Solo Excerpts
Debussy - Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Vacchiano demonstrates the timbre of the trumpet
Stravinsky - Petrouchka, “Ballerina’s Dance”
Vacchiano uses Nat Prager as an assistant
Stravinsky - Petrouchka, “Waltz”
Vacchiano uses Nat Prager as an assistant
Fernandez - Batuque
Vacchiano uses a D trumpet
Gershwin - An American in Paris
Bernstein asks Vacchiano to demonstrate American, German,
and French styles
Gershwin - An American in Paris (lyrical solo)
Bernstein - Fancy Free, “Danzon”
Debussy - Iberia
Ives - The Unanswered Question
Vacchiano uses a felt bag