With a priority on performing and expanding trumpet repertoire, Mary Elizabeth Bowden has toured around the world, performing with leading chamber ensembles and orchestras. Her upcoming season includes no fewer than four world premiere concertos, including Clarice Assad’s new Bohemian Queen: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, Jennifer Jolley's Concerto for Brass Quintet with Seraph Brass and the U.S. Army "Pershing's Own", Reena Esmail's Rosa de Sal for Trumpet and Orchestra with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, and Tyson Davis's Veiled Light with the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle.
Additional concerto performances include the Haydn Concerto with the Busan Maru International Music Festival Orchestra (Korea), Vivian Fung's Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra with the Philharmonia Northwest (Seattle), San Jose Chamber Orchestra, and Waynesboro Symphony (VA), and Anthony DiLorenzo's Chimera with Seraph Brass and the Florence Symphony (SC). She has performed as a soloist across the United States and made international soloist performances in Canada, China, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Spain, and Turkey.
Bowden is currently booking performances for 2024 and beyond, both U.S. and international tours.
Arutunian, Trumpet Concerto in Ab Major (1950) 15'
Assad, Bohemian Queen: Concerto for Trumpet and String Orchestra (2022) 15'
Bach/Vivaldi, Concerto in D for Trumpet BWV 972 - 7'30"
Böhme, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra, Op. 18 (1899) 15'
Brandenburg, Concerto No. 2 in F Major, MWV 1047 (1721) 11'
Chaynes, Trumpet Concerto (1956) 12'30"
Copland, Quiet City (1939) 9'
Fung, Trumpet Concerto (2020) 15'
Glière, Concerto for Coloratura and Orchestra, Op. 82 (1943) 14'
Haydn, Trumpet Concerto (1796) 15'
Hummel, Trumpet Concerto (1803) 17'
Jolivet, Concertino (1948) 10'
Liebermann, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra, Op. 64 (1999) 23'
Marcello, Concerto in C minor (1993) 10'
Neruda, Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major (1750) 15'
Pakhmutova, Trumpet Concerto (1964) 15'
Shostakovich, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35 (1933) 24'
Stephenson, Concerto #1 (2003) 22'
Stephenson, Concerto #3 - Concerto for Hope (2016) 20'
Tartini, Trumpet Concerto in D Major, D53** 11'30"
Tomasi, Trumpet Concerto (1948)** 15'30"
Vivaldi, Concerto for 2 Trumpets in C major, RV 537 (1720) 9'**
G. Williams, Trumpet Concerto (1963) 14'
Zwilich, American Concerto (1994) 16'
Zwilich, Concerto for Trumpet and Five Players (1984) 14'
Arban, arr. DeJonge, Variations on Bellini’s Norma - 7'
Bizet, arr. Hunsberger, Carmen Fantasia, for two trumpets and orchestra (arr. 2004) 15'
Debussy, Girl with the Flaxen Hair (1909)** 2'
Debussy, arr. DeJonge, Rêverie (1890/2018) 5'
Enesco, Legende (1906) 6'
Esmail, Rosa de Sal (2020, arr. 2023) 7'
Macmillan, Seraph (2010) 15'
Mozart, Rondo Alla Turca, for 1 trumpet or 2 trumpets (1784) 3'
Mozart, Queen of the Night Aria (1791) 3'
Snider, Caritas (arr. 2023) 5'
Stephenson, Scram! (2018, arr. 2022) 3'
Stephenson, The Storyteller (2015) - for trumpet and string orchestra (2015) 9'
For Two Trumpets with Orchestra
Bizet, arr. Hunsberger, Carmen Fantasia, for two trumpets and orchestra (arr. 2004) 15'
Davis, Veiled Light (2021) for Two Trumpets and String Quartet or String Orchestra (no basses) 10'
Flagello, Persist, arrangement for Two Trumpets and Chamber Orchestra (arr. 2024) 6'
Mozart, Rondo Alla Turca, for 1 trumpet or 2 trumpets (1784) 3'
Vivaldi, Concerto for 2 Trumpets in C major, RV 537 (1720) 9'**
Assad, Bohemian Queen: Concerto for Trumpet and String Orchestra (2022) 15'
Davis, Veiled Light (2021) for Two Trumpets and String Quartet or String Orchestra (no basses) 10'
Esmail, Rosa de Sal (2020, arr. 2023) 7'
Flagello, Persist, arrangement for Two Trumpets and Chamber Orchestra (arr. 2024) 6'
Fung, Trumpet Concerto (2020) 15'
Snider, Caritas (arr. 2023) 5'
Stephenson, Scram! (2018, arr. 2022) 3'
** Denotes piccolo trumpet solos
“Mary Elizabeth Bowden, an artist of remarkable virtuosity and warmth, brings a distinct voice to the trumpet. Her performance on this album is nothing short of extraordinary, marked by a blend of technical precision and emotive depth.”
"The concerto requires virtuosic playing almost throughout, showcasing Bowden’s facility in rapid passage work, register extremes, and unusual techniques..."
“Mary Elizabeth Bowden looked as willowy and elegant as a high-fashion model as she delivered the Arutunian Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra. The long stretches of multiple-tongued passage work were dispatchedwith striking precision and the lyric moments were invested with bronzed, singing tone. Very impressive.”
“Soloist Mary Elizabeth Bowden delivered a clear, beautifully phrased reading of the once groundbreaking work [Haydn Trumpet Concerto]. Bowden rendered clean scale motifs and virtuosic flourishes with ease."
“An outstanding solo performance by trumpet soloist Mary Elizabeth Bowden.”
