Sonata for Trumpet and Piano: Trumpet

(Southern Music). Eric Ewazen is a prolific composer whose works are becoming standard repertoire for not only trumpet players but also for brass quintets, soloists, and wind ensembles alike. Ewazen wrote the Sonata for Trumpet and Piano for the International Trumpet Guild in 1995. It was premiered by Chris Gekker, trumpet soloist in Bloomington, Indiana.