orchestra's principal trumpet, Mark Inouye brought to the solo something resembling but not jazz, something resembling but not soulful klezmer. He made it his own."
Mahler - Symphony No. 5
"...trumpeter Mark Inouye and percussionist Jacob Nissly performed with sensitivity and elan, an eclectic, culture-spanning sensibility, and lively sense of humor emerged."
Steven Wynn, February 2018 San Francisco Classical Voice
Jolivet - Heptade for Trumpet & Percussion