In Schoenberg’s arrangement of Gustav Mahler’s Song of the Earth, we encounter a meditation on mortality and rebirth, composed in the shadow of profound personal tragedy. Drawing from ancient poetry, Mahler weaves aching beauty with existential yearning fusing his career-long themes of nature and the cycles of life. LEARN MORE
William Kasel
Born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, William began playing the trumpet at the age of nine. During his high school years, William studied with Dr. Kenneth Laudermilch at Westchester University. As an undergraduate student at Boston University, William studied with Rolf Smedvig, Principal Trumpet of the Boston Symphony/Empire Brass Quintet and worked with Roger Voisin, former principal trumpet of the BSO. William was chosen as the best brass player at Boston University by faculty in his senior year. William spent three summers as a student at Tanglewood performing with the Boston University Institute and the Fellows at the Berkshire Music Festival. William has played with Sarah Caldell’s Opera Company in Boston, The Empire Brass Quintet and has given recitals in New England and Pennsylvania. After a 25-year interlude William returned to performing in 2013, sharing with the public his passion for music and the trumpet.