Intrada is the latest album in the First Chairs series from Channel Classics. Available in Stereo and 5 Channel DSD and DXD it features trumpeter Omar Tomasoni, pianist Jeroen Bal and saxophonist Femke Ijlstra. This is Femke Ijlstra’s third Stereo and 5 Channel DSD release at NativeDSD Music.

Omar Tomasoni says “It took me about twenty years before deciding to record my first solo album. This project was always going around in my head, but I never felt ready for it: too many question marks, which program, good enough, what kind of interpretation and so on…

In the end I decided to record some of the “classics” from the trumpet repertoire and give them my today’s personal interpretation. Two events convinced me it was the time to do it: the birth of my son Siebe and the pandemic year. Two extraordinary (for different reasons) events which made me understand how things can change so rapidly. I want this album to be a testimony of the artist I am today. Special thanks to my partners in crime, outstanding musicians, and inspirations, Jeroen Bal and Femke IJlstra. Also, many thanks to Rob Goorhuis for accepting my invitation to compose an original piece. His canzoni went beyond my expectations.”