Members of Crosswinds Trio have toured extensively as chamber music artists in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Highlighted credits of the artists include Michael Toth’s debut at age 14 at Carnegie Recital Hall, Lawrence Kursar’s direction as stage conductor of the Bolshoi Ballet, and Gary Ross’s performances with such celebrities as Liberace, Bobby Vinton, and Barry White
"Crosswinds Trio, their gift of music can stir one's heart and soul. Your professional musicianship for horn, trumpet and piano and the palette of genre and styles of their program created an overwhelming and high-energy concert performance. A wonderful remembrance by our audience."
Irene Puzyr
Dillon Library Concert Series
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 Lawrence Kursar is widely acclaimed as both
performer, conductor and arranger. As a founding member of Band du
Soleil and Crosswinds Trio he has performed internationally. With his writing he established
the high brass trio as a viable chamber music ensemble. He performs regularly with the Trenton Civic
Opera Orchestra, Allentown Symphony, Garden State Wind Quintet, and Main
Street Brass Quintet and is the Music Director and Conductor of the
Hunterdon Symphony Orchestra. He has performed in such prestigious venues
as the Academy of Music in Philadelphia and the Wang Center in Boston where
he conducted a stage orchestra for the Bolshoi Ballet.
Contact: Lawrence Kursar |
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Michael Toth began is training at the age of 7 with Marjorie Haimbach, Michael made his concert debut when he was 14 at Carnegie Recital Hall. Studying with Frank Glazer and Artur Balsum at the Eastman School of Music, he has gone on to perform both in the United States and abroad as soloist and accompanist. Michael has performed an extensive list of the major chamber music repertoire. With experience performing on all types of keyboards, Michael Toth is one of the most versatile pianists available today. Currently, Michael is the pianist with the Allentown Symphony. Contact: Michael Toth |
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Contact: Gary Ross |
At home on the concert stage and
at jazz venues, trumpeter Gary Ross has a wide array of
credits to his name. His dazzling playing of Baroque masterpieces and the
mellow sound of his jazz improvisations have won him acclaim from audiences
young and old. He performed the Bach “Brandenburg Concerto #2” and the
Haydn “Trumpet Concerto” with the Central Jersey Symphony Orchestra and
performs regularly with the Allentown Symphony, Trenton Symphony, and the
Main Street Brass Quintet. On the show stage, Mr. Ross has performed with
such celebrities as Liberace, Bobby Vinton, and Barry White.