Welcome to the official website for Neal Corwell and Nicolai Music.
Neal Corwell
euphonium soloist and clinician
composer & arranger
publisher
multi-instrument performer
recording artist
Neal has recently begun creating
video performances of some of his original compositions and arrangements. Hitting the “Neal’s Music Videos”
button to your left will provide links to these videos.
Hope you enjoy them!
Also: You may wish to check out the new
N.Y. State Solo & Ensemble List.
It contains 14 of Neal’s compositions and arrangements.
Dr. Neal Corwell began his career as a professional musician in 1981 when he won a euphonium position with “Pershing’s Own”, The US Army Band, one of the prestigious premier Washington DC military bands. Since that time he has earned acclaim for his accomplishments not only as a military musician, but also for his endeavors as a soloist/recitalist, clinician, composer/arranger, college professor, and recording artist. In addition to having made hundreds of appearances as euphonium soloist with bands and orchestras, Neal has also presented over 1,100 solo recitals during his travels across the US and around the globe. Now that he is retired from military service, Neal has been using the newfound flexibility in his schedule to resume his solo performing career, create new music for the euphonium, and create music videos of his music.
Below is a summary of his musical experience in various categories. For more detailed information, or a short biography for publicity purposes, please go to his career summary page.
Performing
During his 41 years as a professional musician, Neal has built an international reputation as a top euphonium soloist and clinician, having appeared as guest artist at several hundred colleges, and many regional, national and international music conferences, to include over a dozen featured artist performances at ITEA-sponsored ITECs (International Tuba Euphonium Conferences). He is also a seasoned professional trombonist, having recorded and performed solo works for both tenor and bass trombone, and done much brass quintet, orchestral, and other free-lance work. In addition to his recitals and solos with ensembles, he has created an entertaining one-man brass band show which he takes into public schools to get children excited about music. He also frequently gives lessons and presents master classes at universities during his travels as a solo artist.
Composing & Arranging
Neal Corwell is a respected and award-winning composer and arranger and has made significant contributions to the repertoire available for solo euphonium. Although the primary focus of his work in composition has been directed toward the creation of new euphonium and tuba music, he has also written for other wind instruments, strings, voices, and diverse ensembles, both small and large, to include symphonic bands and orchestras. To date, he has created a couple dozen works with CD accompaniment, over 30 with piano accompaniment, and over 25 works with large ensembles. He has also created numerous compositions and arrangements for other instrumental combinations. All of his music is listed on this website, and most of it is currently available for purchase through Nicolai Music. For more information on his career as a composer, please consult his composer biography.
Teaching
In addition to a vast amount of experience leading master classes and teaching privately, Dr. Corwell has college faculty teaching experience as well, having served for several years as adjunct music professor at two universities: Shepherd University in West Virginia, and Frostburg State University in Maryland.
Recording
Neal also has experience in the recording field, having done all the studio work (sampling, sequencing, tracking, mixing, and mastering) for his own solo CDs and also for the dozens of his works that utilize a pre-recorded accompaniment. He has also performed on numerous CD projects for other record labels.
Publishing
And finally, in regard to music publishing, Dr. Corwell has decades of experience in this area, having worked with several publishers since the early 1980s and owned and operated his own publishing business, Nicolai Music, since 1989.
This website is a work in progress, and is regularly being updated. It currently provides biographical information, lists of compositions, information about purchasing CDs and printed music from Nicolai Music, links to music videos, and program notes plus music samples for almost all of Dr. Corwell’s compositions and arrangements. To learn more about what is to be found on this site, or plans for the future, select the About this Website or What’s New? buttons on your left. To contact Neal Corwell directly, use the “Contact Neal” link located at the bottom of all pages. You may also contact him via Facebook.