The outstanding trumpet player Marco Blaauw has made the further development of the trumpet, its technique and repertoire his aim and concern. He works closely together with successful, young contemporary composers. Some works have been written specifically for him or suggested by him.

On the present CD, Blaauw recorded a number of extremely varied compositions for trumpet: “The repertoire of this CD comes from wonderful composers with totally different backgrounds and totally different stories to tell. Somehow I felt these pieces were related. By practising, playing, performing, and recording, each piece took on its own identity and developed a unique personality. The pieces became alive, turning into spiritual and angelic beings made of vibrating air.”

Contents:
- Liza Lim: Wild Winged-One, solo for C cornet with wacky whistle
Premiere recording

- Richard Ayres: No.37C – Sjonnie Kurzak (a broken soul) ascends, for four trumpets
Premiere recording

- Rebecca Saunders: Neither. Duo for double-bell trumpets
Premiere recording

- Georg Friedrich Haas: … Einklang freier Wesen … (solo version by Marco Blaauw for quartertone flugelhorn)
Premiere recording

- Carl Ruggles: Angels, Sextet for muted brass

- Agata Zubel: Wounded Angel, for solo double-bell trumpet
Premiere recording

- Martin Smolka: Pianissimo, for four trumpets with bucket mutes
Premiere recording

- Martijn Padding: 23 Sentences & Autograph, for solo double-bell trumpet
Premiere recording

- Marco Blaauw: Deathangel. A multi-track recording of two conch shells with piano resonance, bukkehorn, double-bell trumpet, my father’s voice, and ambient noises
Premiere recording

- Jimmy Rowles: The Peacocks, for double-bell trumpet and prepared piano