Eric Ewazen - Hymn for the Lost and the Living (Chris Gekker: trumpet, with piano)

Eric Ewazen wrote this in response to 9/11. The original commissioned piece was for a wind band, but its orchestration as a duet between trumpet and piano has always moved me.

I'm thinking specifically of the recording on the album "Winter", with Chris Gekker on trumpet and Ted Guerrant on piano. It's mournful, evocative and not overpowering.

Mark Mucci