Jim Shearer Haunted America Suite

Celeste Shearer plays horn with the Roswell Symphony Orchestra and the Southwest Chamber Consortium. She was a member of the El Paso Symphony from 1984 to 1991 under Maestro Abraham Chavez, and she continues her association with EPSO today serving as a regular substitute. Celeste has also performed with the Lubbock Symphony, Las Cruces Symphony, Amarillo Symphony, and the New Mexico Philharmonia. In 1989 she received a fellowship to attend the prestigious Tanglewood Institute, where she studied with the Empire Brass Quintet. Most recently, she has premiered a series of new works for horn, tuba, and piano. Jim Shearer is the Regents Professor of Music at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where he also holds the title of Distinguished Achievement Professor. He is a recipient of both the D.M.A. in Performance and Literature and a Performers Certificate from the Eastman School of Music. Dr. Shearer has toured the United States, Europe, South America, and the Far East as a member of the NMSU Faculty Brass Quintet, El Paso Brass, and the Eastman Wind Ensemble, and as a soloist with many other ensembles both large and small. Featured Artist: Celeste Shearer: horn; Jim Shearer: tuba; Darrell Fitzpartin, Dena Kay Jones, Laura Spitzer: piano Track List: Justin Raines: The Haunted America Suite; Justin Raines: Vain Struggles and Lamentations; James Grant: Why/Because; Lester Pack: Suite for Horn, Tuba and Piano; Lon W. Chaffin: Formal Persistence; Lon W. Chaffin: Unfolding Motives; Lon W. Chaffin: Faraway Nearby (based on the paintings of Georgia O'Keefe)