LISTENING LOUNGE

In this edition of The Listening Lounge, we feature artists who performed at the British Trombone Festival 2022: trombone and sackbut player extraordinaire Emily White, jazz trombonist Rory Ingham and his Trombone Assembly, Dr. Tony Boorer with his augmented trombone and the peerless Peter Moore. Nominations of tracks or albums to include in The Listening Lounge can be made by emailing editor@britishtrombonesociety.org.

JOHN KENNY – SECRET HOUSE FOR FEMALE TROMBONIST Secret House is John Kenny’s fifth sonata for solo trombone. Much of the contemporary repertoire for trombone uses multi-phonics in a range that is too low for most women's voices, so Kenny conscientiously created a work to exploit the very highest regions of the female vocal range. Secret House is dedicated to Emily White, who premiered the work in 2000: this recording encapsulates her captivating presence as a performer.

DISCOURSES OF BREXIT – TONY BOORER This complete performance by Dr Tony Boorer of his Discourses of Brexit showcases the possibilities of his eBone system to augment and extend the capabilities of the trombone, allowing the performer to create an interactive multi-layered sound world beyond the usual ability of a single player. To find out more about trombone hacking read Dr. Boorer’s article in the Summer 2022 edition of The Trombonist.

TP TIME – CLARK TERRY Rory Ingham’s Trombone Assembly tore up the Eastside Jazz Club on the Saturday night of the British Trombone Festival. This live recording from Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club features the same line up of Andy Wood, Mark Nightingale, Rory Ingham, Daniel Higham and Trevor Mires performing Nightingale’s arrangement of Clark Terry’s TP Time.

DANI HOWARD AND PETER MOORE IN CONVERSATION In this video Dani Howard and Peter Moore discuss the creation of Howard’s Trombone Concerto. A fascinating insight into the process of bringing a new work to life from both the composer’s and soloist’s perspective, and a chance to marvel at Moore’s effortless technique in close up. ◆