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CONTACTS British Trombone Society www.britishtrombonesociety.org Honorary Patron: Gordon Campbell Executive Board President Brett Baker 01606 783869 president@britishtrombonesociety.org Vice-President
Welcome to the spring 2011 issue of
4HE 4ROMBONIST !NOTHER NEW YEAR ANOTHER NEW LOOK MAGAZINE AND ANOTHER EXCITING TIME AHEAD FOR THE "RITISH 4ROMBONE 3OCIETY
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4HIS YEAR HAS STARTED WITH A BANG ) HAVE BEEN BUSY HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH MUSIC COLLEGE STAFF AND STUDENTS AND WITH THE "43 REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY TO DISCUSS HOLDING TROMBONE WORKSHOPS IN AND 4HE EVENTS PAGE IN THIS MAGAZINE SHOWS THAT WE NOW HAVE DATES CONüRMED IN ,EEDS 7REXHAM 3HEFüELD AND -ANCHESTER 4HE "43 DAY AT 3ALFORD 5NIVERSITY WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND FEATURED THE PLAYING OF 3IMON -INSHALL #HRIS 'OMERSALL AND 3TEPHEN 3YKES AS WELL AS THE 4HAMES 1UARTET "LACK $YKE "AND 1UARTET AND ! BIT ON THE 3LIDE A NEWLY FORMED QUARTET FROM THE -IDLANDS (AMPSHIRElS 4ROMBONES EVENT AND THE CONCERT IN .ORTH .IBLEY WITH %MILY 7HITE *OHN +ENNY AND -IGUEL 4ANTOS A REVIEW OF WHICH YOU WILL üND IN THIS ISSUE HAVE MEANT THAT THE "43 HAS BEGUN POSITIVELY BY PROMOTING THE TROMBONE AND TROMBONE PLAYING (OWEVER WE STILL NEED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TROMBONE EVENTS FOR SO IF YOU OR ANYBODY YOU KNOW WOULD LIKE TO HOST AN EVENT THEN PLEASE CONTACT ME OR YOUR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE WE WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO ASSIST YOU )T MAY BE üTTING AT THIS POINT TO MENTION THAT IF ) HAD A .EW 9EARlS 4ROMBONE (ONOURS LIST ) WOULD HIGHLY COMMEND "EN "OUZAN AND 3TEVEN #AIRNS FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND ENTHUSIASM IN ARRANGING SUCCESSFUL SUBSTANTIAL REGIONAL EVENTS YEAR AFTER YEAR !LSO ) AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OF -ATT 'EE TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD -ATT HAS VAST EXPERIENCE OF TROMBONE PLAYING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL HAVING BEEN PRINCIPAL TROMBONE OF THE 3COTTISH /PERA /RCHESTRA FOR FOUR YEARS HE IS CURRENTLY PRINCIPAL TROMBONE OF BOTH /PERA .ORTH AND THE 2OYAL 0HILHARMONIC /RCHESTRA 4HE "43 HAS ALSO APPOINTED *OHN 3TIRZAKER AND 3IMON -INSHALL AS CORRESPONDENTS TO 4HE 4ROMBONIST +ERRY "ALDWIN TAKES OVER AS .ORTH 7EST 2EPRESENTATIVE AS 'ARETH 7ESTWOOD STEPS DOWN FROM HIS POSITION BECAUSE OF WORK COMMITMENTS 'ARETH IS SURE TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE "43 SO WATCH THIS SPACE FOR AN EVENT IN #REWE AT SOME POINT IN THE NEAR FUTURE )N LIGHT OF A NUMBER OF RECENT CHANGES IN THE "43 ) THOUGHT IT IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE FOLLOWING &OR NEWS ITEMS PLEASE CONTACT $AVID 2EAD VIA THE "43 WEBSITE BY CLICKING k.EWSl k3UBMIT .EWSl
!S MENTIONED IN MY üRST PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS IN THE 7INTER ISSUE OF 4HE 4ROMBONIST WE WOULD LIKE TO ORGANISE A RECORDING OF POPULAR TROMBONE ENSEMBLES TO DISTRIBUTE AMONGST THE "43 MEMBERS /NE OF THE AIMS OF THE SOCIETY HAS BEEN TO ENCOURAGE REGIONAL TROMBONE CHOIRS A DATE FOR THE üRST "43 EVENT WHERE A RECORDING WILL TAKE PLACE WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE !NOTHER GOAL IS TO HOLD TWO TRULY NATIONAL TROMBONE WEEKENDS IN #ARDIFF AND "IRMINGHAM OR ,ONDON WHICH WOULD BE PACKED FULL OF WORKSHOPS AND CONCERTS 'UESTS FROM OVERSEAS WOULD ALSO BE INVITED TO TAKE PART 4HIS EVENT WOULD HOPEFULLY TAKE PLACE IN AND WE WOULD NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO ACHIEVE THIS !DDITIONALLY THE RE BRANDING OF THE "43 WEBSITE IS WELL ON ITS WAY AND THE DESIGN OF 4HE 4ROMBONIST WAS REVAMPED DURING THE .EW 9EAR ) HOPE YOU LIKE THE NEW LOOK OF OUR SOCIETYlS PRINTED AND ONLINE PRESENCE 0LEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OR THE OFüCERS OF THE SOCIETY IF YOU HAVE IDEAS ON HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THE SOCIETY WE WILL TAKE ON BOARD ANY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS !BOVE ALL SOME GREAT EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS INCLUDING 0ETER -OORE AND #HRISTIAN ,INDBERG AT THE 2OYAL 7ELSH #OLLEGE OF -USIC AND $RAMA IN #ARDIFF IN !PRIL A "LACK $YKE "AND WORKSHOP IN ,EEDS 4OWN (ALL IN -AY AND THE "RASS &OCUS $AY AT THE 2.#- IN -ANCHESTER IN *UNE ) LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MANY OF YOU THERE AND IN THE MEANTIME ) WISH YOU ALL A SUCCESSFUL AND HAPPY
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Patrick Jackman appointed bass trombonist of the orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 4HE 4ROMBONIST IS DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OF 0ATRICK *ACKMAN AS BASS TROMBONIST OF THE ORCHESTRA OF THE 2OYAL /PERA (OUSE #OVENT 'ARDEN FROM *ANUARY 4RIALS FOR THE POSITION LASTED ROUGHLY THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE RETIREMENT OF $ICK 4YACK BASS CONTRABASS TROMBONIST OF THE ORCHESTRA FOR YEARS AT THE END OF *ACKMAN HAVING BEEN OFFERED THE JOB WHILST IN #ARDIFF WITH THE ""# .ATIONAL /RCHESTRA OF 7ALES BEGAN HIS üRST SEASON AT THE 2/( WITH REHEARSALS OF 4CHAIKOVSKYlS 3WAN ,AKE FOLLOWED BY TEN PERFORMANCES OF -OZARTlS -AGIC &LUTE WITH 3IR #OLIN $AVIES $URING HIS TRIAL WITH THE ORCHESTRA *ACKMAN HAD THE PLEASURE OF PERFORMING "ELLINIlS ) #APULETI E I -ONTECCHI AND 0UCCINIlS 'IANNI 3CHICCHI AMONGST OTHER WORKS INCLUDING 2AVELlS ,lHEURE %SPAGNOLE 6ERDIlS 3IMON "OCCANEGRA AND )L 4ROVATORE AND ,ISZTlS -AYERLING (E IS DELIGHTED TO FOLLOW NOT ONLY IN 4YACKlS FOOTSTEPS BUT ALSO IN THOSE OF HIS OLD TEACHER 'ERRY -C%LHONE WHO PREVIOUSLY HELD THE BASS TROMBONE CHAIR WITH THE ORCHESTRA FOR AROUND YEARS 0ATRICK *ACKMAN REMINISCES ON THE EVENTS AND INÄ&#x152;UENCES LEADING TO HIS APPOINTMENT OVER A PRE SHOW DRINK WITH "43 4REASURER $AVID #ARNAC m) WAS TAUGHT HOW TO PLAY THE TROMBONE BY #HRIS -OWAT AND 'ERRY -C%LHONE BUT LEARNT HOW TO BEHAVE IN A TROMBONE SECTION BY FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE OF THE LIKES OF !RTHUR 7ILSON 2OGER "RENNER 0ETE 4HORLEY AND 2ON "RYANS ALL TRUE GENTLEMEN AND CONSUMMATE FREELANCERS AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER ,ISTENING TO 2AY 0REMRU AND *OHN )VESON IN THE 0HILIP *ONES "RASS %NSEMBLE GAVE ME EVEN MORE INSPIRATION AND ) WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SIT NEXT TO PLAYERS LIKE $UDLEY "RIGHT #HRIS -OWAT $EREK *AMES AND 2OGER (ARVEY ALL GREAT MUSICIANS AS WELL AS WONDERFUL TROMBONISTS WHO SHOWED ME HOW IT SHOULD BE DONE
) STARTED MY CAREER IN THE $l/YLY #ARTE /PERA #OMPANY ALONGSIDE MY GREAT MATE $AN *ENKINS HAVING SPENT THE üRST SIX MONTHS AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE 2OYAL #OLLEGE OF -USIC WORKING IN AN OFF LICENSE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO PAID WORK ON THE TROMBONE AT ALL !FTER A COUPLE OF YEARS THERE ) GOT A FEW LUCKY BREAKS THANKS TO 2ICHARD 7ALL AT 0HANTOM 0ATRICK *ACKMAN FAR RIGHT WITH THEN 2#- 0ROFESSOR !RTHUR 7ILSON MIDDLE OF THE /PERA -IKE AND FELLOW STUDENTS *AMES #ASEY 0ETE 7ALKER AND 3TEVE "AINBRIDGE , 2 (EXT IN THE ,ONDON 0HILHARMONIC ,INDSAY 3HILLING OR %RIC #REES WHO ARE /RCHESTRA AND 2OGER (ARVEY IN THE BOTH WORLD CLASS "RITISH TROMBONISTS !CADEMY OF 3T -ARTIN IN THE &IELDS 4HIS JOB IS SHARED WITH +EITH -C.ICOLL "UT THE GREAT LIFESAVER FOR ME WAS ANOTHER BEAUTIE SO HE TELLS ME WHAT PLAYING THE SACKBUTT )N THE LATE TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT )TlS VERY SIMPLE k S AND EARLY k S THERE WAS LOTS OF REALLY NEVER RILE A 3COTSMAN -Y WORK RECONSTRUCTIONS OF 6ENETIAN ONLY REGRET IS THAT 'EORGE 7ALL LONG CORONATIONS AND THE LIKE WHICH KEPT STANDING TUBA PLAYER AT THE 2/( HAS MANY PLAYERS GOING AND üLLED IN ALL THE RETIRED SO ) WILL NEVER GET TO BE PART OF TIME WHEN MODERN WORK WAS SCARCE THE SECTION WITH HIM &REELANCING HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CASE ) GUESS ) WILL HAVE TO GIVE UP MOST OF OF ADAPTING TO THE ENVIRONMENT YOU MY FREELANCING NOW AS IT IS A PRETTY ARE IN WHILST ALWAYS TRYING TO BE HEFTY SCHEDULE AT THE 2/( AND HAVING YOURSELF (ERE ARE SOME TIPS BE THE SPENT OVER YEARS MOANING ABOUT THE üRST AT THE BAR OR AT THE QUEUE FOR THE PLAYERS WITH JOBS DOING ALL THE EXTRA TEAS LISTEN TO THE REST OF THE SECTION WORK ELSEWHERE WHAT A HYPOCRITE ) AND TRY TO FOLLOW THEIR LEAD DO NOT WOULD BE (OWEVER ) WILL ALWAYS BE STICK OUT EITHER WHILE PLAYING OR A FREELANCER AT HEART ) HAVE DONE SOCIALISING AND ABOVE ALL WHEN THE A FEW DATES WITH SOME OF THE NEW PRINCIPAL TROMBONIST SPEAKS TO YOU BASS TROMBONISTS IN TOWN ,YNDON JUST SMILE AND NOD EVEN IF YOU CANNOT -EREDITH AT THE ,0/ AND 2OB /l.EILL UNDERSTAND OR HEAR WHAT IS BEING SAID AT THE ""# 3YMPHONY /RCHESTRA WHO OR EVEN IF YOU DISAGREE ARE ALSO LOVELY BLOKES ) WILL MISS NOT ) WAS TOTALLY STUNNED AND GOB SMACKED BEING SO ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THIS SIDE TO BE AWARDED THE JOB AT THE 2/( ) OF THE MUSIC BUSINESS BUT ) COULD NOT CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT AFTER SOMETHING BE HAPPIER TO BE PART OF THE 2/( LIKE TRIALS ELSEWHERE OVER THE YEARS ORCHESTRA ) NEVER SAW THIS OFFER COMING 7HAT !S SOMEONE SAID TO ME ON HEARING AN HONOUR TO SIT NEXT TO EITHER -IKE THE NEWS OF MY APPOINTMENT k)F YOU (EXT OR 4OM 7INTHORPE TWO OF LIFElS CAN GET A JOB ANYONE CAN l ) KNOW GREAT GENTLEMEN AND IN A SECTION WITH EXACTLY WHAT HE MEANS n
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Maisie Ringham-Wiggins honoured by -AISIE 2INGHAM 7IGGINS RECEIVED AN -"% FOR kSERVICES TO MUSICl IN THE 1UEENlS .EW 9EARlS (ONOURS 2INGHAM WAS PRINCIPAL TROMBONE WITH THE (ALLÃ&#x20AC; /RCHESTRA FOR TEN YEARS IN THE "ARBIROLLI ERA A TIME WHEN FEMALE BRASS PLAYERS WERE RARELY SEEN IN PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRAS 4HE AWARD FOLLOWS HOT ON THE HEELS OF AN (ON2!- FROM THE 2OYAL !CADEMY OF -USIC IN -AY -AISIE ü NDS IT HARD TO IMAGINE THAT ANYONE WOULD GET EXCITED ABOUT READING HER LIFE STORY )N FACT IT TOOK MORE THAN A LITTLE PERSUASION TO ENCOURAGE HER TO UNTIE ALL THE KNOTS IN THE CONTRAPUNTAL HANDKERCHIEF OF HER MEMORY /NCE STARTED HOWEVER THE STORY OF THIS GLOBETROTTING MISTRESS OF THE TROMBONE UNFOLDS IN A WAY THAT IS BOTH INTERESTING AND ENTERTAINING 7ITHIN AN HOUR OF COMING INTO THIS WORLD SHE HEARD THE SOUND OF A BRASS BAND /N THE MORNING OF HER BIRTH 3UNDAY *UNE TO 3ALVATION !RMY OFü CER PARENTS IN 0LUMSTEAD A VISITING 3ALVATION !RMY BAND FROM !BERCARN 'WENT PLAYED THE HYMN !BERYSTWYTH OUTSIDE THEIR HUMBLE TERRACED HOUSE IN 3OUTH %AST ,ONDON 3HE WAS BROUGHT UP WITH MUSIC ALL AROUND HER HER MOTHER PLAYED THE PIANO FOR HER OWN AMUSEMENT AND HER FATHER WAS A TROMBONIST PLAYING THE OLD ' TROMBONE (ER PARENTS !RTHUR AND %VANGELINE 2INGHAM WERE #OMMANDING /Fü CERS AT 7OOLWICH CORPS WHEN -AISIE WAS BORN !T THE AGE OF SEVEN SHE PICKED UP A EUPHONIUM THAT HAPPENED TO BE LYING ABOUT THE HOUSE AND TAUGHT HERSELF THE # SCALE (ER FATHER WHO HAD ALWAYS ENCOURAGED HER TO HAVE A GO ON THE VARIOUS INSTRUMENTS HE OCCASIONALLY BROUGHT HOME WITH HIM HEARD THIS AND COMMENCED HER MUSICAL TUITION TEACHING HER TO FOLLOW THE SEQUENCE OF VALVE MOVEMENTS AND ASSOCIATE THEM WITH THE NOTES (ER ü RST SOLO PERFORMANCE ON THE EUPHONIUM AN INSTRUMENT THAT WAS ALMOST THE SAME SIZE AS HER WAS AT 2UGBY 3HE WAS STILL SEVEN YEARS OLD AT THE TIME AND PLAYED A FEW SIMPLE HYMN TUNES STRUNG TOGETHER WITH THE NUMBERS OF THE VALVES WRITTEN BENEATH THE NOTES "ECAUSE SHE WAS SO SMALL AND THE INSTRUMENT SO BIG THE PERFORMANCE BROUGHT THE HOUSE DOWN !ND THE FACT THAT SHE WAS A GIRL MADE IT ALL THE MORE SPECIAL 9ET WHAT REALLY STICKS OUT FOR 2INGHAM ABOUT THIS OCCASION IS THE ANTICIPATION AND EXCITEMENT SHE
FELT SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE CLUTCHING HER MOUTHPIECE TO KEEP IT WARM !ND THIS PREPARATION FOR PERFORMANCE WARMING UP THE MOUTHPIECE AND INSTRUMENT IS A FUNDAMENTAL ESSENTIAL THAT SHE HAS PASSED ON TO COUNTLESS PUPILS THROUGHOUT HER LONG CAREER 2INGHAM DESCRIBES HERSELF IN THESE EARLY DAYS AS AN kINQUISITIVE LITTLE MADAMl AND WHEN SHE FOUND THAT A TROMBONE HAD APPEARED IN THE HOME SHE JUST PICKED IT UP AND HAD A BLOW ON IT 2ATHER LIKING IT SHE SIMPLY STUCK TO IT (ER FATHER BEING A TROMBONIST HIMSELF TAUGHT HER TO PLAY INITIALLY AND AS SOON AS SHE WAS OLD ENOUGH SHE PLAYED IN THE 3ALVATION !RMY BOYS BANDS AS THEY WERE CALLED IN THOSE DAYS ALTHOUGH SHE WAS NEVER ACTUALLY COMMISSIONED AS A YOUNG PEOPLElS BAND MEMBER "ANDSMAN &RED *ACKSON TOOK HER UNDER HIS WING ARRANGING SIMPLE VARIATION SOLOS FOR HER TO PLAY 3HE ALSO PLAYED SOME DUETS THAT HE ARRANGED WITH A TENOR HORN PLAYER 4HIS WAS VERY GOOD TRAINING FOR DUET PLAYING IS AN ART IN ITSELF )T MAKES ONE AWARE OF ANOTHER PLAYERlS STYLE WHICH OF COURSE IS THE BEGINNING OF GOOD ENSEMBLE PLAYING &ROM THE 3UNBEAMS A 3ALVATION !RMY VERSION OF THE "ROWNIES SHE JOINED THE ,IFE 3AVING 'UARDS 'IRL 'UIDES AND IN TOOK PART IN A $IVISIONAL 9OUNG 0EOPLElS &ESTIVAL AT )PSWICH WITH THE 'UARD 4ROOP FROM #OLCHESTER 4HE TROOP DID A kCLUB SWINGINGl DEMONSTRATION WHICH IS SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THE MODERN DAY CHEERLEADERS SECTION FOUND AT MOST !MERICAN FOOTBALL OR BASEBALL MATCHES 4HE CLUBS WERE LIKE ROUNDERS BATS BUT SPECIALLY SHAPED WITH A LITTLE BOBBLE ON THE END AND THE TROOP SWUNG THESE ROUND THEIR HEADS AND BODIES IN ORCHESTRATED PATTERN SINGING k%VER NEAR TO BLESS ANl CHEER IN THE DARK EST HOUR WHEN )lM TEMP TED ) SHALL FEEL (IS POWER l !S THEY ü NISHED UP THE DEMONSTRATION 2INGHAM WAS LEFT IN THE CENTRE 3OMEBODY BROUGHT ON HER TROMBONE AND SHE STOOD THERE WITH THE REST OF THE TROOP STILL POSITIONED AROUND HER AND PLAYED 5NFATHOMED ,OVE TO BAND ACCOMPANIMENT HER ü RST REAL TROMBONE SOLO SHE WAS JUST TEN YEARS OLD )T WAS QUITE A SURPRISE TO THE AUDIENCE AS IT WAS MOST UNUSUAL FOR A GIRL TO BE PLAYING A BRASS INSTRUMENT AND ONE SO YOUNG AT THAT ALTHOUGH BY ALL ACCOUNTS IT WENT DOWN EXCEEDINGLY WELL
&ROM THEN ON 2INGHAM RECEIVED INVITATIONS TO TRAVEL TO AND PLAY REGULARLY AT SPECIAL 3ALVATION !RMY EVENTS AS A TROMBONE SOLOIST 3HE TRAVELLED EXTENSIVELY DOING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WEEKEND PLAYING AND AS SHE WAS TOO YOUNG TO GO ALONE HER MOTHER OR GRANDFATHER 'REENAWAY CHAPERONED HER 2INGHAM SOMETIMES ALSO PLAYED A EUPHONIUM SOLO AS A NOVELTY &OR THIS SHE WOULD WRAP A STRING OF PAPER ROUND THE SHANK OF HER TROMBONE MOUTHPIECE SO THAT IT WOULD ü T INTO THE EUPHONIUM 3HE ADMITS THIS PROBABLY DID LITTLE FOR HER TONE BUT AT LEAST IT SAVED USING A DIFFERENT MOUTHPIECE -AJOR $ * 0LATER BANDMASTER OF THE "EDS (ERTS 2EGIMENT "AND GAVE 2INGHAM HER ü RST TUTOR FOR TROMBONE IN BASS AND TREBLE CLEFS BY ,IEUTENANT !DKINS OF +NELLER (ALL -ILITARY 3CHOOL OF -USIC WHICH IS TODAY ONE OF HER TREASURED POSSESSIONS (E THEN WENT ON TO WRITE A TROMBONE SOLO FOR HER WHICH HE ENTITLED -AISIE BUT WHICH SHE MODESTLY REFERS TO AS k3ONG WITHOUT WORDSl ! YEAR LATER AT YEARS OF AGE SHE SOLOED AT THE !NNUAL $IVISIONAL "AND &ESTIVAL AT )PSWICH WHERE ACCORDING TO 4HE "ANDSMAN AND 3ONGSTER THE FORERUNNER OF 4HE -USICIAN k3HE AMAZED EVERYONE WITH HER RENDERINGS OF 5NFATHOMED ,OVE AND #ALVARYlS 3TREAM l )N THE SAME PERIODICAL RAN A 7HOlS 7HO ON HER PART OF WHICH IS WORTH QUOTING HERE k4HE SIGHT OF THIS SMALL GIRL DRESSED IN 'UARDSl UNIFORM STANDING ON THE PLATFORM OF 4OTTENHAM -UNICIPAL (ALL AND PLAYING TROMBONE VARIATION SOLOS WITHOUT A TRACE OF NERVOUSNESS DREW FROM "ANDMASTER $OCKRAY THE FOLLOWING COMMENT m4HIS MERE SLIP OF A GIRL CERTAINLY TOOK US BY SURPRISE 4HIS WAS NO CHILDISH PERFORMANCE BUT ONE SHOWING MARKED ABILITY 7E EXPECTED A SLOW MELODY AND WE GOT IT BUT WHEN THE VARIATIONS COMMENCED WE BEGAN TO SIT UP (ERE WAS TONGUING OF THE NEATEST CHARACTER PLAYED WITH THE EASE OF A CHAMPION AND WHEN SHE TERMINATED A LONG SOLO WITH A ü NAL TOP " AS CLEAR AS A BELL SHE LEFT US AMAZED ln )N *UNE THE FAMILY MOVED TO (IGH 7YCOMBE AND UNTIL THAT POINT HER FATHER HAD BEEN HER ONLY BRASS INSTRUMENTAL TEACHER BUT HER PARENTS WERE FAR SIGHTED ENOUGH TO GIVE HER EVERY POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY SO THEY
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by the Queen ARRANGED FOR HER TO TRY FOR A 3ATURDAY -ORNING 3CHOLARSHIP AT THE 4RINITY #OLLEGE OF -USIC 3HE WAS SUCCESSFUL AND EVERY 3ATURDAY SHE TRAVELLED ALONE FROM (IGH 7YCOMBE TO ,ONDON WHERE SHE STUDIED WITH 'EORGE -AXTED PRINCIPAL TROMBONIST IN THE ,ONDON 0HILHARMONIC /RCHESTRA 3HE JOKES NOW THAT HE DIDNlT REALLY APPRECIATE HAVING TO TEACH A GIRL m)N FACT n SAID 2INGHAM mAT THE TIME ) GOT THE IMPRESSION HE RATHER RESENTED IT n 5NFORTUNATELY THE OUTBREAK OF WAR PUT AN END TO THIS AND 2INGHAM WAS ONCE AGAIN LEFT TO HER OWN DEVICES 3HE GAINED EXPERIENCE PLAYING WITH THE 3ALVATION !RMY BAND ON kAWAYl ENGAGEMENTS AND ALSO PLAYED IN THE kOPEN AIRl MEETINGS %VENTUALLY THOUGH SHE WAS EVACUATED TO #ARDIFF AND WENT TO LIVE WITH RELATIVES 7HILE BASED AT #ARDIFF 2INGHAM CONTINUED HER SCHOOLING AND RECEIVED MORE INVITES TO PLAY AROUND THE COUNTRY A LOT OF THEM PROBABLY INITIATED BY GRANDFATHER 'REENAWAY WHO WAS STILL PREACHING AT VARIOUS CORPS 3HE PERFORMED AT COUNTLESS PLACES IN %NGLAND 3COTLAND AND 7ALES INCLUDING "ALHAM WHERE SHE PLAYED 4HE 3ONG 4HAT 2EACHED -Y (EART AT THE WEDDING OF $OUG 2OLLS TO 'RACE 7INNETT A WELL KNOWN SOPRANO VOCALIST OF HER TIME YEARS LATER SHE WAS TO PLAY AT THE AUTHORlS WEDDING IN THE "RONX .EW 9ORK WHERE AMONGST OTHER PIECES INCLUDING SOME OLD #OCKNEY FAVOURITES SHE PERFORMED $ * 0LATERlS -AISIE (ER PARENTS DECIDED THAT SHE WOULD BE JUST AS SAFE WITH THEM IN &OLKSTONE AND SO SHE RETURNED HOME 3OON AFTER 2INGHAM ARRIVED BACK IN &OLKSTONE HER PARENTS WERE POSTED TO 3TOCKPORT WHERE SHE AUDITIONED FOR A #ANDLIN 7IND )NSTRUMENT 3CHOLARSHIP AT THE 2OYAL -ANCHESTER NOW THE 2OYAL .ORTHERN #OLLEGE OF -USIC m) FELT A BIT OF A FREAK BECAUSE IT WAS UNHEARD OF FOR A GIRL TO PLAY A BRASS INSTRUMENT IN THOSE CIRCLES n 4HE SCHOLARSHIP PAID HALF OF HER FEES AND SHE WAS ALSO AWARDED WHAT IN THOSE DAYS WAS KNOWN AS AN kEXHIBITIONl WHICH COVERED THE REST OF HER EXPENSES (ER PARENTS HAD NO FEES TO PAY 2INGHAM STUDIED AT -ANCHESTER FOR THREE YEARS WHILE STILL GAINING EXPERIENCE THROUGH HER ENGAGEMENTS WITH 4HE 3ALVATION !RMY !MONGST NUMEROUS OTHER ASSIGNMENTS SHE PLAYED IN FRONT OF INMATES AT
3TRANGEWAYS *AIL WHICH SHE CLAIMS WAS AN AWE INSPIRING IF SLIGHTLY INTIMIDATING VENUE 3HE ALSO PLAYED IN "ELFAST A COUPLE OF TIMES !LF 2INGHAM 7IGGINS JOINED HER ON THESE OCCASIONS BROTHER AND SISTER PLAYING TROMBONE AND EUPHONIUM DUETS $URING HER LAST YEAR AT THE 2OYAL -ANCHESTER #OLLEGE OF -USIC 2INGHAM TOOK A SUMMER JOB WITH AN ORCHESTRA ON 3T !NNElS 0IER HER ü RST SUMMER SEASON 3HE PLAYED IN THE PIER ORCHESTRA TWICE A DAY MORNING AND EVENING AND IN ORDER TO CONTINUE HER STUDIES AT COLLEGE IT WAS ARRANGED FOR HER TO HAVE ONE MORNING OFF SO THAT SHE COULD TRAVEL TO -ANCHESTER HAVING NOW MOVED TO 3T !NNElS TO ENABLE HER TO COMPLETE HER STUDIES ALL IN ONE DAY ,EAVING 3T !NNElS EARLY SHE WOULD ARRIVE IN -ANCHESTER TO TAKE TROMBONE LESSONS PRINCIPAL STUDY PIANO LESSONS SECOND STUDY HISTORY OF MUSIC RUDIMENTS OF MUSIC HARMONY MUSIC APPRECIATION AND COMPOSITION !LL OF THESE CLASSES AND LESSONS WERE CRAMMED INTO ONE DAY AND THEN SHE WOULD TRAVEL STRAIGHT BACK TO 3T !NNElS IN TIME FOR THE EVENING PERFORMANCE )T WAS ALL WORTH IT HOWEVER FOR SHE LEFT THE COLLEGE WITH AN !2-#- !SSOCIATE OF THE 2OYAL -ANCHESTER #OLLEGE OF -USIC 0ERFORMERlS $IPLOMA WITH $ISTINCTION 3HE WAS THE ü RST 3ALVATIONIST TO GAIN THE !2-#- AS WELL AS THE ü RST TROMBONIST TO BE AWARDED THAT DIPLOMA 3HE WAS ONLY THE THIRD PERSON TO PASS THE k%XAMINATION TO GAIN $ISTINCTIONl ON ANY INSTRUMENT IN THREE YEARS /N COMPLETION OF HER STUDIES 2INGHAM WAS APPOINTED PRINCIPAL TROMBONE IN THE ""# -IDLAND ,IGHT /RCHESTRA WHERE SHE REMAINED FOR JUST OVER A YEAR UNTIL SHE RECEIVED A TELEGRAM FROM 3IR *OHN "ARBIROLLI INVITING HER TO JOIN THE (ALLÃ&#x20AC; /RCHESTRA .OT ONLY WAS THIS A TREMENDOUS THRILL BUT IT WAS ALSO THE REALISATION OF A CHILDHOOD AMBITION AS HAVING BEEN TAKEN BY HER FATHER TO HEAR THE (ALLÃ&#x20AC; SHE HAD REMARKED m$AD )lLL PLAY IN THAT ORCHESTRA ONE DAY n !FTER A DECADE SPENT PERFORMING AND TOURING THE WORLD WITH THE (ALLÃ&#x20AC; AND HAVING BEEN MARRIED FOR ü VE OF THOSE YEARS 2INGHAM LEFT IN ORDER TO RAISE A FAMILY (ER HUSBAND 2AY 7IGGINS WAS COINCIDENTLY A TROMBONIST AND ALSO A CHILD OF OFü CER PARENTS /N LEAVING THE ORCHESTRA SHE CONTINUED TO BE IN DEMAND BOTH AS AN ORCHESTRAL PLAYER TEACHER AND SOLOIST UNDERTAKING TOURS OF #ANADA !USTRALIA .EW :EALAND AND 3CANDINAVIA 3EVERAL TROMBONE SOLOS WERE COMPOSED ESPECIALLY FOR
HER INCLUDING 2AY 3TEADMAN !LLENlS 4HE %TERNAL 1UEST AND #ONCERTINO FOR "AND AND 4ROMBONE WHICH WAS WRITTEN AFTER 2INGHAM ASKED %RIK ,EIDZEN IF HE WOULD CONSIDER WRITING AN EXTENDED k!RMYl WORK WHEN THEY MET IN .EW 9ORK DURING HER TOUR OF .ORTH !MERICA &OR SEVERAL YEARS 2INGHAM WAS THE ONLY FEMALE 3! "ANDMASTER IN THE "RITISH 4ERRITORY #ANNOCK BEING ONE OF THE CORPS WHERE SHE HELD THIS POSITION 3HE ALSO SERVED AS 3ONGSTER ,EADER AT 7EALDSTONE AND MORE RECENTLY WAS "ANDMASTER OF THE ,ONDON ,ADIES "RASS 2INGHAM HERSELF MODESTLY STATES m) AM VERY HONOURED ALTHOUGH ) BELIEVE THE AWARD BELONGS TO THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ) HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH AS WELL AS MY LATE HUSBAND 2AY WHO WAS ALWAYS SO SUPPORTIVE /NE OF MY HIGHLIGHTS WAS MY TIME IN THE (ALLÃ&#x20AC; /RCHESTRA BUT THE BIGGEST REWARD IS PASSING ON MY PASSION FOR MUSIC TO STUDENTS AND SEEING THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS ) NEVER THOUGHT ) WOULD BE HONOURED IN THIS WAY -Y FAMILY ARE VERY PROUD AND )lM SURE MY HUSBAND WOULD BE CHUFFED ) HAVE ALSO HAD MORE THAN PEOPLE WRITING CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES ON MY &ACEBOOK PAGE WHICH HAS BEEN WONDERFUL !S LONG AS ) AM ü T AND HEALTHY ) PLAN TO CONTINUE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE -Y PHILOSOPHY IS THAT WE DONlT STOP PLAYING BECAUSE WE GET OLD WE GET OLD BECAUSE WE STOP PLAYING n 0UBLISHED BY KIND PERMISSION OF WWW ABCTALES COM AND THE 5XBRIDGE 'AZETTE
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4ROMBONE FOCUS DAY
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/N *ANUARY "RETT "AKER HELD A TROMBONE FOCUS DAY AT THE &OREST OF $EAN IN COLLABORATION WITH 'LOUCESTERSHIRE 9OUTH "RASS "AND AND 4REDEGAR 4OWN "AND TO PROMOTE THE "43 /VER TROMBONISTS FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS WERE IN ATTENDANCE AND IN THE AFTERNOON CONCERT "AKER PERFORMED 'AVIN (IGGINSlS &REAKS FOR 4ROMBONE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE COMPOSER AND 3MILE BY #HARLIE #HAPLIN FROM THE MOTION PICTURE -ODERN 4IMES 3EE PAGE FOR INFORMATION ON FUTURE "43 EVENTS
4HE kNETWORK OF YOUNG EARSl A REGISTERED SOCIETY THAT OPERATES IN THE ü ELD OF PROMOTING MUSIC EDUCATION LAUNCHED FOR THE ü RST TIME A %UROPEAN COMPETITION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACHING PROJECTS WITH THE NAME 9%!( 9OUNG %!2OPEAN !WARD 4HE COMPETITION HONOURS INNOVATIVE CREATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS OF ORCHESTRAS AND ENSEMBLES THEATRES AND CONCERT HALLS COMPOSERS MUSICIANS LIBRETTISTS AUTHORS PEDAGOGUES AND ARTISTS THROUGHOUT %UROPE WHO AROUSE THE ENTHUSIASM OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FOR MUSIC BEYOND THAT OF YOUTH POPULAR CULTURE ,AST YEAR 9%!( ISSUED ITS ü RST CALL FOR PROPOSALS WHICH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL *UNE 3TARTING IN .OVEMBER INTERNATIONAL MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS WILL BE HONOURED EVERY THREE YEARS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE 9%!( &ESTIVAL 4HIS YEAR IT WILL TAKE PLACE .OVEMBER IN /SNABRUCK &OR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY PLEASE VISIT WWW YEAH AWARD COM
)AN "OUSü ELD LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE WEBSITE )AN "OUSü ELD PRINCIPAL TROMBONE OF THE 6IENNA 0HILHARMONIC /RCHESTRA HAS THIS YEAR LAUNCHED HIS OWN OFü CIAL WEBSITE (E COMMENTED m!FTER MUCH PROMPTING )lVE TAKEN THE PLUNGE 4HE BASIC IDEA OF IT IS TO USE IT AS A PLATFORM FOR ONLINE COACHING AND )lD ULTIMATELY LIKE IT TO BE AN INTERACTIVE SITE WHERE PEOPLE CAN REACT TO VIDEO POSTINGS THAT ) MAKE )TlS ALSO BEEN A FUN EXPERIENCE TRYING TO GO BACK OVER THE LAST TO YEARS TO ü ND DOCUMENTATION ON WHAT )lVE PLAYED )N SOME WAYS IT WAS QUITE FRIGHTENING BECAUSE ) HAVE VERY LITTLE RECOLLECTION OF A LOT OF THE RECORDINGS )lVE PLAYED ON )lVE ALSO INCLUDED QUITE A LOT OF SOUND CLIPS OF ME PLAYING OVER THE YEARS AND THE ü RST COACHING VIDEO IS ON SLIDE TECHNIQUE !NYWAY ) HOPE THAT YOU ü ND IT INTERESTING n 4O CHECK OUT )ANlS NEW WEBSITE PLEASE VISIT WWW IANBOUSü ELD COM
7HAT ONE TROMBONIST HAS DONE TO PROMOTE CLASSICAL MUSIC TO CHILDREN /N &EBRUARY -ELODRAMATIC 0RODUCTIONS ONE OF THE 5+lS LEADING CHILDRENlS RECORD LABELS RELEASED AN ALBUM OF A CHILDRENlS STORY SET TO CLASSICAL MUSIC STARRING A CAST OF ACTORS FEATURING "RIAN "LESSED AND 2ORY "REMNER 4HE ALBUM CONCEPT IS A ü RST OF A KIND AIMED AT CHILDREN AGED TO +EY 3TAGES AND AND SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES AN EXCITING AND COMICAL SCRIPT IS PERFECTLY ALIGNED TO EVERY MUSICAL PHRASE OF 2IMSKY +ORSAKOVlS SYMPHONIC SUITE 3CHEHERAZADE MEANING THE YOUNG LISTENER ABSORBS THE MUSIC WHILST SIMPLY FOLLOWING THE STORY 2ORY "REMNER RENOWNED IMPRESSIONIST PLAYWRIGHT AND COMEDIAN SAID m) LOVED BEING INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT 4HE IDEA OF SETTING A FUNNY AND FAST MOVING SCRIPT TO THE ORIGINAL MUSIC WAS INSPIRED CREATING A LIVELY AND ENGAGING EXPERIENCE THAT )lVE RARELY EXPERIENCED IN CLASSICAL MUSIC PRODUCTIONS FOR A YOUNGER AUDIENCE )T COULD BECOME A KIND OF 0ETER AND THE 7OLF FOR A NEW GENERATION n #REATOR -ATT 0ARRY TROMBONIST AND FORMER "43 4REASURER SAID m!S A MUSIC TEACHER )lM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO INSTIL A LOVE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC IN YOUNG PEOPLE ) CONCEIVED THIS IDEA WHILST A STUDENT AT THE 2OYAL !CADEMY OF -USIC AND AM NOW HUGELY EXCITED TO HAVE PROVIDED SOMETHING THAT ) FEEL HAS BEEN MISSING A MODERN AND ENTERTAINING INTRODUCTION TO THE ORCHESTRA THAT CUNNINGLY DISGUISES ITS EDUCATIONAL EFFECT n &OR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT WWW MELODRAMATICPRODUCTIONS COM
7HATlS NEW 4HE "43 WEBSITE IS BEING REDESIGNED AND WILL BE RE LAUNCHED VERY SHORTLY .EW ONLINE USER REGISTRATIONS HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY DISABLED IN PREPARATION FOR THE DATA MIGRATION TO TAKE PLACE 7ATCH THIS SPACE FOR NEWS OF THE NEW WEBSITE
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British Trombone Society Day
Dear Trombonists,
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama is delighted to welcome two of the most established, and one of the youngest, brass virtuosi working today - Christian Lindberg, David Childs and the youngest ever winner of the BBC Young Musician Competition, Peter Moore. This stellar line-up is completed by Christopher Mowat, and they will be running a workshop for trombone players of all ages, before participants gather for a pre-concert performance at the Wales Millennium Centre.
In the evening of Thursday 28 April 2011, Christian Lindberg - Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Jane Hodge International Chair of Trombone - will be performing with the RWCMD Chamber Orchestra in the Hoddinott Hall at Cardiff ’s Wales Millennium Centre. Mr Lindberg will appear as a soloist in his own composition Kundraan’s Karma, for solo trombone and orchestra. David Childs will then join Mr Lindberg and the Chamber Orchestra to perform Ollie and the Steamboat Jetty - the UK premiere of Mr Lindberg’s new concerto for euphonium and chamber orchestra. The second half of the concert will feature Mr Lindberg conducting Sibelius: Symphony No. 3.
When and where 2.30–4.30pm Thursday 28 April 2011 Weston Gallery, RWCMD How to get involved If you’re a trombone player at Grade 8 or above: Fill in a registration form (download from www.rwcmd.ac.uk) Return the form to the address shown with the entry price of £5 (please note that this price does not include a ticket for the Lindberg concert). The show All those involved will be expected to perform in a Pre-Concert Performance at 6.30pm the same day, at the Glanfa Stage, Wales Millennium Centre. Admission is free to audiences for this event, and transport for participants will be provided free of charge from RWCMD to the Wales Millennium Centre.
At 1pm, whilst Mr Lindberg rehearses the chamber orchestra, Peter Moore will perform a recital for trombone and piano in the RWCMD Weston Gallery. Trombonists are then invited to join Mr Moore, Christopher Mowat and RWCMD students to form a trombone choir (2.30-4.30pm), which will perform in the foyer of the Hoddinott Hall at 6.30pm, before the Christian Lindberg concert. We hope that you will be able to join us in what promises to be an unforgettable day of trombone playing and music making. You can register online using the following URL: www.rwcmd.ac.uk/whats_on/events/massed_trombone_workshop. aspx Details of all our events surrounding Christian Lindberg’s RWCMD visit can be found on the following web page: www.rwcmd.ac.uk/ other/news/headlines/christian_lindberg_in_rwcmd_br.aspx
If you have any further questions, we’d love to hear from you. If you have any questions about these events, please feel free to contact me on kevin.price@rwcmd.ac.uk We are looking forward to meeting you. Regards,
Kevin Price Head of Brass, RWCMD
Who are we? As the National Conservatoire of Wales, we provide specialist vocational courses for people wishing to enter and influence the music and theatre professions and their related industries. Established in 1949 at Cardiff Castle, the college now occupies purpose-built accommodation in the superb setting of the castle grounds. Our teaching staff represents a vast professional experience and includes some of the most accomplished musicians and practitioners in their fields.
Questions? If you have any questions, please contact: British Trombone Society Day Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Castle Grounds, Cathays Park Cardiff CF10 3ER Tel | 029 2039 1430 Email | outreach@rwcmd.ac.uk www.rwcmd.ac.uk
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PERFORMANCE FEATURED 3OUTHAMPTON 9OUTH "RASS "AND AND THE ENTIRE STUDENT ENSEMBLE GROUPS AS WELL AS "ONES !PART AND /OMPAH "RASS )T WAS A HECTIC BUT VERY ENJOYABLE AND WELL ORGANISED DAY WITH MUCH MORE TO COME ON THE 3UNDAY 4HE 3UNDAY MORNING CONTINUED WITH A MASSED TROMBONE CHOIR REHEARSAL FOLLOWED BY AN AFTERNOON GALA CONCERT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FEATURING SOLO SLOTS FROM -ARK .IGHTINGALE 4HE PERFORMANCE CULMINATED IN A üNALE OF THE PIECE 4ROMBONES WITH A TOTAL OF STUDENT TROMBONISTS TAKING PART BACKED UP BY MORE THAN MEMBERS OF THE (AMPSHIRE #OUNTY 9OUTH "AND p APPROXIMATELY MUSICIANS ALTOGETHER (ELEN 7ALTON !SSISTANT (EAD OF (AMPSHIRE -USIC 3ERVICE SAID m)TlS AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THESE UPCOMING MUSICIANS HOW VERSATILE THE TROMBONE IS 4HE WORKSHOPS AND MASTERCLASSES REALLY OPENED UP THEIR IDEA OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE n 4O üND OUT ABOUT THE WIDE RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES MADE AVAILABLE BY (AMPSHIRE -USIC 3ERVICE PLEASE VISIT WWW HANTS GOV UK HMS ,ORNA -AC$ONALD
"43 $AY IN 3ALFORD /N 3UNDAY *ANUARY THE 5NIVERSITY OF 3ALFORD HOSTED THE THIRD ANNUAL "43 .ORTH 7EST 4ROMBONE $AY 4ROMBONISTS CAME FROM FAR AND WIDE TO ATTEND WHAT WAS TO BE AN OUTSTANDING DAY AND DESPITE THE RELATIVELY EARLY 3UNDAY MORNING START 0EEL (ALL WAS AWASH WITH TROMBONISTS BY AM 4HE DAY STARTED WITH A MASSED BLOW WHICH ADDRESSED THE ISSUES OF WARM UPS TONGUING AND TECHNICAL DRILLS "RETT "AKER THEN DIRECTED A REHEARSAL OF -AGIC &OREST WITH THE ENSEMBLE A DESCRIPTIVE AND EVOCATIVE PIECE OF MUSIC WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR THE EVENT BY LOCAL MUSICIAN *AMES -C&ADDYEN )TS INTRICATE POLYPHONIC AND IDIOMATIC WRITING PROVED A HIT WITH THE PARTICIPANTS AND THE PIECE WAS CHOSEN TO FORM PART OF THE EVENINGlS CONCERT PROGRAMME 4HE "43 0RESIDENT THEN HOSTED AN INTERACTIVE MASTERCLASS AT AM DURING WHICH FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF PLAYING WERE ADDRESSED AND DISCUSSED 4HE IDEA OF WARMING UP WAS THE üRST ITEM TO BE CONSIDERED AND THE QUESTION k7HY DO WE WARM UP l PROVOKED MUCH THOUGHT AND DISCUSSION 4HE IDEA OF SLIDE POSITIONS WAS FOR MANY A NEW CONCEPT AND THIS DIFFERENT APPROACH TO TUNING AND INTONATION PROVED POPULAR AMONGST THOSE PRESENT ! "IT ON THE 3LIDE IS A WELCOME RELATIVELY NEW MEMBER TO THE TROMBONE QUARTET FRATERNITY !T AM THIS EXTREMELY TALENTED GROUP PERFORMED A SHORT RECITAL TO AN INTIMATE AND APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE 4HE %QUALE BY "EETHOVEN EXEMPLIüED WONDERFUL BALANCE AND TUNING WHILST A PERFORMANCE OF PART OF %UGġNE "OZZAlS 4ROIS 0IġCES DISPLAYED WONDERFUL DYNAMIC CONTRAST AND STYLISTIC PLAYING 4HE QUARTET ENDED THEIR RECITAL WITH A WORLD PREMIġRE P"ONE 0OLKA WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON PLASTIC P"ONE TROMBONES 7HAT FOLLOWED WAS A SERIES OF RECITALS GIVEN IN THE MAIN CONCERT HALL 3TEVE 3YKES OPENED PROCEEDINGS WITH AN EFFECTIVE INTERPRETATION OF *OHN +ENNYlS &ANFARE IN WHICH HE PLAYED INTO THE BODY OF A GRAND PIANO THE OVERTONES CREATED BY THIS EFFECT WERE FASCINATING %LIZABETH 2AUMlS &ANTASY WAS PLAYED WITH EXPRESSION AND UNDERSTANDING SHOWING SUCH GREAT TONE QUALITY THROUGHOUT THE REGISTER 9OUNG -R 3YKES üNISHED WITH A SENSITIVE AND PERSONAL
ACCOUNT OF (OAGY #ARMICHAELlS 3TARDUST "ECKY -AGLONE CURRENTLY WORKING TOWARDS HER UNIVERSITY RECITAL PERFORMANCE FOLLOWED WITH AN IMAGINATIVE RENDITION OF #AMILLE 3AINT 3AÃ&#x201A;NSl #AVATINE WHICH WAS WELL REHEARSED WITH TROMBONIST AND ACCOMPANIST WORKING CAPABLY TOGETHER 4HE UNDERSTATED #HRIS 'OMERSALL HAS ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS ONE OF THE üNEST TROMBONE PLAYERS OF HIS GENERATION IN RECENT TIMES AND HIS VERSATILITY AND UNRIVALED TONE QUALITY WAS ON DISPLAY FOR ALL TO ENJOY (IS PERFORMANCE INCLUDED A STUNNING RENDITION OF %NRIQUE #RESPOlS )MPROVISATION .O A BEAUTIFUL OPERATIC ARIA AND A RIP ROARING PERFORMANCE OF !RTHUR 0RYORlS "LUEBELLS OF 3COTLAND ! SUPERIOR RANGE GREAT SOUND AND SHEER MUSICIANSHIP MADE THIS A VERY MEMORABLE MINUTES OF TROMBONE PLAYING 3IMON -INSHALL WHO IS WITHOUT DOUBT A STAR IN THE MAKING GAVE THE üNAL RECITAL FOR THIS PART OF THE DAY !S A BASS TROMBONE STUDENT OF THE 2OYAL !CADEMY OF -USIC HE HAS ALREADY WORKED WITH SOME OF THE 5+lS TOP PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRAS (IS VARIED PROGRAMME ENCHANTED EVERY AUDIENCE MEMBER HE IS A WONDERFUL EXPONENT OF THE INSTRUMENT 4HE OTHER YOUNG GIFTED TROMBONISTS OF THE 4HAMES 1UARTET -ATTHEW ,EWIS 0HILIP $EWHURST AND 3TEPHANIE #ONWAY THEN JOINED -INSHALL ON STAGE AND PLAYED A PROGRAMME LIGHTER IN CHARACTER DEüNED NOT ONLY BY THE QUITE UNBELIEVABLE TECHNICAL DISPLAY IN 4HE 3TARS AND 3TRIPES &OREVER BUT ALSO IN THE SENSITIVE AND MATURE PERFORMANCE OF 'EORGIA ON MY -IND !FTER A SHORT BREAK ANOTHER SET OF RECITALS WAS GIVEN BY 3TEPHANIE 3AMUEL AND "ECKY 3TEAD STUDENTS OF 3ALFORD 5NIVERSITY WHO ARE WORKING TOWARDS THEIR END OF YEAR RECITAL AND A PERFORMANCE WAS GIVEN BY INCOMING "43 .ORTH 7EST 2EPRESENTATIVE +ERRY "ALDWIN 4HESE EXPERIENCES PROVED INVALUABLE FOR ALL 4HE DAY CAME TO AN END WITH ANOTHER TROMBONE CHOIR REHEARSAL FOR THE EVENING CONCERT WHICH FEATURED SOLOISTS AND QUARTETS THAT HAD BEEN REHEARSING THROUGHOUT THE DAY 4HESE PERFORMANCES CONSOLIDATED WHAT WAS A TRULY WONDERFUL DAY OF MUSIC MAKING 'ARETH 7ESTWOOD
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PLAYER’S PERSPECTIVE
Simon Cowen In July 2008, after five years with the Remix Ensemble in Portugal, Simon Cowen became principal trombone of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. He talks to The Trombonist about the exciting changes he faced in light of his appointment. m!FTER THE BEST PART OF YEARS AS A FREELANCE TROMBONIST TO RECEIVE A PHONE CALL OFFERING YOU THE PRINCIPAL TROMBONE CHAIR OF A "RITISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ALTHOUGH HIGHLY Č ATTERING AND A HUGE HONOUR WELL IT DOESNlT HALF MAKE YOUR KNEES KNOCK !T THE TIME ) WAS ON TRIAL WITH VARIOUS ORCHESTRAS AND ALTHOUGH ) HARBOURED A THOUGHT THAT THERE MAY BE A CHANCE OF RECEIVING SOME GOOD NEWS IT WAS NOT UNTIL THAT CALL ACTUALLY CAME AND ) HAD ACCEPTED THE OFFER THAT ) QUICKLY BEGAN TO REALISE WHAT A HUGE IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE ON MY LIFE ) HAD BEEN PRINCIPAL TROMBONE WITH THE 2EMIX %NSEMBLE IN 0ORTUGAL FOR ü VE VERY ENJOYABLE YEARS SO IT SADDENED ME A LITTLE TO KNOW THAT MY TIME THERE WOULD HAVE TO COME TO AN END BUT ) WAS IMMENSELY LOOKING FORWARD TO BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE 2OYAL ,IVERPOOL 0HILHARMONIC 2,0/ 4HE INVITATION TO JOIN THE ORCHESTRA MEANT A MOVE TO A DIFFERENT PART OF THE 5+ IN THIS CASE ONLY A STONElS THROW AWAY FROM MY ORIGINAL HOME TOWN BUT UNFORTUNATELY A GOOD MILES FROM WHERE ) WAS LIVING WITH MY FUTURE WIFE !DDED TO THAT THERE WAS THAT SOMEWHAT DAUNTING YET RATHER EXCITING FACT THAT FROM THIS POINT ON MY NAME WOULD BE ON THAT PRINCIPAL TROMBONE CHAIR AND WITH IT WENT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FULü LLING MY ROLE AS A PRINCIPAL PLAYER ) HAD BEEN AN kEXTRAl WITH THE 2,0/ FOR MANY YEARS PRIOR TO MY APPOINTMENT SO ) MORE OR LESS KNEW WHAT TO
EXPECT )NITIALLY THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BECOMING A FULL TIME MUSICIAN WITH THE ORCHESTRA WAS JUST HOW BUSY THE ENSEMBLE AND MUSICIANS ARE TURNING UP DAY AFTER DAY REHEARSING DIFFERENT PIECES PERFORMING TWO OR THREE CONCERTS EACH WEEK AS WELL AS NUMEROUS RECORDING SESSIONS ) HAD BEEN A BUSY FREELANCER AND WAS USED TO A HEAVY WORKLOAD BUT IN COMPARISON THE WORK RATE WITH A FULL TIME ORCHESTRA SEEMED TO BE RELENTLESS (OWEVER IT DIDNlT TAKE TOO LONG FOR ME TO REALISE THAT ) MUST DRAMATICALLY REDUCE MY OWN PERSONAL PRACTISE TO MAKE SURE MY LIPS WERE GOOD AND FRESH FOR THE CONTINUOUS REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES !NOTHER BIG DIFFERENCE NOW PLAYING PRINCIPAL ALL OF THE TIME WAS GETTING USED TO PLAYING IN THE HIGHER REGISTER MOST OF THE DAY AND ) REALISED MY WARM UP MUST CHANGE TO MIRROR THAT 9EARS OF BEGINNING MY WARM UP ON A LOW " Č AT AND VENTURING SOUTH OF THE RANGE WAS NOW NOT APPROPRIATE CONSIDERING ) WAS GOING TO SPEND MY WORKING DAY MOSTLY PLAYING AN OCTAVE AND A HALF HIGHER ) THEN DECIDED THEREFORE MY WARM UP SHOULD NOT ONLY BE REDUCED TIME WISE BUT ALSO THAT IT SHOULD BEGIN AN OCTAVE HIGHER TO FOR WANT A BETTER PHRASE HELP kANCHORl MY EMBOUCHURE IN THE REGISTER IN WHICH IT WOULD BE DOING MOST OF ITS WORK ) ARRIVED AT 2,0/ AT AN EXCITING TIME 4HE ORCHESTRA WAS ON A REAL HIGH PARTLY THANKS TO PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR 6ASILY 0ETRENKO WHO INJECTED A REAL BUZZ INTO THE ENSEMBLE !S AN ORCHESTRA WE ARE CONSISTENTLY PLAYING TO FULL AUDIENCES AND ARE AS ) SPEAK HALFWAY THROUGH A TREMENDOUSLY SUCCESSFUL -AHLER CYCLE WHICH ) ü ND IMMENSELY ENJOYABLE 7E ARE ALSO RECORDING ALL THE 3HOSTAKOVICH SYMPHONIES WHICH AS A BRASS PLAYER ) PARTICULARLY RELISH !S A STUDENT FOR FOUR YEARS AT THE 'UILDHALL 3CHOOL OF -USIC ) SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME WORKING ON ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS AND ONE OF THE MOST GRATIFYING PARTS OF PLAYING PRINCIPAL TROMBONE FOR ME IS TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM THESE GREAT MELODIES IN CONTEXT AND IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE ) PERFORMED 3CHUMANN 3YMPHONY .O k2HENISHl A PIECE THAT ) KNOW HAS STRUCK FEAR INTO MANY A TROMBONE
PLAYER WHEN REQUESTED FOR IN AUDITIONS FOR THE ü RST TIME IN *ANUARY (OWEVER THIS IS SUCH A WONDERFUL PIECE TO PLAY AND ACTUALLY TURNED ANY PREVIOUSLY NEGATIVE THOUGHTS INTO A TOTAL JOY 4HE SAME GOES FOR SO MANY OTHER EXCERPTS LIKE -AHLERlS 3YMPHONY .O "RAHMSl 3YMPHONY .O 3HOSTAKOVICHlS 3YMPHONY .O TO NAME BUT A FEW 7HEN PLAYING WITH A TOP CLASS GROUP OF MUSICIANS EVERYTHING IS MADE SO MUCH MORE PLEASURABLE ) WILL NEVER FORGET THE ONE MOMENT THAT MADE ME TRULY REALISE THAT ) WANTED TO PLAY FULL TIME WITH AN ORCHESTRA ) WAS IN MY FOURTH YEAR AT MUSIC COLLEGE AND WE ALWAYS USED TO SNEAK INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE ,ONDON 3YMPHONY /RCHESTRA CONCERTS AT THE NEARBY "ARBICAN #ENTRE TO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF LISTENING TO THE GREAT -AURICE -URPHY IN ACTION AND THE BLISTERINGLY EXCITING SOUND OF THE TROMBONE SECTION LED BY )AN "OUSü ELD ) STILL SMILE IN AWE WHEN ) REMEMBER HEARING THE EASE WITH WHICH HE PLAYED THE WRITTEN HARMONIC SLUR UP TO HIGH $ IN 2AVELlS $APHNIS AND #HLOÀ A MEMORY THAT WILL REMAIN CLEAR IN MY MIND FOREVER 4HIS PARTICULAR NIGHT IN ONE OF THE SLOW MOVEMENTS OF THE PIECE UNFORTUNATELY ) CANNOT REMEMBER FOR THE LIFE OF ME WHAT WORK IT WAS OUT OF NOWHERE CAME THIS MOST BEAUTIFUL AND SONOROUS SOUND THAT LITERALLY SOARED OVER THE ORCHESTRA AND THIS MOST HEAVENLY MELODY SANG AROUND THE HALL )T WAS A PARTICULARLY SPECIAL MOMENT FOR ME AS ) REALISED THAT IT WAS THE TROMBONE CREATING THIS WONDERFUL SOUND ) LISTENED WITH ADDED PRIDE AS ) SAW IT WAS MY TEACHER %RIC #REES PLAYING 4HIS WAS A DEü NING MOMENT FOR ME ONE THAT REALLY SPURRED ME ON TO HELP FULü L MY DREAM OF ONE DAY BECOMING A PRINCIPAL TROMBONIST IN A 5+ ORCHESTRA ) FEEL VERY HAPPY TO NOW BE IN THAT PRIVILEGED POSITION 4HE 2,0/ RECENTLY RETURNED FROM A SUCCESSFUL TOUR OF #HINA ) AM NOW VERY EXCITED TO EMBRACE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON AND BEYOND (OWEVER ) AM A -ANCHESTER 5NITED SUPPORTER WHICH MAKES LIVING AND WORKING IN ,IVERPOOL A DISADVANTAGE BUT HEY YOU CANlT WIN kEM ALL n
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A DAY IN THE LIFE
Alwyn Green Recently retired City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra bass trombonist, Alwyn Green, looks back over his long, varied career and gives The Trombonist a unique insight into life beyond his orchestral career. m!S ALL MUSICIANS WILL UNDERSTAND THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A TYPICAL DAY IN THE BUSINESS 4WO YEARS AGO ) SAILED INTO UNCHARTED WATERS WHEN ) RETIRED FROM THE #ITY OF "IRMINGHAM 3YMPHINY /RCHESTRA #"3/ AFTER OVER YEARS THERE AND A CONSECUTIVE TOTAL OF YEARS IN CONTRACT JOBS AS A BASS TROMBONE PLAYER MY üRST PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT WAS WITH THE %NGLISH #HAMBER /RCHESTRA IN A PERFORMANCE OF THE 7AR 2EQUIEM WITH "ENJAMIN "RITTEN IN 4HE LADS AND LASSES IN THE #"3/ GAVE ME A WONDERFUL SEND OFF ON MY LAST NIGHT A PROM CONCERT AT THE 2OYAL !LBERT (ALL COMPLETE WITH TWO LARGE CAKES AND LOADS OF LIQUIDS THEY EVEN KEPT IT NON ALCOHOLIC AS THEY KNEW ) DO NOT DRINK NOW THAT REALLY WAS A SACRIüCE ) THOUGHT IT WAS THE END AND ) WOULD SIMPLY DRIFT INTO OBLIVION (OWEVER WITHIN A FEW WEEKS ) WAS DOING SOME ""# #ONCERT /RCHESTRA 46 SESSIONS INCLUDING (AYDNlS #REATION AND -ENDELSSOHNlS %LIJAH FOR A DOCUMENTARY ) HAVE NOT STOPPED SINCE ) WAS REALLY FORTUNATE TO BE BORN INTO A VERY MUSICAL FAMILY -Y MOTHER WAS A PROFESSIONAL SOPRANO AND ) WAS LISTENING TO HER ON THE RADIO AND ON RECORDS EVEN BEFORE ) STARTED SCHOOL -Y DAD WAS A SUPERB EUPHONIUM PLAYER IN ONE OF 4HE 3ALVATION !RMYlS üNEST BANDS AT .ORWICH #ITADEL AND HAD BEEN A MUSICIAN IN THE 2OYAL !IR &ORCE DURING 7ORLD 7AR )) "RASS BANDING IN THE FAMILY WENT BACK TO MY GRANDFATHERlS GRANDFATHER IN THE S -Y UNCLE 7ILL !LDRED WAS THE BANDlS LEAD TROMBONIST HE HAD PLAYED AS A SOLOIST IN THE 2OYAL !LBERT (ALL AND HAD EVEN GIVEN THE TEENAGE $ON ,USHER SOME COACHING WHEN HE WAS IN THE BAND AT .ORWICH -USIC WAS ALL AROUND ME AND ) SIMPLY TOOK IT FOR GRANTED ) THOUGHT THAT EVERYONElS MUM DID A VOCAL WARM UP AND PRACTISED SINGING EVERY DAY ,ISTENING TO MY $AD PRACTISING THE HARD PASSAGES AND DOING
PROPER EXERCISES RATHER THAN SIMPLY PLAYING THINGS THROUGH WAS ONE OF MY üRST FORTUNATE LEARNING CURVES -Y GRANDDAD HAD BEEN A DRUMMER AND A EUPHONIUM PLAYER IN A MILITARY STAFF BAND DURING THE 'REAT 7AR HE TAUGHT ME THE BASICS OF DRUMMING AND STARTED ME OFF ON THE CORNET WHEN ) WAS üVE -Y üRST PERFORMANCES IN PUBLIC WHERE AT ABOUT THIS TIME PLAYING A SIMPLE MELODY ON THE CORNET AND DRUMMING TO A MARCH PLAYED BY THE #ITADEL "AND !FTER PRIMARY SCHOOL ) WENT TO A GRAMMAR SCHOOL WITH A TECHNICAL AND SCIENCE BIAS 'UESS WHAT p NO MUSIC .OT A BAND ORCHESTRA OR EVEN A CHOIR -Y ENTIRE MUSICAL EDUCATION CAME FROM THE FAMILY THE EXCELLENT .ORWICH #ITADEL "AND AND A COUPLE OF üNE PRIVATE MUSIC TEACHERS "Y THE TIME ) WAS ) HAD SETTLED ON EUPHONIUM IN THE JUNIOR BAND LATER PLAYING SOME TUBA IN LOCAL AMATEUR ORCHESTRAS ) MOVED INTO THE SENIOR BAND ON üRST BARITONE AND STARTED TO BE FEATURED AS A SOLOIST 4WO AMAZING THINGS HAPPENED JUST AS ) WAS ALL SET TO AUDITION FOR MUSIC COLLEGE ON TUBA &IRST THE #ITADEL "ANDlS EXCELLENT BASS TROMBONIST RETIRED AND THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS REPLACEMENT *OHN 'IBSON THE BANDMASTER AND ONE MY GREATEST MUSICAL INÄ&#x152;UENCES ASKED ME TO MOVE TO TROMBONE TO COVER THE GAP WHICH ) DID RATHER RELUCTANTLY FOR ) WAS EUPHONIUM MAD !FTER THREE MONTHS ) REALISED THAT THE TROMBONE WAS MY DESTINY 3ECONDLY AND CRUCIALLY ) MET $ENIS 7ICK (E HAD BEEN ASKED TO COME TO .ORWICH AND PLAY A CONCERTO WITH A VERY AVERAGE ORCHESTRA THAT HAD BOOKED ME ON TUBA 7HEN ) HEARD HIM FOR THE üRST TIME LIVE IN THE REHEARSAL IT BLEW MY MIND ) HAD NOT REALISED THAT PLAYING OF THAT QUALITY WAS POSSIBLE !T THE END OF THE REHEARSAL ) PROMPTLY ASKED HIM FOR A TROMBONE LESSON FOLLOWING THE LESSON $ENIS TOLD ME TO APPLY TO STUDY BASS TROMBONE AT THE
'UILDHALL 3CHOOL OF -USIC AND $RAMA 4HE REST IS HISTORY ) HAD A GREAT TIME AT 'UILDHALL WHERE MY FELLOW STUDENTS INCLUDED THE LIKES OF 3TEVE 3AUNDERS "RIAN 2ABY AND 0ATRICK (ARRILD ) WORKED REALLY HARD AND GAINED DIPLOMAS ON EUPHONIUM ,4#, AND TROMBONE ,2!- DURING MY SECOND YEAR ) WAS ALSO LUCKY ENOUGH TO WIN THE 'UILDHALLlS BRASS PRIZE !S ) NEARED GRADUATION THE "OURNEMOUTH 3YMPHONY /RCHESTRA "3/ HAD A BASS TROMBONE VACANCY TO REPLACE $ICK 4YACK -Y TIME AT THE "3/ GAVE ME ANOTHER STEEP LEARNING CURVE MADE MUCH EASIER BECAUSE OF THE LOVELY GUYS THERE WHO GAVE ME SO MUCH ENCOURAGEMENT ESPECIALLY PRINCIPAL TROMBONE $ENIS 7ISE AND PRINCIPAL TRUMPET 2OD 3ENIOR ) WAS THERE FOR YEARS TURNING DOWN OFFERS FROM BOTH THE ""# 7ELSH /RCHESTRA AS IT WAS THEN KNOWN AND LATER AN OFFER FROM THE ,ONDON 0HILHARMONIC /RCHESTRA BECAUSE THINGS WERE SO GOOD AT "OURNEMOUTH 0AUL 2INGHAM WAS THE "3/lS THIRD TRUMPET AT THE TIME AND HE FORMED A SUPERB FUNCTION BAND THE ,ONDON 4IJUANA "AND WITH SOME OF HIS "3/ COLLEAGUES ) PLAYED QUITE A BIT WITH THEM AND ARRANGED TUNES FOR THE BAND WHICH WERE RECORDED FOR REGULAR ""# 2ADIO BROADCASTS 4HE "3/ BASS CLARINETTIST 4ONY 'ODWIN ALSO FORMED THE 0ALM #OURT 4HEATRE /RCHESTRA
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A DAY IN THE LIFE WITH "3/ COLLEAGUES OF WHICH ) WAS A FOUNDER MEMBER ) DID SOME BROADCASTS AND A NUMBER OF RECORDINGS WITH THEM AND THEY FEATURED MANY OF MY COMPOSITIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS INCLUDING 4HE 4EDDY "EARlS 0ICNIC 4ONY HAD ASKED ME TO ARRANGE THE PIECE FOR A #HANDOS RECORDING IN WHICH THE CLARINETTIST SHOULD ALSO FEATURE AS A VOCALIST /N THE DAY THIS PARTICULAR CLARINETTIST VOCALIST WAS SICK AND THE DEPUTY REFUSED TO SING SO ) WAS FORCED TO DO IT MYSELF 4HIS RECORDING LATER ACHIEVED NOTORIETY WHEN -ICHAEL (ESTLETINE BROADCASTED IT ON $ESERT )SLAND $ISCS ON ""# 2ADIO !FTER ) MOVED TO THE #"3/ IN THINGS MOVED ON APACE ) HAD KNOWN ;3IR= 3IMON 2ATTLE SINCE HE WON THE JUNIOR CONDUCTORlS JOB AT "OURNEMOUTH WHEN HE WAS AND THE CHANCE TO JOIN HIM IN THE EXCITING WORLD
THE BRASS BAND SCENE !S WELL AS MY TWO STINTS AS AN 3! "ANDMASTER ) WAS ALSO 9OUNG 0EOPLElS "ANDLEADER AT .ORWICH IN MY TEENS ) CONDUCTED $OWNTON "AND IN 7ILTSHIRE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND 3HIRLEY "AND IN 3OLIHULL FOR ALMOST YEARS IN TOTAL ) HAVE JUST üNISHED A VERY HAPPY YEAR AS MUSICAL DIRECTOR OF THE &ORESTERS "RASS IN ,EICESTER AND HAVE RECENTLY DEPUTISED AS A CONDUCTOR WITH 3OVEREIGN "RASS 3METHWICK ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ) STILL DO SOME COACHING AND ) OFTEN GIVE SOLO PERFORMANCES WITH VARIOUS 3! BANDS &OUR YEARS AGO ) PLAYED A COUPLE OF SOLOS ON .ORWICH #ITADEL "ANDlS TH ANNIVERSARY #$ )N ) FORMED 4HE "ERKLEY 3ALON %NSEMBLE WITH SOME OF MY #"3/ COLLEAGUES 7E DO MANY #"3/ OFFSHOOT GIGS AND HAVE PLAYED AT
Music is my first love, and it will be my last. Music of the future and music of the past. To live without my music would be impossible to do, In this world of troubles my music pulls me through. OF THE #"3/ WAS TOO GOOD TO MISS ) WAS OFFERED THE ""# 3YMPHONY /RCHESTRA JOB IN BUT THINGS AT "IRMINGHAM WERE JUST TOO EXCITING ) WAS A FOUNDER MEMBER OF THE 0RINCE OF 7ALES "RASS #"3/ PLAYERS AND MADE ALMOST ARRANGEMENTS FOR IT QUITE A FEW OF WHICH WERE FEATURED ON VARIOUS BROADCASTS AND #$ RELEASES 4HEN THE #"3/ STARTED TO COMMISSION ARRANGEMENTS FROM ME FOR VARIOUS EVENTS AND CONCERT PROGRAMMES )N FACT IT USED üVE MORE OF MY ARRANGEMENTS ON ITS FOUR #HRISTMAS PROGRAMMES 4HE (ALLÀ /RCHESTRA HAS USED ANOTHER ) AM ALSO VERY PROUD TO HAVE HAD PIECES COMMISSIONED BY THE .ORTHERN 3INFONIA THE ,ONDON 0HILHARMONIC 'OTHENBURG 3YMPHONY AND %NGLISH #ONCERT ORCHESTRAS "LACK $YKE "AND AND THE "AND OF THE 'RENADIER 'UARDS AMONGST OTHERS -ANY OF MY COMPOSITIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS HAVE ALSO FOUND THEIR WAY ONTO THE GRADED EXAM SYLLABUSES AND MY STUDY BOOKS FOR BOTH BASS TROMBONE AND EUPHONIUM HAVE SOLD WELL SO FAR (OWEVER ) FEEL ) HAVE NEVER REALLY LEFT
THE !LDEBURGH &ESTIVAL 4HREE #HOIRS &ESTIVAL #OLOGNE &ESTIVAL AND AT A HUGE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AND CARE HOMES ) HAVE ALSO VENTURED INTO PLAYING WITH THE "ERKLEY 3TREET $ANCE /RCHESTRA A k S STYLE DANCE BAND p AND "ERKLEY "RASS "ERKLEY 3TREET IS WHERE THE #"3/ #ENTRE IS LOCATED )T CERTAINLY KEEPS SOME OF THE #"3/ PLAYERS IN GIGS ON THEIR DAYS OFF 4HESE DAYS PLAYING TAKES UP ABOUT OF A THIRD OF MY TIME FROM RUSHING UP TO 4HE 3AGE 'ATESHEAD AT A FEW HOURS NOTICE TO PLAY EUPHONIUM IN THE *AN¸¿EKlS 3INFONIETTA WITH THE 0HILHARMONIA /RCHESTRA TO PLAYING BASS TRUMPET IN 7AGNERlS 3IEGFRIED )DYLL AT THE ,ONGBOROUGH /PERA ) AM ALSO BUSY PLAYING FOR CHORAL SOCIETIES AND THE "IRMINGHAM #ONTEMPORARY -USIC 'ROUP EDUCATION CONCERTS PERFORMING WITH THE 0RINCE OF 7ALES "RASS PLAYING EUPHONIUM IN THE k!REAl #HAMPIONSHIPS AND BASS TROMBONE AT THE 'RAND 3HIELD AND GIVING SOLO PERFORMANCES WITH SEVERAL 3! BANDS ) HAVE JUST MADE TWO #$S WITH THE "ERKLEY 3ALON %NSEMBLE AND HAVE HAD THE CHEEK TO PLAY MY BASS TROMBONE
FEATURE OF -ISTY ON ONE OF THEM ) HAVE CERTAINLY REALISED HOW VERY VERY FORTUNATE ) HAVE BEEN TO HAVE SPENT MY WORKING LIFE DOING THE THINGS ) REALLY LOVE ) STILL DO SOME TEACHING AT THE "IRMINGHAM #ONSERVATOIRE AND A LITTLE PRIVATE TEACHING TOO BUT MY MAIN LOVE OUTSIDE OF TROMBONE PLAYING IS WRITING AND ARRANGING ) MADE MY üRST ATTEMPT AGED WITH 4HE $AM "USTERS -ARCH FOR SOME OF MY .ORWICH #ITADEL JUNIOR BAND 3! FRIENDS AND GOT THE HORN TRANSPOSITION WRONG OH HOW THEY LAUGHED ) ALWAYS WANTED TO EXPERIMENT WITH DIFFERENT HARMONIES AND INSTRUMENTAL COLOURS 3OME VERY DECENT MUSICIANS TOOK TIME TO ENCOURAGE AND ADVISE ME ESPECIALLY THE #ATHEDRAL /RGANIST AT .ORWICH THE .ORWICH #ITADEL 3! BANDMASTER *OHN 'IBSON AND THE THEN VERY YOUNG $EAN AT THE &INE !RTS 3CHOOL OF THE 5NIVERSITY OF %AST !NGLIA 0HILIP ,EDGER ) WAS HUGELY INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC OF -OZART 4CHAIKOVSKY AND 2ICHARD 3TRAUSS AND AS A YOUNGSTER ) SPENT HOURS READING THEIR SCORES WHEN ) SHOULD HAVE BEEN OUTSIDE PLAYING FOOTBALL 4HE MUSIC OF 3TAN +ENTON WAS ALSO A GREAT INČUENCE )N CONCLUSION ) AM WORKING AS HARD AS EVER ) AM LOVING IT ALL AND AM STILL HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE 4HE LYRICS IN THE INSERT BY *OHN -ILES SUM IT ALL UP FOR ME (OWEVER ) MUST ADMIT THAT ) HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY FORTUNATE 4HE GOOD BREAKS ALWAYS SEEMED TO COME AT THE RIGHT TIME FOR ME AND SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KIND ENOUGH TO GIVE ME BOTH TIME AND ADVICE ) THINK ) WILL SAVE MY MANY INDISCRETIONS AND DISASTERS FOR ANOTHER TIME n )NTERVIEW BY #AROL *ARVIS
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COVER STORY )T IS THREE YEARS SINCE MY LAST INTERVIEW WITH 0ETER -OORE AND HIS FAMILY !S SOON AS YOU WALK INTO THE -OORESl 3TALYBRIDGE HOME YOU ARE AWARE THAT THIS IS A HOUSE WHERE MUSIC IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY 4HE PIANO PILED WITH MUSIC SHELVES GROANING WITH #$S AND THE WALL HANGING IN THE SITTING ROOM IS A BIT OF A GIVEAWAY .O PUSHY PARENTS HERE THOUGH BUT AN HONEST DOSE OF REALISM WHERE MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR TALENTS THE VIRTUES OF A SOUND WORK ETHIC AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF WELL ROUNDED CHARACTERS ARE THE AIMS 4HIS IS A HOME OF WORKING PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS TWO FORMER PROFESSIONAL HORN PLAYERS IN THE 5LSTER /RCHESTRA WHO MADE THE MOVE FROM "ELFAST TO -ANCHESTER TO GIVE THEIR THREE TALENTED CHILDREN OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR MUSICAL POTENTIAL 0ROUD PARENTS *ANE AND 'RENVILLE ARE BOTH MUSIC TEACHERS NOW AND 'RENVILLE IS ALSO THE CONDUCTOR OF NEARBY $OBCROSS "RASS "AND 4WINS $AVID AND (ELEN ARE NEARING THE END OF THEIR UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES $AVID STUDYING TRUMPET AT THE 2OYAL .ORTHERN #OLLEGE OF -USIC AND (ELEN READING MUSIC AT -ANCHESTER 5NIVERSITY !ND THEN THERE IS 0ETER 7UNDERKIND OF THE TROMBONE WHO AT THE TENDER AGE OF BECAME THE YOUNGEST EVER WINNER OF THE ""# 9OUNG -USICIAN OF THE 9EAR TITLE IN HAVING BEEN AT PROBABLY THE YOUNGEST EVER PRINCIPAL TROMBONE OF A #HAMPIONSHIP 3ECTION BRASS BAND 7INGATES ,ISTENING AND WATCHING SOME OF HIS WINNING PERFORMANCE ONLINE THE OTHER DAY ) WAS REMINDED JUST HOW GOOD HE WAS ON THE DAY TECHNICALLY ASSURED NATURALLY GIFTED AS AN EXPRESSIVE MUSICIAN BUT ABOVE ALL COMMUNICATIVE
“I JUST WANT
TO KEEP
PLAYING” 0AUL (INDMARSH CATCHES UP WITH 0ETER -OORE FOLLOWING HIS ACCLAIMED PREMIERE RECORDING OF %DWARD 'REGSONlS 4ROMBONE #ONCERTO
4HREE YEARS ON AND ALMOST A FOOT TALLER 0ETERlS TROMBONE PLAYING HAS GROWN IN POWER AND PRESENCE )F YOU MANAGED TO SEE AND HEAR THE MATURE WAY IN WHICH HE DELIVERED &RANK -ARTINlS BEAUTIFUL "ALLADE FOR TROMBONE AND ORCHESTRA AT THE ü NAL CONCERT OF LAST YEARlS ""# 9OUNG -USICIAN YOUlLL BE AWARE THAT HIS MUSICAL JOURNEY IS FAR FROM OVER -USIC CRITICS HAVE BEEN EFFUSIVE IN THEIR PRAISE FOR 0ETERlS ü RST COMMERCIAL RECORDING OF %DWARD 'REGSONlS 4ROMBONE #ONCERTO FOR #HANDOS #OMMISSIONED IN FOR THE VERY ü RST ""# 9OUNG -USICIAN TROMBONIST -ICHAEL (EXT THE MUSIC HAS BEEN RATHER NEGLECTED OF LATE 'REGSONlS 4UBA #ONCERTO REMAINS THE MOST PLAYED OF HIS BRASS CONCERTOS BUT THIS IS BY NO MEANS AN INFERIOR WORK AND 0ETERlS ü NE PERFORMANCE SHOULD WIN IT MORE FRIENDS 0ETER LEARNED THE CONCERTO VERY QUICKLY )AN "OUSü ELD WAS DUE TO BE THE SOLOIST AND 0ETER WAS PLANNING TO GO DOWN TO THE SESSIONS IN 7ATFORD WITH "RAMWELL 4OVEY AND THE ""# #ONCERT /RCHESTRA TO LISTEN AND LEARN 7HEN )AN HAD TO PULL OUT 0ETER WAS EVENTUALLY CHOSEN BY BOTH COMPOSER AND PRODUCTION COMPANY ) WONDERED WHAT HIS ü RST EXPERIENCE OF A COMMERCIAL RECORDING SESSION WAS LIKE m)T WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO PLAY n HE REPLIED m) LIKED ALL THOSE ü FTHS AND FOURTHS ) HAD TO LEARN IT VERY QUICKLY AND EVERYONE MADE IT INTO A kNO PRESSUREl THING TAKING OVER FROM )AN "OUSü ELD AT THE LAST MINUTE )T WAS THE ü RST TIME THAT THE ORCHESTRA HAD SEEN IT BUT YOU WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN %VERYONE MADE IT AS EASY AS THEY COULD FOR ME n 0ETER GAVE TWO PUBLIC PERFORMANCES TO LAUNCH THE #$ WITH THE #HETHAMlS 3YMPHONY /RCHESTRA ON AND &EBRUARY AT #HESTER #ATHEDRAL AND THE 2.#- 0ETER LOOKS BACK ON THE WAY HE BECAME FASCINATED BY THE TROMBONE WITH THE ATTITUDE OF A SEASONED PRO m-Y MAIN MEMORY IS LISTENING TO BRASS BANDS IN THE PARK IN .ORTHERN )RELAND AND BEING OBSESSED WITH THE TROMBONE AND OF COURSE HEARING MY PARENTS AND SIBLINGS PLAYING ALL THE TIME WAS A BIG PART OF IT AS WELL n (IS WIDE EYED ENTHUSIASM FOR THE INSTRUMENT AND ITS REPERTOIRE IS UNDIMINISHED
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COVER STORY m4HERElS SO MUCH MUSIC OUT THERE ) LOVE THE &ERDINAND $AVID AND ,AUNY 'RÄ&#x2020;NDAHL CONCERTOS WHICH ) PLAY A LOT kDEAD ROMANTICl ) ALSO PLAYED THE &RANK -ARTIN "ALLADE WHEN ) CAME BACK TO PLAY IN THE 9OUNG -USICIAN CONCERT ) REALLY ENJOY THE OLDER STUFF PERHAPS THATlS WHY )lM TRYING TO GET MYSELF MORE INTO CONTEMPORARY MATERIAL )lVE JUST STARTED DOING SOME ALTO TROMBONE WORK AS WELL ) ACTUALLY STARTED PLAYING ALTO TROMBONE WHEN ) WAS REALLY SMALL BUT NOW IT FEELS SO DIFFERENT AND )lVE GOT TO CONCENTRATE TO MAKE A GOOD SOUND AND TO BE CAREFUL NOW THAT MY ARMS ARE SO MUCH LONGER THAT ) DONlT GO OFF THE BOTTOM GOING FOR SEVENTH POSITION n "Y THE TIME YOU READ THIS 0ETER WHO RECEIVES A SCHOLARSHIP FROM 9AMAHA -USICAL )NSTRUMENTS AND PLAYS A 9AMAHA 8ENO TROMBONE WILL HAVE TAKEN POSSESSION ON A 9AMAHA ALTO TROMBONE SO THAT HE CAN START WORK ON -ICHAEL (AYDNlS #ONCERTO IN $ MAJOR WHICH ALONG WITH THE ,EOPOLD -OZART IS ONE OF THE üRST TROMBONE CONCERTOS ,AST SUMMER 0ETER APPEARED AT THE 2HEINGAU &ESTIVAL PERFORMING THE .INO 2OTA #ONCERTO AND ,ARS %RIK ,ARSSON #ONCERTINO WITH THE 0OLISH #HAMBER /RCHESTRA (E IS EXCITED TO BE RETURNING THIS SUMMER TO GIVE TWO MORE CONCERTS WITH THE SAME ORCHESTRA ONE OF %UROPElS üNEST SMALL STRING BANDS FEATURING THE 'RÄ&#x2020;NDAHL IN 'ERMANY WHERE THE ORCHESTRA WILL BE AUGMENTED BY SOME LOCAL WIND PLAYERS AND PERCUSSION AND THE -ICHAEL (AYDN IN 0OLAND USING #HRISTIAN ,INDBERGlS EDITION m)lM LISTENING TO A LOT OF THAT PERIOD OF MUSIC TO GET IN THE RIGHT MIND SET FOR IT -Y TEACHER 0HIL 'OODWIN IS REALLY HELPING ME A LOT WITH THAT n 4HE MOST MEMORABLE PROJECT FOLLOWING 0ETERlS ""# 9OUNG -USICIAN SUCCESS WAS A üVE WEEK TOUR TO !USTRALIA )T CAME ABOUT THROUGH 0ETERlS WRITE UPS ON BARSREST RATHER THAN THROUGH HIS ""# kGONGl AS *ANE -OORE RECALLED m) WORK IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL AND THE 3EPTEMBER BEFORE WE WENT ) KEPT GETTING MISSED CALLS FROM AN NUMBER WHICH ) THOUGHT WAS A -ANCHESTER NUMBER ) DIDNlT HAVE MY GLASSES ON 9OUlRE NOT SUPPOSED TO TAKE PHONE CALLS BUT ) DID ANSWER THE NEXT ONE AND IN THE BROADEST !USSIE ACCENT ) HEARD k'lDAY THIS IS "RUCE l "RUCE WAS AT PAINS TO ESTABLISH HIS CREDENTIALS AND THAT HE WASNlT A HOAXER AND SAID k)lD LIKE TO BRING 0ETER OVER AND YOU OF COURSE l )N THE END ALL THREE OF US WENT 0ETER DID A LOT OF SCHOOLS CONCERTS WHICH 'RENVILLE PRESENTED AND ) PLAYED THE PIANO BADLY FOR THOSE 0ETER IS ALSO
A 'RADE PIANIST BUT CLEARLY COULDNlT ACCOMPANY HIMSELF n 'RENVILLE TOOK UP THE STORY m"RUCE 2AYMOND IS A COMPLETE LEGEND (E WAS A PROFESSIONAL !USSIE RULES FOOTBALL PLAYER (E WAS üRST TRUMPET IN THE !DELAIDE 3YMPHONY /RCHESTRA AND PLAYED CRICKET WITH THE #HAPPELL BROTHERS %VERYBODY KNOWS HIM AND NOW HElS HEAD OF BANDS AT 4RINITY #OLLEGE IN !DELAIDE n 4HEN 0ETER JOINED IN m7E DID 'UY 7OOLFENDONlS LIGHT PIECE (ENRY (UMBLETONlS (OLIDAY FOR TROMBONE AND NARRATOR )TlS FULL OF FUN TUNES 7E HAD A GREAT TIME PERFORMING IT WITH COSTUME AND ACTING AS WELL 7E STARTED WITH A WEEK IN !DELAIDE THEN -ELBOURNE FOR üVE DAYS A LONG WEEK IN 3YDNEY A WEEK IN "RISBANE AND THEN BACK TO !DELAIDE n &OR 0ETER ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WAS A RECITAL IN "RISBANE 4OWN (ALL IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION WHERE HE PERFORMED 3AINT 3AÃ&#x201A;NSl #AVATINE AND THE +AZIMIREZ 3EROCKI 3ONATINA TO TEST ACCOMPANYING SKILLS OF PIANISTS (E ALSO FEATURED THE WONDERFUL !RIA AND 0OLONAISE /P BY *OSEPH *ONGEN &INALLY *ANE ROUNDED THINGS OFF m7E LOVED !USTRALIA THE CLIMATE THE PEOPLE THE WORK ETHIC SORT OF COOL ABOUT WORK BUT NOT SHIRKING 2ELAXED BUT GETTING THINGS DONE 0ETE LOVED THE SPORT OUT THERE WHICH WAS JUST AMAZING n 3PEAKING TO 0ETER AND HIS PARENTS IT IS CLEAR THAT HIS MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT IS BEING CAREFULLY MANAGED ESPECIALLY THE BALANCE BETWEEN HIS STUDIES AT #HETHAMlS 3CHOOL OF -USIC AND THE DEMANDS OF CONCERT PREPARATION AND PERFORMANCE &OR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS 0ETER HAS BEEN ABLE TO JUGGLE SCHOOL AND CONCERTS QUITE EASILY BUT WITH '#3%S LOOMING NEXT YEAR THINGS WILL GET HARDER m) LIVE IN #HETlS NOW DURING THE WEEK JUST STARTED DOING SO THIS TERM )TlS MUCH EASIER THAN TREKKING HOME EVERYDAY AND GENERALLY ) GET MORE DONE )TlS A GOOD CRACK AND ) DO MORE SPORT AS WELL k ALL PROS REALLY 4HE DAYS AT #HETlS ARE REALLY LONG AND START PRETTY EARLY 7E HAVE ALL THE USUAL ACADEMIC LESSONS BUT ABOUT A THIRD OF THE DAY IS DEVOTED TO MUSIC ) PLAY IN A TROMBONE QUARTET AND IN A BRASS DECTET AS WELL AS IN THE BIG BAND AND ORCHESTRA SOMETIMES 4HERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON ITlS GREAT 0HIL 'OODWIN IS MY REGULAR TEACHER AND ) OCCASIONALLY GO DOWN TO ,ONDON FOR SESSIONS WITH 0ETER 'ANE n 3INCE 0HIL 'OODWIN KNOWS #HRISTIAN ,INDBERG WELL AND THE NAMES )AN
"OUSüELD AND #HRISTIAN HAD CROPPED UP REGULARLY IN OUR CONVERSATION ) WONDERED IF 0ETER HAD ANY PARTICULAR TROMBONE HEROS (IS REPLY WAS A MODEL OF TACT AND MATURITY m) DONlT KNOW ABOUT HEROES ) TRY TO LISTEN TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AND NOT FOCUS ON ONE PARTICULAR PERSON BUT OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF MUSIC HElS RECORDED ) END UP LISTENING TO #HRISTIAN QUITE A BIT HElS DONE IT ALL "UT ITlS GOOD TO PICK UP IDEAS FROM EVERYONE )F YOU LISTEN TO )AN "OUSüELD #HRISTIAN OR *OE !LESSI THEY ARE ALL SO DIFFERENT n !T 0ETER REMAINS IMPRESSIVELY OPEN MINDED ABOUT MUSICAL GENRES AND STYLES AS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT JAZZ AND ROCK AS HE IS CLASSICAL MUSIC (IS EYES LIT UP WHEN ) MENTIONED -ARK !NTHONY 4URNAGE A NAME NEW TO HIM AND ONE HElLL BE EXPLORING mFOR DEüNITE n AND $EREK "OURGEOIS WHOSE 4ROMBONE #ONCERTO 0ETER üNDS mGREAT FUNl ALTHOUGH HE HAS YET TO TACKLE IT m) WONDER HOW YOU GET ROUND THE LAST MOVEMENT n HE ADDED WITH A SMILE 4HE PROSPECT OF HAVING A BRAND NEW CONCERTO COMMISSIONED FOR HIM HAS ALSO BEEN AN EXCITING NEW DEPARTURE 3IMON $OBSON WILL BE WRITING A CONCERTO FOR 0ETER TO PREMIġRE WITH BRASS BAND AT NEXT YEARlS 2OYAL .ORTHERN #OLLEGE OF -USIC 2.#- &ESTIVAL OF "RASS m)lVE HAD STUFF ARRANGED FOR ME BEFORE BUT NEVER HAD ANYTHING SPECIALLY WRITTEN SO ITlS REALLY EXCITING AND A GREAT HONOUR n !S FOR THE FUTURE 0ETER IS WISELY NOT LOOKING TOO FAR AHEAD BUT KEEPING HIS OPTIONS OPEN m) LOVE PLAYING SOLOS BUT THERE CAN BE EXCITING TIMES IN THE ORCHESTRA AS WELL ) JUST WANT TO KEEP PLAYING EXPLORING NEW STUFF AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS )lD LOVE TO MAKE ANOTHER RECORDING SOMETIME ) DONlT SEE MYSELF LIKE #HRISTIAN JUST PLAYING SOLOS ALL THE TIME )TlS SUCH A TIRING LIFE DO YOU NOT THINK n !S FOR THIS YEAR THERE IS A #HETlS SHOWCASE CONCERT FOR THE -ANCHESTER -IDDAY #ONCERTS 3OCIETY AT THE "RIDGEWATER (ALL TO PREPARE IN $ECEMBER A GUEST APPEARANCE AT THE 2.#- &ESTIVAL OF "RASS EARLY NEXT YEAR AND NOT FORGETTING HOME FOOTBALL MATCHES AT -ANCHESTER #ITY 0ETER IS A NEW SEASON TICKET HOLDER AND TAKES IN THE ATMOSPHERE WITH A FRIEND AND FOUR OF HIS MATES .O CONCERT DATES EVERY OTHER WEEKEND THEN 0ETER -OORE WILL BE GIVING A RECITAL FOR TROMBONE AND PIANO FOR THE "43 AT PM ON 4HURSDAY !PRIL IN THE 7ESTON 'ALLERY OF THE 2OYAL 7ELSH #OLLEGE OF -USIC AND $RAMA #ARDIFF
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#ITY OF "IRMINGHAM 3YMPHONY /RCHESTRA !S THE #"3/ CELEBRATE ITS TH BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR 4ABITHA -C'RATH TALKS TO THE RENOVATED TROMBONE SECTION ABOUT PLAYING TOGETHER THE ORCHESTRA ITSELF AND REAL ALE 7HAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT TECHNIQUES WHEN PLAYING IN A SECTION Dave Vines: $EVELOPING A PERSONAL RADAR ISNlT IT "EING AWARE OF WHATlS GOING AROUND YOU AND WHATlS GOING ON WITHIN THE SECTION Tony Howe: ,ISTENING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT 4HERElS NO POINT IN SITTING THERE PLAYING YOUR OWN MUSIC PLAYING THE TROMBONE REALLY REALLY WELL IF ITlS NOT üTTING IN WITH WHATlS AROUND YOU 0HIL (ARRISON FORMER PRINCIPAL TROMBONE OF THE #"3/ HAD THE GREAT PHRASE mTHE BEST PLAYER IS A TEAM PLAYER n Ed Jones: 7ELL ITlS LIKE FOOTBALL YOUlRE ONLY AS GOOD AS THE WEAKEST PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM ) THINK ITlS Ä&#x152;EXIBILITY HEARING WHATlS GOING ON AROUND YOU AND BEING ABLE TO ADAPT TO EACH CONTEXT )NDIVIDUALLY WHAT DO YOU SEE YOUR ROLES ARE WITHIN THE SECTION DV: 'ETTING THE TEAS IN AND SETTING UP THE TROMBONE STANDS EJ: 9EAH $AVE IS VERY GOOD AT ALL THAT !S PRINCIPAL ) TAKE ALL THE RESPONSIBILITY AND MAKE SURE WElRE ALL PLAYING IN THE RIGHT PLACE ALTHOUGH THANKFULLY THESE GUYS TEND TO DO IT ANYWAY )lM THE LINK TO THE TRUMPETS SO IF )lM WITH !LAN 4HOMAS PRINCIPAL TRUMPET AND IF THE REST OF THE TRUMPETS ARE WITH !LAN AND THESE GUYS ARE WITH ME THEN WElRE ALRIGHT TH:!S ND TROMBONIST MY ROLE IS TO SUPPORT WHATEVER %D IS DOING TO MATCH EVERYTHING ABOUT HIS PLAYING AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE ASPECTS GET COMMUNICATED DOWN THE SECTION )F THERE ARE ANY LITTLE ADJUSTMENTS IN INTONATION OR SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE THEN ) AM THE ONE TO MOVE SO THESE GUYS DV:;INTERJECTS= CAN HAVE A NICE LIFE ) SUPPOSE ) KEEP A LINK BETWEEN THE TROMBONE SECTION AND THE TUBA SECTION TRY AND KEEP 'RAHAM 3IBLEY PRINCIPAL TUBA IN WITH WHAT %D AND 4ONY ARE DOING AND TRY AND GET THE SAME SOUND THROUGHOUT THE LOW BRASS SECTION TH: !ND MAKE THAT BIG BASS TROMBONE SOUND THAT YOU ARE FAMOUS FOR $O YOU EVER PRACTISE AS A SECTION AWAY FROM THE REST OF ORCHESTRA EJ: 7E DO QUITE A BIT WE ALWAYS TRY LITTLE THINGS NORMALLY AFTER THE LAST REHEARSAL OR SOMETHING )F SOMETHING HAS NEVER BEEN QUITE RIGHT THEN WE SPEND A COUPLE OF MINUTES GETTING IT RIGHT AT THE END BECAUSE ITlS VERY DIFüCULT IN REHEARSALS TO HEAR CLEARLY WHATlS GOING ON TH: )T NEVER NORMALLY TAKES THAT LONG EVERYTHINGlS NORMALLY ALRIGHT AFTER TWO OR THREE REHEARSALS 4HERE MIGHT BE ODD LITTLE THINGS THAT ARENlT QUITE GELLING AND NEED SORTING OUT BEFORE THE CONCERT !S OFTEN AS NOT IT TURNS OUT ITlS NOT US ANYWAY AND THAT ITlS SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE ORCHESTRA EJ: 7HICH GIVES US PIECE OF MIND $O YOU DO MUCH PERSONAL PRACTISE RUNNING UP TO REHEARSALS DV: !S MUCH AS POSSIBLE -E PERSONALLY CERTAINLY ON STUFF ON WHICH )lM NOT AS AWARE OR HAVENlT PLAYED BEFORE ) MEAN
SOMETIMES SITUATIONS DONlT ALLOW IT EJ: 5NFORTUNATELY THERElS NOT MUCH LIP TIME TO DO PERSONAL PRACTISE IN TERMS OF GETTING BETTER ) DONlT REALLY EVER GET
ROUND TO SITTING DOWN WITH ,AFOSSE TRYING TO GET MYSELF BETTER AT THE TROMBONE )lVE GOT BETTER SINCE BEING HERE AND KNOWING HOW MUCH YOU NEED TO DO TO AVOID EMBARRASSMENT IN THE üRST REHEARSAL !LSO THE LONGER )lVE BEEN HERE THE MORE PIECES SEEM TO COME AROUND ONES THAT YOU HAVENlT DONE BEFORE "UT NOW YOUlVE DONE THEM YOU CAN BE A BIT MORE RELAXED ABOUT IT ) SUPPOSE ) üND A LOT OF THE TIME THAT )lD RATHER BE FRESH AT WORK TO FEEL LIKE )lVE GOT GOOD CHOPS RATHER THAN BASH AWAY AT IT AT HOME TH: .O ;CUE SHOCK FROM $AVE AND LAUGHTER FROM %D= EJ: )F YOUlRE IN IT AS LONG AS 4ONY DV: 4HERElS NOTHING NEW TO 4ONY EJ: 4HE TROMBONE IS JUST AN EXTENSION OF HIMSELF TH: 4HATlS JUST A SIMPLIüCATION ) DO WHAT ) HAVE TO DO BUT DOESNlT OFTEN HAPPEN )TlS CHANGED FOR ME ITlS NOT SO MUCH ABOUT LEARNING THE MUSIC BECAUSE )lVE PLAYED MOST OF IT BEFORE )F ) CANlT PLAY IT BY NOW )lM PROBABLY NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO PLAY IT DV: 9OUlVE GOT A VERY DIFFERENT PERSONAL SITUATION AS WELL YOUlVE GOT KIDS TH: )TlS MORE ABOUT PRACTISING TO MAKE SURE MY PLAYING DOESNlT SLIP BACK TOO MUCH DV: !ND RUNNING AROUND THE GARDEN WITH YOUR SON TH: 9EP BASICALLY $AVE AS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE GROUP DID YOU üND THAT YOU HAD TO ADJUST YOUR PLAYING TO SUIT %D AND 4ONY DV: .O NOT PARTICULARLY 7HEN ) CAME HERE ) MADE THE EFFORT JUST TO PLAY HOW ) NORMALLY PLAY BECAUSE ) SPOKE TO 4ONY ABOUT THIS A WHILE AGO IF YOU COME IN LIKE THIS AND CHANGE EVERYTHING TO WHAT YOU THINK SOMEONE WANTS YOU TO PLAY LIKEa IF YOUlRE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET THE JOB AND THEN REVERT TO HOW YOU PLAYED BEFOREHAND ITlS NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO WORK 3O ) DEüNITELY TRIED TO COME ALONG AND PLAY HOW ) DO AND JUST TRY AND üT IN WITH THE SECTION ) WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO COME IN ON THE üRST DAY AND THINK k7OW THAT IS A GREAT TROMBONE SECTION THAT ) REALLY ENJOY PLAYING WITH l ) NOW JUST MAKE SURE THAT EVERY TIME ) TURN UP TO WORK ITlS STILL GOING DOWN THE RIGHT LINE ) HAVENlT CHANGED ANYTHING IN MY PLAYING TH: 7E WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TELL ANYWAY IF SOMEONE WERE TO COME IN AND WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE THEIR COMFORT ZONE *UST GO AND DO WHAT YOU DO AND IF YOUlRE THE RIGHT PLAYER FOR THE JOB THEN YOUlLL GET IT DV: 4HATlS THE THING ! LOT OF PEOPLE SAY k7HY DIDNlT ) GET THAT JOB l AND ITlLL BE BECAUSE YOU WERENlT RIGHT FOR THAT SITUATION ,UCKILY ENOUGH FOR ME ON THIS OCCASION IT WORKED OUT $O YOU PLAY FOR ANY OTHER GROUPS OUTSIDE OF THE #"3/ EJ: 7ELL ) PLAY FOR "#-' "IRMINGHAM #ONTEMPORARY -USIC 'ROUP MOST OF THE TIME BUT THATlS ABOUT IT 6ERY OCCASIONALLY ) GET OFFERS TO PLAY WITH OTHER ORCHESTRAS BUT IT DOESNlT OFTEN TEND TO WORK OUT "UT YES ) DO PLAY WITH OTHER GROUPS FROM TIME TO TIME DV: 6ERY VERY OCCASIONALLY ) DO A BIT FOR "#-' AND THEN )lM LUCKY ENOUGH TO STILL HAVE CONTACTS DOWN IN ,ONDON SO )lLL DO A LITTLE BIT OF SESSION WORK BUT GENERALLY MY COMMITMENT IS HERE TH: ) JUST PLAY FOR THE #"3/ "RASS 1UINTET AND WE KEEP TALKING GETTING A TROMBONE QUARTET GOING DONlT WE
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DV: 7ELL WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT TH: 7HICH ) HOPE WILL GET OFF THE GROUND SOMETIME SOON EJ: 7ELL WE HAVE GREAT PLANS FOR THE #"3/ "RASS 3ECTION WORLD TOUR DV: !LSO ) MUST SAY WElRE SPOILED WITH THE HALL ;3YMPHONY (ALL "IRMINGHAM WHERE THE ORCHESTRA IS RESIDENT= HERE )TlS HARD TO üND A VENUE QUITE LIKE IT ANYWHERE ELSE AROUND THE COUNTRY 7HO ARE YOU TROMBONE IDOLS DV: %D AND 4ONY TH: )F YOU THINK )lM BUYING YOU A PINT FOR THAT LATER YOU ARE SADLY MISTAKEN EJ: ) CANlT THINK OF ANY WAY TO RESPOND TO THIS ;QUESTION= DV: 7HICH ISNlT GOING TO END UP IN A JOKE 9EAH 7ELL ONE OF MY BIGGEST INÄ&#x152;UENCES HAS ALWAYS BEEN "OB (UGHES (E TAUGHT ME AT THE !CADEMY AND ) WAS VERY LUCKY TO HEAR "OB PLAY IN MY LESSONS AND WITH THE ,ONDON 3YMPHONY /RCHESTRA 4O HEAR HIM IN A ROOM NEXT TO YOU IS ALWAYS VERY EXCITING SO )lD SAY HE WAS MY MAIN INÄ&#x152;UENCE EJ: 7ELL ) HAVE TO SAY THAT ) WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE SOME ONE ON ONE LESSONS WITH )AN "OUSüELD FROM WHOM ) LEARNT A LOT TH: 7ELL ALL OF MINE ARE STILL AROUND AND PLAYING *OE !LESSI )AN "OUSüELD $UDLEY "RIGHT -ARK .IGHTINGALE 7YCLIFFE 'ORDON 7HAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE REPERTOIRE TO PLAY EJ: !S A SECTION ) GUESS "RUCKNER BUT FROM A PERSONAL POINT OF VIEW ) LIKE -AHLER MAINLY BIG REPERTOIRE 4HIS YEAR IS GREAT FOR THAT AS WElRE PLAYING A LOT OF THE -AHLER STUFF NOW ;#"3/ IS MARKING YEARS SINCE -AHLERlS DEATH WITH THE -Y -AHLER SERIES= TH: ) PERSONALLY QUITE LIKE TO PLAY 3IBELIUS AND THE ALL OF THE üLM MUSIC IS GOOD TOO .OT %LGARlS #ELLO #ONCERTO DV: 4HE %LGAR #ELLO #ONCERTO IS 4ONYlS IDEA OF PERSONAL HELL ) LIKE THE üLM MUSIC CONCERTS BUT "RUCKNER IS PROBABLY SOME OF MY FAVOURITE MUSIC TO PLAY WITH AN ORCHESTRA EJ: !ND *OHAN 3TRAUSS OF COURSE ;4HIS INTERVIEW TOOK PLACE JUST BEFORE A .EW 9EARlS #ONCERT OF 6IENNESE CLASSICS= $O YOU FEEL YOU GET TO PLAY THE REPERTOIRE YOU LIKE TO PLAY OFTEN ENOUGH EJ: /H YEAH SOMETIMES TOO MUCH
TH: $EüNITELY EJ: !NDRIS ;.ELSONS PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR OF THE #"3/= LOVES ALL OF THE BIG WORKS SO WE GET A LOT TO PLAY 9OU KNOW ITlS ALL THERE FOR HIM 7E ARE LUCKY TO GET TO PLAY IT (AVE YOU WORKED WITH ANY NOTICEABLY INSPIRING CONDUCTORS DV: 7ELL THE MAESTRO ;!NDRIS .ELSONS= IS FANTASTIC TH: (ElS ONE OF TOP üVE CONDUCTORS UNDER THE AGE OF AND SUPERB WITH THE ORCHESTRA ) STRONGLY RECOMMEND FOR ANYONE TO COME AND SEE THE #"3/ PLAY UNDER !NDRIS 7HATEVER THE REPERTOIRE ) ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME AND WATCH $O YOU HAVE ANY INTERESTS OUTSIDE OF THE ORCHESTRA DV: .O THIS IS MY LIFE (A .O WELL ) DO A LOT OF SCUBA DIVING EJ: ) AM A HUGE FOLLOWER OF %VERTON &# AND AS A GENERAL SPORTS FAN ) SPEND TOO MUCH TIME WATCHING FOOTBALL DV: 7ElVE GOT A GOOD LITTLE üVE A SIDE TEAM EJ: 9EP THE #"3/ TEAM IS DOING WELL TH: )lD SAY ITlS MAINLY FAMILY ORIENTATED AND PLAY SQUASH ALSO EJ: )lD SAY WE WERE INTERESTED IN GOOD FOOD AND DRINK TH: 9ES AND IN REAL ALE &INALLY WHAT EXCITING PROJECTS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO LATER IN THE YEAR EJ: 7ELL WElRE GOING ON TOUR A COUPLE OF TIMES THIS YEAR WHICH IS ALWAYS FUN !LSO ALL OF THE -AHLER WORKS AND THE 2ITE OF 3PRING IN $ DV: 7ITH $ DANCERS AS OPPOSED TO THOSE $ DANCERS TH: )lM LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING -AHLER 3YMPHONY .O AS ) HAVE NEVER PLAYED OR LISTENED TO IT REALLY BEFORE ITlS RARE THAT ) HAVE A NEW PIECE OF REPERTOIRE 4HE *OHN ,ENNON CONCERT WITH *OHN 7ILSON CONDUCTING SHOULD BE GOOD TOO )lM LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT EJ 2EALLY TH: 2EALLY ) AM 4HE #"3/ WILL PERFORM 3TRAVINSKYlS 2ITE OF 3PRING ON 4HURSDAY !PRIL AT 3YMPHONY (ALL "IRMINGHAM &OR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORCHESTRA AND THE -Y-AHLER SEASON PLEASE VISIT WWW CBSO CO UK
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$ANIEL %DDISON .AME !GE (OME )NSTRUMENT #URRENT POSITIONS 3TARTED PLAYING 4EACHERS &AVOURITE 0IECES 4EST PIECE #ONCERT )TEM 3OLOS !MBITION
$ANIEL %DDISON "URLEY IN 7HARFEDALE )LKLEY 2ATH 2 & ND TROMBONE 2OTHWELL 4EMPERANCE "AND 3OLO TROMBONE %LLAND 9OUTH "AND 4ROMBONE AGED %UPHONIUM AGED 2OB "URTENSHAW p 'EOFF 7HITHAM p 3HEILA %DDISON p /N THE 3HOULDERS OF 'IANTS 0ETER 'RAHAM 4HE -ARRIAGE 3ONG FROM "ORIS 'ODUNOV -ODEST -USSORGSKY #ONCERTINO &ERDINAND $AVID 3HOUT 2OB 7IFFEN 3òNG TILL ,OTTA *AN 3ANDSTRÍM 4O LEAD GREAT TROMBONE SECTIONS
0LAYING (ISTORY $ANIEL %DDISON WAS BROUGHT UP IN A BRASS BANDING HOUSEHOLD WITH BOTH PARENTS WORKING AS PERIPATETIC TEACHERS "RASS INSTRUMENTS WERE ALWAYS LYING AROUND THE HOUSE AND HE REGULARLY HAD A BLOW FROM A VERY EARLY AGE ON ANYTHING WITH A MOUTHPIECE (E STARTED PLAYING TROMBONE WHEN HE WAS NINE YEARS OLD AND WAS INITIALLY TAUGHT BY HIS PARENTS FOR THE üRST FEW YEARS (E TOOK HIS 'RADE ON TROMBONE AND EUPHONIUM BACK TO BACK AND PASSED BOTH WITH ČYING COLOURS 4HE USUAL PATH OF GRADES FOLLOWED CULMINATING WITH A DISTINCTION IN 'RADE TROMBONE IN WHEN $AN WAS YEARS OLD $AN JOINED THE %LLAND 9OUTH "AND WHEN HE WAS YEARS OF AGE INITIALLY ON BASS TROMBONE AND MOVING ONTO SOLO TROMBONE SHORTLY AFTER (E HAD HIS üRST TASTE OF COMPETITION WHEN THE BAND WON THE *UNIOR 3ECTION OF THE .ATIONAL #HAMPIONSHIPS AT THE 2OYAL .ORTHERN #OLLEGE OF -USIC !GED HE JOINED %LLAND 3ILVER AND /TLEY BANDS ON ND TROMBONE (IS üRST CONTEST THE 9ORKSHIRE k!REAl FOLLOWED IN WITH %LLAND "AND )N -ARCH JUST AFTER ITS 9ORKSHIRE !REA TRIUMPH 2OTHWELL 4EMPERANCE "AND WAS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A ND TROMBONE AND FOLLOWING A CHANCE DISCUSSION BETWEEN MUSICAL DIRECTOR $AVID 2OBERTS AND A PLAYER WITH /TLEY "AND $AN WAS INVITED TO AUDITION FOR THE VACANCY (E WAS SUCCESSFUL AND JOINED THE BAND IN -AY THAT YEAR 3INCE THEN HE HAS APPEARED AT EVERY MAJOR "RITISH COMPETITION WITH THE BAND SHARING IN ITS GREAT RECORD OF SUCCESS (E HAS BEEN A SOLOIST WITH THE BAND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND FEELS THAT IT IS mEASY TO ENJOY YOURSELF PLAYING SOLOS WITH SUCH A MAGNIüCENT GROUP BEHIND YOU n $AN BELIEVES HE HAS BEEN VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HAD SUCH INSPIRATIONAL TEACHERS %ARLY ON AT %LLAND 9OUTH "AND HE WAS INVITED TO PLAY WITH THE SENIOR BAND BY 'EOFF 7HITHAM 7HITHAM WAS REHEARSING THE SENIOR BAND WHEN THE ND TROMBONE PLAYER WAS ABSENT AND SO TURNED TO $AN AND SAID m9OU MIGHT AS WELL GET AN INSTRUMENT AND HAVE A BLOW LAD n $AN NEVER TURNING DOWN AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY ONLY FOUND HIMSELF SIGHT READING EVERYTHING INCLUDING 4HE 7ALTONIAN BY * * 2ICHARDS TAKEN AT A BRISK TEMPO $AN RECKONS IT WAS AT LEAST TWO BEATS TO A PAGE 3HORTLY AFTERWARDS 7HITHAM AGREED TO TAKE $AN ON AS A PUPIL AND SPENT THE NEXT TWO YEARS UP TO HIS UNTIMELY DEATH DEVELOPING NOT ONLY A SOUND TECHNIQUE BUT ALSO A üRM SENSE OF BANDSMANSHIP AND COMMITMENT 2OB "URTENSHAW OF /PERA .ORTH TOOK OVER $ANlS TUITION IN JUST IN TIME TO COMPLETE
THE üNAL PREPARATIONS FOR $AN TO COMPETE IN THE ""# 9OUNG -USICIAN OF THE 9EAR COMPETITION /UTSIDE OF BANDING $AN ENJOYS ORCHESTRAL PLAYING VERY MUCH AND WAS PRINCIPAL TROMBONE OF THE #ITY OF ,EEDS 9OUTH /RCHESTRA WITH WHICH HE TOURED 0OLAND IN !S WELL AS THE CONTESTS AND CONCERT COMMITMENTS WITH 2OTHWELL AND %LLAND 9OUTH BANDS $AN HAS BEEN BUSY COMPETING AS A SOLOIST IN REGIONAL FESTIVALS !T THE 7HARFEDALE &ESTIVAL LAST SPRING HE WON THE /PEN "RASS 3OLO COMPETITION AND WAS AWARDED THE $ENIS 3HARP "URSARY FOR THE &ESTIVALlS MOST OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE WHICH ENABLED HIM TO ATTEND THE )NTERNATIONAL &EDERATION OF -USIC &ESTIVALS %UROPEAN 9OUTH 3UMMER -USIC COURSE AT (AYLEYBURY $AN WON THE /PEN "RASS 3OLO CLASS AT THE HIGHLY REGARDED 2OTHWELL &ESTIVAL IN AND WENT ON TO WIN THE OVERALL MUSIC PRIZE 7ITH %LLAND 9OUTH "AND AT THE 4AMESIDE 9OUTH #HAMPIONSHIPS HE WON THE "EST 4ROMBONIST AWARD AND IN &EBRUARY WON THE /UTSTANDING 3OLOIST 0RIZE AT THE !CTION 2ESEARCH .ATIONAL 9OUTH %NTERTAINMENT #HAMPIONSHIPS AT "LACKPOOL kWITH REAL MATURITY AND STYLEl ACCORDING TO ADJUDICATOR !LAN -ORRISON ,ATER IN THE YEAR $AN WAS A FEATURED SOLOIST ON %LLAND "ANDlS #$ "REEZINl DOWN "ROADWAY 3OLOIST SUCCESS IN CULMINATED WITH %LLAND 9OUTH "AND AT THE (ARDRAW &ESTIVAL WHEN $AN WON THE "EST 3OLOIST PRIZE FOR HIS PERFORMANCE OF $ , "LUES $AN HAS BEEN SUPPORTED FANTASTICALLY BY 'UISELEY 3CHOOL AS HE HAS HAD TIME AWAY FROM SCHOOL FOR BANDING AND OTHER PLAYING OPPORTUNITIES 4HE SCHOOL MUSIC DEPARTMENT IS LED BY 3TEVE *ONES WHO GETS A REAL kBUZZl FROM KIDS ENJOYING THEIR MUSIC $AN WAS RECENTLY FEATURED AS A SOLOIST IN %LLAND 9OUTHlS DEFENCE OF ITS ENTERTAINMENT CROWN AT "LACKPOOL !T LAST YEARlS EVENT HE PERFORMED -URRAY 'REIGlS LOFTY ARRANGEMENT OF "IZETlS 4OREADOR 3ONG FROM #ARMEN THIS YEAR HE PLAYED AN EVEN LOFTIER WORK NAMELY 3AINT 3AÂNSl 4HE 3WAN FROM #ARNIVAL OF THE !NIMALS 2OTHWELL 4EMPERANCE "AND HAS ALSO BEEN BUSY GETTING TO GRIPS WITH 0AGANINI 6ARIATIONS BY 0ROFESSOR 0HILIP 7ILBY FOR THE 9ORKSHIRE 2EGIONAL #HAMPIONSHIPS $AN IS VERY PROUD TO HAVE BEEN INVITED AS ONE OF THREE %NGLISH REPRESENTATIVES IN THE %UROPEAN 9OUTH "RASS "AND WHICH WILL FEATURE IN THIS YEARlS 3WISS HOSTED %UROPEAN "RASS "AND #HAMPIONSHIPS IN -ONTREUX $AN IS ALSO BUSY STUDYING FOR HIS !3 LEVEL EXAMS WHICH INCLUDE 'EOLOGY AND 6ULCANOLOGY 0REPARATIONS ARE IN HAND FOR THIS YEARlS ""# 9OUNG -USICIAN COMPETITION AND $AN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING IN EVERY "RITISH k-AJORl BRASS BAND COMPETITION WITH 2OTHWELL 4EMPERANCE
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BACKSTAGE 'ARETH 7ESTWOOD
3TEPHEN #AIRNS
"RUCE (ARDING
'ARETH 7ESTWOOD .ORTH 7EST 2EPRESENTATIVE
3TEPHEN #AIRNS .ORTHERN )RELAND 2EPRESENTATIVE
"RUCE (ARDING 7ESSEX 2EPRESENTATIVE
!FTER TAKING UP TROMBONE AT THE TENDER AGE OF 'ARETH GAINED A PLACE TO STUDY AT THE 2OYAL .ORTHERN #OLLEGE OF -USIC ü VE YEARS LATER IN ! YEAR EARLIER 'ARETH HELD THE POSITION OF PRINCIPAL TROMBONE WITH THE .ATIONAL 9OUTH /RCHESTRA OF 7ALES AND HAD BECOME HIS REGIONlS 9OUNG -USICIAN OF THE 9EAR 3INCE THIS TIME 'ARETH HAS PERFORMED AS A TROMBONIST AND MORE RECENTLY A CONDUCTOR AROUND THE COUNTRY PLAYING AT VENUES FROM ABOARD THE 1% TO THE 2OYAL !LBERT (ALL WITH ENSEMBLES RANGING FROM STANDARD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS TO BIG BANDS AND BRASS BANDS WITH EVEN AN EARLY MUSIC GROUP ADDING TO HIS EXTENSIVE PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE !S A CONDUCTOR 'ARETH HAS WORKED WITH BRASS BANDS MILITARY BANDS CHAMBER GROUPS AND AS PART OF OPERA PROJECTS AND IS CURRENTLY MUSICAL DIRECTOR OF THE 0OULTON LE &YLDE "RASS "AND !NOTHER OF HIS PASSIONS IS COMPOSING AND HAS SINCE GAINED A -ASTERlS DEGREE IN COMPOSITION UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF 0ETER 'RAHAM (IS COMPOSITIONS ARRANGEMENTS AND COMMISSIONS INCLUDE MUSIC FOR "RIGHOUSE AND 2ASTRICK "AND .ATIONAL !USTRALIA "RASS &ODENlS "AND TUBA VIRTUOSO ,ES .EISH TROMBONIST #HRIS *EANS AND MANY OTHER NOTABLE ENSEMBLES AND PERFORMERS 'ARETH ALSO WORKS AS AN ! ,EVEL -USIC LECTURER AT "LACKPOOL 3IXTH &ORM #OLLEGE 7HEN NOT PURSUING ALL THINGS MUSICAL 'ARETH ESPECIALLY ENJOYS READING KEEPING ü T COMBAT SPORTS SUPPORTING -ANCHESTER #ITY AND HIS TRUE LOVE THE 7ELSH NATIONAL RUGBY TEAM
3TEPHEN ü RST STARTED PLAYING THE TROMBONE WHEN HE WENT TO SECONDARY SCHOOL (E QUICKLY BECAME A MEMBER OF !GNES 3TREET "AND IN "ELFAST AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS THERE AS PRINCIPAL TROMBONE (E STUDIED MUSIC AT 1UEENlS 5NIVERSITY "ELFAST WHERE HIS TROMBONE TUTOR WAS $ANNY ,ONGSTAFF THEN PRINCIPAL TROMBONE OF THE ""# .ORTHERN )RELAND /RCHESTRA (E WAS ALSO FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE AWARDED A (ARTY 3CHOLARSHIP WHICH ALLOWED HIM TO RECEIVE LESSONS FROM !LFRED &LASZYINSKI OF THE ""# 3YMPHONY /RCHESTRA IN ,ONDON 3TEPHEN HAS BEEN A CONDUCTOR OF BRASS BANDS FOR THE PAST YEARS AND IS CURRENTLY MUSICAL DIRECTOR OF THE ST /LD "OYS !SSOCIATION "AND "Y PROFESSION HE IS A SCHOOLTEACHER AND IS PRESENTLY THE (EAD OF -USIC AT "ELFAST (IGH 3CHOOL (E HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE "43 SINCE THE MID S AND BECAME THE .ORTHERN )RELAND REPRESENTATIVE IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE TROMBONE SCENE IN .ORTHERN )RELAND
"RUCE STARTED TO PLAY THE TROMBONE AT THE AGE OF WITH 7IGSTON 4EMPERANCE "AND IN ,EICESTERSHIRE AND WENT ON TO PLAY WITH THE BAND IN THE ND 3ECTION .ATIONAL &INALS IN THE MID k S (E IS A SELF CONFESSED ENTHUSIASTIC AMATEUR CURRENTLY PLAYING ST TROMBONE WITH 3TOUR 6ALLEY "AND 3TURMINSTER .EWTON AND 7IMBORNE ORCHESTRAS IN $ORSET (E RECENTLY DECIDED TO STUDY FOR WHAT HE CALLS THE RUDIMENTS OF MUSIC GAINING ALL THE THEORY AND PRACTICAL GRADES AS WELL AS AN ! ,EVEL IN MUSIC DURING A TWO YEAR COURSE AT 0OOLE #OLLEGE (E SAYS HIS OTHER INTERESTS ARE MUSIC AND MUSIC BUT AVIATION MUST BE A CLOSE FOURTH AS HE CAN REGULARLY BE SEEN Ä&#x152; YING LIGHT AIRCRAFT IN AND OUT OF "OURNEMOUTH )NTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
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%DWARD 3OLOMON
0AUL 7OODWARD
,ISA 0ENN
%DWARD 3OLOMON 7EBMASTER
0AUL 7OODWARD .ORTH %AST AND 9ORKSHIRE 2EPRESENTATIVE
,ISA 0ENN -EMBERSHIP -ANAGER
%DWARD 3OLOMON STARTED LEARNING THE TROMBONE IN WHILE ATTENDING THE *OHN ,YON 3CHOOL IN (ARROW (E STUDIED WITH FORMER (ALLÃ&#x20AC; /RCHESTRA PRINCIPAL TROMBONIST -AISIE 2INGHAM SWITCHING FROM TENOR TO BASS TROMBONE IN BEFORE LEAVING TO READ -ODERN ,ANGUAGES AT THE 5NIVERSITY OF 7ESTMINSTER 7HILE TAKING A DEGREE COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY HE STUDIED BASS TROMBONE WITH 2ONALD "RYANS AT THE 'UILDHALL 3CHOOL OF -USIC AND $RAMA $URING HIS YEARS AT UNIVERSITY HE STUDIED ABROAD AT THE 5NIVERSITÃ&#x20AC; -ICHEL DE -ONTAIGNE "ORDEAUX ))) AND THE 5NIVERSITY OF )NNSBRUCK ALSO STUDYING TROMBONE AT THE LOCAL MUSIC COLLEGES (E JOINED THE ""# %LSTREE #ONCERT "AND SHORTLY AFTER ITS INCEPTION AND BECAME A MEMBER OF THE "RITISH 4ROMBONE 3OCIETY IN 3INCE THEN HE HAS PLAYED THE BASS AND CONTRABASS TROMBONES ON A SEMI PROFESSIONAL BASIS WITH VARIOUS ,ONDON ORCHESTRAS AND ENSEMBLES INCLUDING &INCHLEY #HAMBER /RCHESTRA .ORTH ,ONDON (ARROW .ORTH 7EST ,ONDON %ALING AND +ENSINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS (ATü ELD AND &OREST PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAS "LOOMSBURY #HAMBER /RCHESTRA THE 2EHEARSAL /RCHESTRA ,ONDON 3HOSTAKOVICH /RCHESTRA ,INDEN 7IND /RCHESTRA AND %Nü ELD "RASS #ONSORT (E IS CURRENTLY BASS TROMBONIST IN THE %RNEST 2EAD 3YMPHONY /RCHESTRA AND &INCHLEY #HAMBER /RCHESTRA )N HE CREATED 4ROMBONANZA A MULTI FACETED TROMBONE ENSEMBLE IN WHICH HE PLAYS BASS AND CONTRABASS TROMBONES AND ALSO ARRANGES MUSIC FOR ORCHESTRA WIND BAND AND BRASS ENSEMBLE AND TROMBONE ENSEMBLES OF DIFFERENT SIZES %DWARD IS A PROJECT MANAGER FOR )"- 5NITED +INGDOM ,TD
"ORN IN /LDHAM 0AUL 7OODWARD IS A ü FTH GENERATION 3ALVATIONIST AND FOURTH GENERATION TROMBONIST (E WAS INTRODUCED TO THE INSTRUMENT BY HIS FATHER AT THE AGE OF SEVEN (IS FATHER WAS ALSO AN ACCOMPLISHED TROMBONIST WITHIN THE 3ALVATION !RMY AND IT WAS HIS EARLY INÄ&#x152; UENCE THAT INSPIRED 0AUL TO LEARN THE TROMBONE AND BEGIN TO MASTER THE SOLO REPERTOIRE OF THE 3! (IS GRANDFATHER ALSO PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE DURING THESE EARLY YEARS 0AUL GREW UP IN 9ORKSHIRE PLAYING IN THE 3! YOUTH BAND BEFORE GRADUATING INTO THE SENIOR BAND IN "RADFORD WHERE HE WAS ALSO DEPUTY BANDMASTER 4HEN FOLLOWED EIGHT YEARS AT ,EEDS 7EST (UNSLET "AND $URING THIS PERIOD 0AUL WAS ALSO PRINCIPAL TROMBONE OF THE k!l "AND AT #OBHAM (ALL -USIC 3CHOOL OF THE 3! AS WELL AS PRINCIPAL TROMBONE OF BOTH THE (OUSEHOLD 4ROOPS AND %GON 6IRTUOSI "RASS !PPEARING ON MANY RECORDINGS 0AUL HAS ALSO PERFORMED IN LOCATIONS INCLUDING THE 2OYAL !LBERT (ALL 3YMPHONY (ALL "RIDGEWATER (ALL 1UEEN %LIZABETH (ALL AND THE &AIRü ELD (ALLS AS WELL AS PERFORMANCES IN )RELAND (OLLAND 3WITZERLAND 'ERMANY .ORWAY 53! AND "ERMUDA (E HAS ALSO HAD THE PLEASURE OF PLAYING WITH NOTABLE 3! BANDS INCLUDING %Nü ELD "RISTOL %ASTON #HALK &ARM #OVENTRY #ITY AND THE )NTERNATIONAL 3TAFF "AND AS WELL AS 9"3 2OLLS 2OYCE AND &AIREY BANDS )N 0AUL JOINED "LACK $YKE "AND AND IN WAS APPOINTED THE BANDlS ü RST EVER CO PRINCIPAL TROMBONIST )N HE BECAME A TRUSTEE OF THE BAND 0AUL AND THE REST OF THE "LACK $YKE TROMBONE SECTION UNDERTAKE MANY WORKSHOPS
,ISA WAS BORN IN 3OUTH !FRICA RAISED IN #ANADA AND IS NOW PERMANENTLY ENSCONCED IN THE 5+ 3HE HAS AS DIVERSE A BACKGROUND HER POSITIONS HAVE INCLUDED $ESIGN $IRECTOR FOR .ORTEL .ETWORKS #ANADA CORPORATE EVENT PLANNER FOR -#% )NC AND STUDIO MANAGER FOR 7ORLD /NLINE NOW KNOWN AS 4ISCALI 3HE NOW RUNS HER OWN COMPANY DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING WEBSITES AND FACEBOOK BUSINESS PAGES 7ITH DEGREES IN BOTH VISUAL COMMUNICATION AND PSYCHOLOGY IT WAS WORK THAT BROUGHT HER TO ,ONDON IN AND HER HUSBAND %DWARD 3OLOMON AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO KEEP HER HERE !LTHOUGH SHE HAS A GREAT APPRECIATION OF MUSIC EVERYTHING FROM .INA 3IMONE THROUGH "ORODIN TO &LORENCE AND THE -ACHINE IT WAS NOT UNTIL SHE MET %DWARD THAT HER APPRECIATION EXTENDED TO THE SOUND OF THE TROMBONE AND ALL TROMBONES AT THAT
AS A QUARTET AROUND THE COUNTRY DEMONSTRATING TROMBONE TECHNIQUES AND PROMOTING NEW COMPOSITIONS 4HE QUARTET AIMS TO INSPIRE AND ENCOURAGE MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT BY SUPPORTING MUSIC SCHOOLS AND YOUTH BANDS )N 0AUL BECAME THE .ORTH %AST AND 9ORKSHIRE 2EPRESENTATIVE AS WELL AS THE "RASS "AND 2EPRESENTATIVE FOR THE "43 'RADUATING FROM #OVENTRY 5NIVERSITY IN WITH AN (ONOURS $EGREE IN #IVIL %NGINEERING 0AUL IS NOW 2EGIONAL #ORPORATE $IRECTOR OF "ARCLAYS ,ARGE #ORPORATE 3ALES &INANCE -ARRIED TO 3ARAH IN THEY LIVE IN 7AKEü ELD 7EST 9ORKSHIRE WITH THEIR TWO CHILDREN %MMA AND $ANIEL
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BACKSTAGE
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TROMBONIST’S ISLAND DISCS
Bob Hughes %X 3COTTISH /PERA TROMBONIST 3TEWART $RUMMOND üRST MET RETIRED "43 0RESIDENT "OB (UGHES WHEN HE ARRIVED IN 'LASGOW AGED TO JOIN THE ""# 3COTTISH 3YMPHONY /RCHESTRA 3TEWART BEGINS BY ASKING "OB WHERE IT ALL BEGAN AND WHAT HE HAD ENJOYED OR BEEN INČUENCED BY ALONG THE WAY “I started playing trombone in the 1970s in Mid-Wales with Montgomeryshire Youth Orchestra and Brass Band under the leadership of Eric Jones. My first teacher was Gordon Tune, who was a very good trombonist and used to be in the Army. He gave me the Gordon Langford Rhapsody one day and said ‘Learn that for band rehearsal next week.’ I basically just copied the Don Lusher recording not realising that top Cs were pretty high on the bass trombone! /RIENTAL (OLIDAY p 4ED (EATH /RCHESTRA $ON ,USHER -Y $AD HAD AN OLD RPM OF THE 4ED (EATH /RCHESTRA /N THE k"l SIDE WAS $ON PLAYING HIS OWN COMPOSITION /RIENTAL (OLIDAY WHAT WONDERFUL PLAYING STARTING SMOOTH AND SWEET AND BUILDING TO A ROARING +ENTON ESQUE üNALE 4UTTIlS 4ROMBONES 4HE OTHER RECORDING 'ORDON EXPOSED ME TO WAS k4UTTIlS 4ROMBONESl ) JUST REMEMBER +ENNY 3HROYER PLAYING THE 0INK 0ANTHER ON BASS TROMBONE ) THINK MY FAVOURITE TRACK THOUGH WOULD BE THE -R ,UCKY 4HEME 7ILLIAM 7ALTONlS 3YMPHONY .O p ,ONDON 3YMPHONY /RCHESTRA !NDRÀ 0REVIN "Y THE AGE OF ) WAS IN THE .ATIONAL 9OUTH /RCHESTRA OF 7ALES AND GETTING INTO THE ORCHESTRAL REPERTOIRE 4HE ,3/ HAVING A REGULAR 46 SHOW WITH !NDRÀ 0REVIN WAS A BIG INČUENCE ON ME /NE RECORDING STANDS OUT WITH ME FROM THAT TIME 7ALTONlS &IRST 3YMPHONY WITH 0REVIN ) LOVED THOSE OPENING FEW BARS AND OF COURSE THE POWERFUL SOUND OF $ENIS 7ICK &RANK -ATHIESON AND THE ,3/ LOW BRASS SECTION )N ) WENT TO THE 2!- TO STUDY WITH (AROLD .ASH (E HELPED ME IN MANY WAYS MAKING IT CLEAR WHAT STANDARDS WERE EXPECTED OF A PROFESSIONAL PLAYER ) WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO LAND MY üRST JOB IN MY SECOND YEAR AT THE 2!- WITH THE ""# 3COTTISH 3YMPHONY /RCHESTRA 4HIS WAS THE PERFECT WAY FOR ME TO LEARN THE MAJOR ORCHESTRAL REPERTOIRE AND THE BRASS TEAM THERE WERE LIKE FAMILY TO ME
2ICHARD 3TRAUSSlS !LPINE 3YMPHONY ĺ 3COTTISH .ATIONAL /RCHESTRA .EEME *ARVI !FTER THREE YEARS ) MOVED OVER TO THE 3COTTISH .ATIONAL /RCHESTRA 4HIS WAS A VERY EXCITING TIME FOR THE ORCHESTRA AS .EEME *ARVI HAD JUST TAKEN THE ROLE AS 0RINCIPAL #ONDUCTOR AND WAS WANTING TO RECORD LARGE CHUNKS OF THE MAJOR REPERTOIRE ONTO THE NEW #$ FORMAT COMPOSERS INCLUDING 0ROKOüEV 3TRAUSS 3HOSTAKOVICH AND $VOϸK 4HE 3./ BRASS PLAYERS WERE GREAT YOUNG AND VERY ENTHUSIASTIC ) SUPPOSE ONE OF MY FAVOURITES FROM THESE RECORDINGS WE MADE TOGETHER IS 3TRAUSSlS !LPINE 3YMPHONY )TlS 4OO ,ATE .OW p 5RBIE 'REEN ) WAS ALSO VERY FORTUNATE AT THIS TIME TO WORK WITH 'ORDON #AMPBELL AND THE ""# 3COTTISH 2ADIO /RCHESTRA !DRIAN $ROVER THE 32/lS BASS TROMBONIST AND VERY TALENTED ARRANGER WOULD WRITE FOR AND DIRECT SOME SESSIONS SO ) WOULD GO IN AND PLAY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SECTION 7E HAD THE AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH SOME OF THE TOP PLAYERS FROM THE 53! INCLUDING +AI 7INDING 5RBIE 'REEN *IGGS 7HIGHAM AND #ARL &ONTANA 4HIS LEADS ME TO ANOTHER FAVOURITE )TlS 4OO ,ATE .OW WITH 5RBIE 'REEN THE MASTER LYRICIST OF THE TROMBONE 'USTAV -AHLERlS 3YMPHONY .O 0HILHARMONIA /RCHESTRA 'UISEPPE 3INOPOLI 3COTLAND WAS A VERY HAPPY TIME FOR ME BOTH MUSICALLY AND PERSONALLY ) MET MY WONDERFUL WIFE *ILL THERE AND MANY OF OUR BEST FRIENDS ARE STILL NORTH OF THE "ORDER (OWEVER MY AMBITION HAD ALWAYS TO BEEN TO WORK WITH A TOP ,ONDON ORCHESTRA 7HAT A THRILL IT WAS FOR ME IN TO FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE GREAT 2AY 0REMRU AND SIT IN THE 0HILHARMONIA LOW BRASS SECTION WITH $UDLEY "RIGHT 0ETER "ASSANO AND *OHN *ENKINS 4HIS WAS ANOTHER VERY EXHILARATING TIME *ILL GAVE BIRTH TO OUR KIDS SHORTLY AFTER MOVING TO ,ONDON AND THE 0HILHARMONIAlS SCHEDULE WAS HECTIC WITH CONCERTS TOURS AND RECORDINGS ) WOULD LIKE TO PICK OUT -AHLERlS 4HIRD 3YMPHONY FROM THIS PERIOD WITH THE STUNNING SOUND OF $UDLEY "RIGHT CONDUCTED BY 3INOPOLI &ANTASTIC
k4HE &LAG 0ARADEl 3TAR 7ARS %PISODE ) p 4HE 0HANTOM -ENACE *OHN 7ILLIAMS )N &RANK -ATHIESON RETIRED FROM THE ,ONDON 3YMPHONY /RCHESTRA AND ) WAS OFFERED THE BASS TROMBONE SEAT 4HE SCHEDULE OF THE ,3/ BEING MAINLY BASED AT THE "ARBICAN #ENTRE WAS A BIT MORE CONDUCIVE TO FAMILY LIFE AND ) WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BECOME PART OF THAT GREAT BRASS SECTION /N TOP OF THE MEMORABLE CONCERTS AND TOURS WITH THE LIKES OF 3IR #OLIN $AVIS "ERNARD (AITINK -STISLAV 2OSTROPOVICH AND 0IERRE "OULEZ THE ,3/ IS RENOWNED FOR ITS üLM SOUNDTRACK RECORDINGS ) GOT LOADS OF kSTREET CREDl FROM MY KIDS AND THEIR MATES WHEN ) PLAYED ON THE 3TAR 7ARS (ARRY 0OTTER AND "RAVEHEART SOUNDTRACKS TO NAME BUT A FEW /F COURSE THE CAPTAIN OF THIS INCREDIBLE BRASS TEAM WAS THE LEGENDARY -AURICE -URPHY 4HE LAST TRACK ) CHOOSE IS 4HE &LAG 0ARADE BY *OHN 7ILLIAMS FOR THE üLM 3TAR 7ARS %PISODE ) p 4HE 0HANTOM -ENACE WHICH FEATURES THE ,3/ BRASS SECTION IN FULL ČIGHT 4HE RECORDINGS ABOVE MARK CERTAIN MILE POSTS IN MY LIFE AND ARE HOPEFULLY OF SOME INTEREST TO LOTS OF TROMBONE PLAYERS )F ) WERE TRULY STUCK ON A DESERT ISLAND ) WOULD HAVE TO ADD SOMETHING A BIT MORE RELAXING TO MY COLLECTION TO GO WITH MY GIN AND TONIC IF THAT WERE AT ALL POSSIBLE (OW ABOUT )lM /LD &ASHIONED SUNG BY %LLA &ITZGERALD 0ERFECT FOR A NICE SUNSET n
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-AYÄ&#x152;OWER "RAVURA 4ROMBONES 4HE STORY SO FAR 4HERE WERE MANY POINTS TO CONSIDER WAY BEFORE THE üRST SAMPLES OF THE -AYÄ&#x152;OWER "RAVURA RANGE OF TROMBONES WERE SENT FROM THE FACTORY THREE YEARS AGO 7HY EMBARK ON THIS VENTURE 7AS THERE A MARKET FOR WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY A NEW BRAND CONSISTING OF AT PRESENT üVE DIFFERENT MODELS OF A HIGH QUALITY ADVANCED STUDENT SEMI PROFESSIONAL TROMBONE 7ITH MORE THAN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE BETWEEN 0AUL #OKER AND 4ONY %VANS IN PLAYING TESTING AND RETAILING TOP QUALITY TROMBONES %VANS TELLS THE TAIL OF k4HE 4ROMBONES OF 4ODAY FOR THE 4ROMBONISTS OF 4OMORROWl FROM THE HEART WITH A PASSION FOR MUSIC AND EVERYTHING TROMBONE (ERE IN THE 5+ WE ARE AT THE MOMENT A LITTLE BEREFT OF REASONABLY PRICED GOOD QUALITY MEDIUM PRICED TROMBONES AND THIS IS OUR MARKET PLACE 7E WORKED ALONGSIDE THE FACTORY ENGINEERS IN #HINA AND THE TECHNICIANS WERE SYMPATHETIC TO OUR IDEAS AND TO WHAT STANDARDS AND SOUNDS WE EXPECT FROM A TROMBONE IN "RITAIN 4ODAY SPECIALIST BRASS SHOPS ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN AND THE SELECTION ON THE )NTERNET IS VAST 7E HAVE FOR THE üRST TIME IN THE INDUSTRY AN INTEREST FROM THE COMMODITY BROKER +NOWN IN THE TRADE AS kBOX SHIFTERSl THEY BUY AND SELL CARDBOARD BOXES )T MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO THEM WHAT THEY SELL WHETHER IT IS TROMBONES "IBLES OR STRAWBERRY JAM )T IS DIFüCULT TO EXPLAIN TO A STUDENTlS PARENT THAT A PROFESSIONAL INSTRUMENT COSTS IN EXCESS OF ã AND ON THE OTHER HAND WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE BOUGHT FOR ã 4HE üNAL DECISION FOR ME TO GO AHEAD WITH "RAVURA 4ROMBONES WAS THIS ) HAD A PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPIL SHOWING CONSIDERABLE PROMISE THE SCHOOL INSTRUMENT WAS OK BUT HOLDING HIM BACK (IS PARENTS WERE FAIRLY WELL OFF BOTH PROFESSIONALS SO ) SUGGESTED THEY GIVE ME A CALL WITH A VIEW TO BUYING HIM HIS OWN TROMBONE AS HE SHOWED A GREAT APTITUDE FOR THE INSTRUMENT ) HEARD NOTHING FROM THEM 4HE FOLLOWING WEEK THE DISILLUSIONED CHILD TURNED UP WITH A PIECE OF BRASS TUBING BOUGHT OFF THE )NTERNET BY $AD WHO WITH THE INFORMATION OVERLOAD THAT THE INTERNET GIVES US HAD COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT kALL TROMBONES WERE THE SAMEl AND HE HAD GOT A BARGAIN PAYING ã FOR A BRAND NEW 3TAR 'ALAXY TROMBONE 5NFORTUNATELY HE BOASTED ABOUT IT TO OTHER PARENTS WHO WERE CONSIDERING PURCHASING TROMBONES SAVING THEM TIME AS HE HAD DONE ALL THE RESEARCH 4HIS PARTICULAR INSTRUMENT WAS THE WORST ) HAD EVER SEEN )T WAS THE HARDEST TO BLOW HAD A MOUTHPIECE THE SIZE FOR A TENOR HORN AND A PIECE OF BLACK POLYSTYRENE FOR A COUNTERWEIGHT
4HE HANDLE FELL OFF THE CASE IN THE üRST WEEK FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THE HINGES 4HE PARENTS COULD NOT BELIEVE A BUDGET GIG BAG TO REPLACE THE CASE WOULD COST TWICE WHAT THEY PAID FOR THE INSTRUMENT 7ITHIN A MONTH THE SLIDE WAS IMMOVEABLE AND THE BELL GRIP HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE INSTRUMENT 4HE TROMBONE WAS NOW COMPLETELY UNPLAYABLE 4HE PROMISING PUPIL HAD BY NOW BECOME TOTALLY DISILLUSIONED AND HAD LOST INTEREST 4HIS IS A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF TODAYlS CONSUMER WHO kKNOWS THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING AND THE VALUE OF NOTHINGl "UT AROUND THIS TIME ) HAD A PHONE CALL FROM AN OLD FRIEND A TROMBONIST ) HAD SERVED WITH IN THE 'UARDS AND WHO IS NOW A PERIPATETIC TEACHER IN (ONG +ONG 7E TALKED AT LENGTH ABOUT THE QUALITIES OF STUDENT TROMBONES (E TOLD ME OF A FACTORY IN #HINA THAT MADE GOOD QUALITY INSTRUMENTS AND COINCIDENTALLY THE COMPANY WERE LOOKING FOR AN OUTLET OVER HERE IN THE 5+ ) CONTACTED THEM AND THEY DULY SENT ME SOME SAMPLES 4HE TROMBONES WERE CERTAINLY OF A HIGH QUALITY AND ) REALISED THAT WITH A FEW DESIGN ALTERATIONS THEY COULD BE SUPERB 4HE FACTORY MANUFACTURED NO LESS THAN MODELS OF TROMBONE IN THEIR BASIC FORM SOME TOTALLY UNSUITABLE FOR US "RITS BUT SOME IDEAL WITH A LITTLE kTWEAKINGl ) PLAYED TWO OF THEM FOR SIX MONTHS A "B & BORE AND A MEDIUM BORE WHICH WERE BOTH VERY GOOD INSTRUMENTS 4HE NEXT MOVE WAS TO CONSULT TROMBONISTS TO LET THEM PLAY THE SAMPLES AND TO TAKE NOTE OF THEIR COMMENTS !FTER A GREAT DEAL OF CONTACT WITH THE FACTORY ) SETTLED ON üVE MODELS VERY MUCH UPGRADED FROM THE ORIGINAL SAMPLES AND ALL FOR DIFFERENT KINDS OF GIGS 3ATISüED ) WAS ONTO A WINNER ) CONTACTED MY LIFELONG FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE 0AUL #OKER WHO IS A PROFESSIONAL PLAYER AND TEACHER AND A FORMER 2OYAL -ARINES PRINCIPAL AND SOLO TROMBONIST (E IS CURRENTLY PRINCIPAL TROMBONE WITH THE #ENTRAL "AND OF THE 2OYAL "RITISH ,EGION AND
ONE OF THEIR SOLOISTS AS WELL AS BEING A FREELANCE PROFESSIONAL ) KNEW ) WOULD GET A DOWN TO EARTH kWARTS AND ALLl OPINION FROM 0AUL SO ) INVITED HIM DOWN TO 0LYMOUTH TO TRY THE TROMBONES (E SPENT THE DAY IN MY TESTING ROOM PLAYING ALL MODELS AND WELL AND TRULY PUTTING THEM THROUGH THEIR PACES 7HICH TROMBONE WOULD HE PREFER -ORE IMPORTANTLY WOULD HE BUY ONE 7E SAT IN MY OFüCE AND DISCUSSED HIS OPINION OVER A CUP OF COFFEE (E WAS FULL OF ENTHUSIASM FOR THE TROMBONES AND WRONGLY ASSUMED THAT THEY WOULD ALL RETAIL IN EXCESS OF ã ) WAS GOBSMACKED WHEN WITHOUT KNOWING THE PRICES HE WANTED TO BUY ALL üVE MODELS AND WOULD ) GIVE HIM A PRICE ) THEN ASKED HIM IF HE WAS INTERESTED IN kCOMING ON BOARDl WITH ME AS ) NEEDED SOMEONE TO HELP RUN THE COMPANY (E HAD SUCH FAITH IN THE INSTRUMENTS THAT HE IMMEDIATELY AGREED (E BOUGHT THE üVE TROMBONES HE PLAYS THEM REGULARLY AND IS THRILLED WITH THEM /N -ONDAY *ANUARY THE üRST SHIPMENT OF üNISHED QUALITY INSTRUMENTS ARRIVED !S LUCK WOULD HAVE IT AS SOON AS THE LORRY PULLED UP THE HEAVENS OPENED 3O WE DULY GAVE THE DRIVER A CUP OF TEA AND WAITED FOR THE SHOWERS TO PASS (OWEVER HE DID COMMENT THAT HE HAD NEVER DELIVERED A TRUCK FULL OF TROMBONES BEFORE 7E WHISKED THEM ALL INSIDE AND UP TO THE TESTING ROOM AND FOUND ALL INSTRUMENTS TO BE VERY üNE -AYÄ&#x152;OWER "RAVURA 4ROMBONES WE FEEL WILL BE A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE MIDDLE RANGE TROMBONE MARKET OVER THE NEXT DECADE AND WE CAN HONESTLY SAY HAND ON HEART THAT "RAVURA 4ROMBONES ARE k4HE 4ROMBONES OF 4ODAY FOR THE 4ROMBONISTS OF 4OMORROWl &OR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT WWW BRAVURATROMBONES CO UK OR TELEPHONE 0AUL #OKER ON OR 4ONY %VANS ON
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! "RITISH 4ROMBONIST !BROAD 3WISS STYLEa 4HE MUSICAL CAREER OF %D -ARCH TOOK AN INTERESTING TURN FOLLOWING A TOUR WITH 2EGENT "RASS IN (ERE HE RECOUNTS HIS EXPERIENCES AND HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN 5+ AND 3WISS BANDS m(AVING STARTED LIKE MOST BRASS PLAYERS ON A MUCH SMALLER INSTRUMENT MY üRST TASTE OF THE DELIGHTS OF BEING A TROMBONE PLAYER CAME WHEN ) JOINED THE ARMY IN &OR THE PREVIOUS FOUR YEARS WHILE STUDYING -ECHATRONIC %NGINEERING AT THE 5NIVERSITY OF 'LAMORGAN ) WAS A EUPHONIUM PLAYER WITH THE 7ELSH 4! "RASS "AND A FANTASTIC GROUP TO PLAY WITH -Y EXPERIENCES WITH THE BAND PERSUADED ME TO MAKE MUSIC MY CAREER /N MY üRST DAY AT THE 2OYAL -ILITARY 3CHOOL OF -USIC IN +NELLER (ALL 4WICKENHAM ) WAS GREETED WITH k!H 9OUlRE THE NEW EUPHONIUM PLAYER HERElS YOUR TROMBONE l AND SO THE FUN BEGAN /F COURSE THE CHANGE FROM VALVES TO SLIDE AND FROM TREBLE TO BASS CLEF CAME AS A BIT OF A SHOCK TO START OFF WITH BUT A YEAR LATER ) GRADUATED INTO THE BAND OF 4HE "LUES AND 2OYALS
.OW MUSIC IS A FAIRLY INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE BUT THE üRST FEW REHEARSALS WITH MY NEW LOCAL 3WISS BAND WERE CONFUSING THANKS TO THE 'ERMAN NOTATION " Ä&#x152;AT IS CALLED k"l " NATURAL IS CALLED k(l Ä&#x152;AT IS CALLED kESl AND SHARP IS CALLED kISl AND AS 3WISS 'ERMAN SOUNDS MORE LIKE $UTCH AT üRST COMPARED WITH THE k(IGH 'ERMANl WE LEARN AT SCHOOL IN THE 5+ CONCENTRATION WAS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH ,UCKILY ) MOVED AT A GOOD TIME AND WAS APPOINTED A MEMBER OF THE "RASSBAND "ERNER /BERLAND WHOSE PROFESSIONAL MUSICAL DIRECTOR WAS 0HILLIP -C#ANN -USIC MAKING IN 3WITZERLAND IS EXTREMELY POPULAR AND ESPECIALLY IN THE RURAL AREAS ALMOST EVERY VILLAGE HAS SOME FORM OF SOCIETY BE IT A YODELLING CLUB FOLK MUSIC GROUP !LPHORN ENSEMBLE OR WIND BRASS BAND 4HE CONTESTING SCENE IS ALSO A LOT DIFFERENT WITH NO LEAGUE SYSTEM BANDS CHOOSE
WHICH SECTION THEY WOULD LIKE TO COMPETE IN AND SO CONTEST DAYS ARE A LOT LESS STRESSFUL AND POST CONTEST PRIZE GIVING IS OFTEN IN A BEER FESTIVAL STYLE MARQUEE WITH RESERVED BENCHES FOR EVERY BAND "EING MUSICALLY INVOLVED IN 3WITZERLAND IS ALSO A GREAT WAY TO BECOME INTEGRATED INTO THE LOCAL SOCIETY AND WITHIN A FEW MONTHS ) HAD MY üRST PAID GIG AS THE $IRECTOR OF -USIC FOR THE CAVALRY BAND IN "ERN (OWEVER AS THEIR PREFERRED WEAPON OF CHOICE IS THE HELICON ) HAVE YET TO PERSUADE THEM TO ALLOW TROMBONES ON HORSEBACK 3WISS MUSICIANS ARE AMONG THE FRIENDLIEST IN THE WORLD AND IF ANY TROMBONISTS ARE PLANNING TO VISIT YOU WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE MADE MOST WELCOME GOOD TROMBONISTS ARE IN HIGH DEMAND HERE AND WITH FANTASTIC SCENERY AND EXCELLENT COMPANY YOU WILL DEüNITELY NOT BE DISAPPOINTED n
) HAD üVE MONTHS TRAINING ON HORSE BACK WITH NO TROMBONE IN HAND BUT SURPRISE NUMBER TWO WAS SOON IN STORE !T +NELLER (ALL YOU GET TAUGHT TO PLAY AND SEPARATELY GET TAUGHT HOW TO RIDE A HORSE AND ) SOON DISCOVERED THAT DOING BOTH AT THE SAME TIME IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO WORK OUT ON YOUR üRST 1UEENlS "IRTHDAY 0ARADE REHEARSALa THERE IS NOTHING LIKE BEING THROWN IN AT THE DEEP END !ND üNDING A HORSE THAT DOES NOT WANT TO EAT YOUR SLIDE OR THAT DOES NOT BLATANTLY DISAPPROVE OF YOUR DULCET TONES IS A BIT OF A LOTTERY TOO 4HE ABILITY TO SWAP BETWEEN GENRES PERHAPS COMES MORE EASILY FOR A MILITARY MUSICIAN AS THROUGHOUT MY TIME WITH THE ARMY ) ALSO ENJOYED PLAYING WITH A VARIETY OF CIVILIAN BIG BANDS POP BANDS BRASS AND WIND BANDS AND OTHER ENSEMBLES )T WAS WHILST ) WAS ON TOUR WITH 2EGENT "RASS IN THAT ) HAD MY üRST 3WISS EXPERIENCE A FRIENDSHIP MADE ON TOUR WITH THE CHAIRLADY AND FRONT ROW CORNETTIST OF THE HOST BAND -USIKGESELLSHAFT $»RSTETTEN GREW OVER THE FOLLOWING YEAR INTO ROMANCE AND SO ) HANDED IN MY YEARlS NOTICE AND PREPARED TO MAKE THE BIG LEAP ACROSS TO THE %UROPEAN MAINLAND
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ACADEMY
Arranging for trombone and band +EITH - 7ILKINSON IS ONE OF THE LEADING BRASS BAND ARRANGERS OF HIS GENERATION 7ITH MORE THAN PUBLISHED WORKS IN THIS COUNTRY AS WELL AS IN 3WITZERLAND AND THE 53! HIS ARRANGEMENTS ARE OFTEN USED AS TEST PIECES AT MAJOR BRASS BAND CONTESTS $R 7ILKINSON GIVES 4HE 4ROMBONIST A UNIQUE AND HIGHLY PERSONAL INSIGHT INTO THE DOS AND DONlTS OF ARRANGING m)T HAS BEEN MY PRIVILEGE AND PLEASURE TO ARRANGE MANY TITLES FOR BRASS BAND INCLUDING A LARGE NUMBER OF SOLOS 7HILE ) SHALL FOCUS HERE ON BRASS BAND ACCOMPANIMENTS THAT IS THE MEDIUM WITH WHICH ) AM MOST FAMILIAR THE SAME CONSIDERATIONS ALSO APPLY WHEN WRITING FOR WIND BAND OR INDEED ANY OTHER ENSEMBLE 4HE ü RST CONSIDERATION MUST BE ONE OF STYLE )T IS VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE SOLOIST AND ACCOMPANIMENTS DO NOT CONÄ&#x152; ICT WITH EACH OTHER STYLISTICALLY DIFFERENT MUSICAL GESTURES ARE REQUIRED FOR A BALLAD OPERATIC ARIA AND TRADITIONAL SOLO AND SO ON )S THE MUSIC THAT IS BEING ARRANGED MELODIC IN STYLE OR HEAVILY RHYTHMIC FOR INSTANCE 3TYLES WILL OFTEN CHANGE WITHIN A PIECE SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT A PARTICULAR CHARACTER IS MAINTAINED ACCORDINGLY 4HE NEXT CONSIDERATION MUST BE THAT OF BALANCE 4HIS QUESTION IS TWO FOLD ARE THE ACCOMPANIMENTS BALANCED WITHIN THEMSELVES BUT ALSO IS THE BALANCE GOOD BETWEEN SOLOIST AND BAND !N EXAMPLE OF SUCCESSFUL INTERNAL BALANCE IS THE EQUAL WEIGHTING OF THE BASS LINE AND HARMONIES ABOVE 4HIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF ACCOMPANYING MUSICIANS BY WRITING kSOLOl ON SOME PARTS FOR INSTANCE 2EGARDING THE BALANCE BETWEEN SOLOIST AND BAND WHILST THE TONE OF THE TROMBONE IS NATURALLY STRONG IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE SOLOIST IS NOT FORCED TO WORK TOO HARD THROUGHOUT ) USUALLY ü ND THAT LOWERING THE DYNAMIC LEVEL OF THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUMENTS TO ONE NOTCH BELOW THE SOLOIST HELPS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE )T IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO WRITE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE TIMBRES OF THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUMENTS ARE CONTRASTED WITH THE SOLO INSTRUMENT 4HE USE OF MUTES IS ONE WAY TO ACHIEVE THIS CONTRAST SUCCESSFULLY -Y ü NAL CONSIDERATION AND ONE THAT IS ALL TOO FREQUENTLY OVERLOOKED IS VARIETY )T IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN AS MUCH INTEREST AS POSSIBLE NOT ONLY FOR THE BENEü T OF THE PERFORMERS BUT ALSO FOR THE ENHANCED APPRECIATION OF THE LISTENERS /F COURSE THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH SUBTLETY AT NO POINT SHOULD THE ACCOMPANIMENTS OVER SHADOW THE SOLO LINE -ANY SOLOS INCLUDE SECTIONS THAT ARE REPEATED
NUMEROUS TIMES AND SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO AVOID MONOTONY IN THE REPETITIONS BY INTRODUCING CAREFULLY CHOSEN VARIATIONS 3UGGESTIONS HERE ARE 5SE DIFFERENT VOICES )N THE BRASS BAND CONTEXT SWITCHING BETWEEN BACK ROW CORNETS AND A HORN BARITONE CAN BE SUCCESSFUL OR THE ADDITION OF A BASS TROMBONE TO THE BASS LINE CAN MAKE FOR A WELCOME CHANGE 0LAY WITH ALL THE COLOURS AVAILABLE TO YOU 4HERE ARE ALSO MANY POSSIBLE VOICINGS VERTICAL SPACING AND ORDERING OF PITCHES IN A CHORD AND COMBINATIONS OF DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS THAT CAN BE USED -AKE A JUDICIOUS USE OF PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS &OR EXAMPLE A CAREFUL USE OF TRIANGLE OR GLOCKENSPIEL WILL ADD EXTRA INTEREST (OWEVER AS A GENERAL RULE IT IS BEST TO USE PERCUSSION VERY SPARINGLY IN SECTIONS WHERE THE SOLOIST IS PLAYING !DD SOME INSTRUMENTS PLAYING A SUSTAINED LINE IN SECTIONS WHERE THE BASIC ACCOMPANIMENT IS RHYTHMIC 4HIS WILL SUPPORT THE HARMONIC STRUCTURE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME TAKING THE HARD EDGE OFF THE ON OR OFF THE BEAT ACCOMPANIMENTS )NTRODUCE MOMENTS OF kQUESTION AND ANSWERl OR IMITATION OF THE SOLOIST IN THE ACCOMPANIMENTS ! SHORT COUNTER MELODY AT AN OCTAVE DISTANCE IS ONE WAY OF USING THIS TECHNIQUE EFFECTIVELY 4HE ABOVE IS SIMPLY AN OUTLINE OF SOME OF THE BASIC THOUGHTS ) PUT INTO PRACTICE WHEN ARRANGING ACCOMPANIMENTS /F COURSE EACH PARTICULAR PIECE HAS TO BE TREATED ON ITS OWN MERITS $O NOT BE AFRAID TO MAKE SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS IF REQUIRED AFTER HEARING YOUR ARRANGEMENT !BOVE ALL AND MOST IMPORTANTLY ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE n WWW ALUMCREEKMUSIC COM
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*OHN +ENNY %MILY 7HITE AND -IGUEL 4ANTOS .ORTH .IBLEY #HURCH 'LOUCESTERSHIRE *ANUARY 4HIS CONCERT WAS QUITE REMARKABLE )N A LITTLE KNOWN AND OUT OF THE WAY VILLAGE CHURCH THREE ü NE TROMBONISTS GAVE A STAGGERING PERFORMANCE WHICH WHILE LENGTHY WELL OVER TWO HOURS MAY HAVE BEEN A FEAT OF ENDURANCE FOR THE PLAYERS ALONE BUT NOT FOR THE AUDIENCE ! STRIKING ASPECT OF THIS EVENT WAS THE IMMENSE RANGE OF THE REPERTOIRE 4HERE WAS SACKBUTT AND EVEN A LITTLE VIOLIN MUSIC FROM THE TH AND TH CENTURIES NOTABLY A SUPERB ADAPTATION OF $UO 3ERAPHIM FROM -ONTEVERDIlS 6ESPERS -IGUEL 4ANTOS IMPROVISED ON THE ü RST MOVEMENT OF "ACHlS k#ELLO 3UITE .O IN WHICH THE TROMBONISTlS ORIGINALITY Ä&#x152; OWED SEAMLESSLY OUT OF "ACHlS ORIGINAL AND BACK AGAIN 4HIS HIGHLY UNUSUAL AND INTERESTING PERSPECTIVE UPON "ACHlS PIECE DESERVES REPETITION BY 4ANTOS STUNNING TECHNIQUE WAS COUPLED WITH A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF MUSICALITY AND A RIVETING SENSE OF FOCUS 4HREE WORKS BY "RIAN ,YNN WHO WAS PRESENT IN THE AUDIENCE ALSO FEATURED IN THE PROGRAMME 4HESE INCLUDED "ACHY 4HINGS MY PERSONAL FAVOURITE WHICH MANAGED TO COMBINE A RATHER GOOD SELECTION OF MUSICAL JOKES WITH A VERY SERIOUS AND MOVING ü NAL CHORALE 4HIS COMPOSITION WAS PLAYED BEAUTIFULLY )N ADDITION THERE WAS PLENTY OF MUSIC FROM THE LAST YEARS *OHN +ENNY CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE THIS COUNTRYlS ARCH EXPONENT OF MODERN REPERTOIRE GAVE AN EFFORTLESS POLISHED AND IMPRESSIVE RENDITION OF HIS !LTO 4ROMBONE 3ONATA %MILY 7HITE PERFORMED HER OWN 2UST 4RIO FOR VOICE TROMBONE AND BICYCLE WHEEL 7HITE ALSO FEATURED AS SOLOIST IN THE SECOND MOVEMENT OF +ENNYlS 3ECRET (OUSE 4ROMBONE 3ONATA WHICH NOT ONLY MADE USE OF THE FEMALE VOICE IN TROMBONE MULTI PHONICS BUT ALSO IN VARIOUS OTHER STRIKING AND THEATRICAL VOCALISATIONS 0ETER #OWDREYlS )RISH !IR WITH 3ONGTHRUSH WAS A DUET BETWEEN +ENNY AND 7HITE IN WHICH THE TROMBONES EVOKED THE SOUNDS OF BIRDSONGS EXTREMELY EFFECTIVELY 4ANTOS MADE A FRANTIC AND DRAMATIC ENTRANCE FROM THE BACK OF THE CHURCH IN %NRIQUE #RESPOlS )MPROVISATION TO ADD A THRILLING AND HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED PIECE OF THEATRE TO THE CONCERT $URING THE LONG DRIVE HOME ) WAS WONDERING WHY IT WAS THAT WHILE MUCH CONTEMPORARY MUSIC LEAVES ME COLD THE MODERN PIECES IN THIS PROGRAMME GRIPPED MY ATTENTION COMPLETELY 0ART OF THE EXPLANATION ) SUPPOSE IS THAT FOR A TROMBONE FANATIC LIKE ME THE SIGHT OF THREE EXCELLENT PLAYERS AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME IS FASCINATING WHATEVER THE REPERTOIRE !LSO THE TROMBONE FOR SOME REASON OR OTHER LENDS ITSELF VERY WELL TO THE EXTENDED TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED IN SOME CONTEMPORARY MUSIC (OWEVER ) SUSPECT THAT A FURTHER FACTOR WAS IMPORTANT IN MY ENJOYMENT OF THIS MUSIC AND OF THE CONCERT IN GENERAL THE SENSE THAT THERE WAS PASSIONATE COMMITMENT FROM ALL THREE PERFORMERS 4HOUGH IT WAS CERTAINLY EXTREMELY DEMANDING IN A VARIETY OF WAYS THIS CONCERT DID NOT SEEM LIKE WORK FOR THESE TOP PROFESSIONALS 4HEY APPEARED TO BE ENJOYING THEMSELVES HUGELY 4HIS FEELING SEEMED TO ENTICE THE AUDIENCE AND KEEP THEIR ATTENTION DESPITE THE COLD OF THE CHURCH AND THE HARDNESS OF THE PEWS AND THE FACT THAT MANY OF THE AUDIENCE WERE NOT TROMBONISTS 4HIS SENSE OF THE PLAYERSl DEDICATION WOULD BE JUST ONE OF THE NUMEROUS REASONS WHY ) WOULD LIKE TO HEAR 0ANDORAlS "OX AGAIN AND WOULD CERTAINLY RECOMMEND THEM TO THE TROMBONE SPECIALIST AS WELL AS THE GENERAL LISTENER $R -IKE ,OMAS
#ANZONI 0ER 3ONARE (IS -AJESTYlS 3AGBUTTS AND #ORNETTS 4HE 0URCELL 1UARTET #HORDOPHONY -EDIUM #$ $ISCS ,ABEL 3&: -USIC #AT .O 3&:-
4HE DIVERSITY OF THESE kCANZONI FOR PLAYING WITH ALL SORTS OF INSTRUMENTSa NEWLY COLLECTED FROM VARIOUS MOST EXCELLENT MUSICIANSl !LESSANDRO 2AVERII 6ENICE IS REPRESENTED ON THIS #$ IN THE THREE MUSICAL GROUPS OF (IS -AJESTYlS 3AGBUTTS AND #ORNETTS AND THE STRINGS OF 4HE 0URCELL 1UARTET AND #HORDOPHONY 4HESE MUSICIANS PLAY INSTRUMENTAL PIECES OF LESSER KNOWN CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS AS WELL AS THOSE OF THE WELL KNOWN MASTERS INCLUDING 'IOVANNI 'ABRIELLI #LAUIDO -ERULO AND 'IROLAMO &RESCOBALDI 4HE RESEARCH PEDIGREE OF THIS RECORDING AND ITS PERFORMANCE PRACTICE IS IMPECCABLE MATCHED BY EXCELLENT GUIDE NOTES 4HERE IS SOME OUTSTANDING RHYTHMIC AND STYLISTIC PLAYING WITH A LILTING SENSE OF PHRASE PARTICULARLY FROM THE CORNETTS WHO SHOW ENSEMBLE SKILLS DERIVED FROM A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE MUSIC 4HE MOST OUTSTANDING EXAMPLES ARE THE GRAND TUTTI HYMN LIKE SONORITIES OF THE CANZONI kA l ,ESS EFFECTIVE ARE THE SOLO ORGAN AND HARPSICHORD WORKS AND THE LUTE ENSEMBLE WHERE A RATHER Ä&#x152; AT ACOUSTIC AND SOME UNDER RECORDING LEADS TO A SLIGHTLY kAMATEURISHl SOUND 3OME IMBALANCE IN THE RECORDING IS EVIDENT IN THE BRASS TOO WITH SOME RATHER MUTED BASS NOISES WITH THE SACKBUTTS SOUNDING MUFÄ&#x152; ED AND Ä&#x152; UFFY AT TIMES "UT ALL IN ALL THE STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE IS EXCELLENT AND THE COLLECTION REPRESENTS A VERY GOOD ADDITION TO THE RECORDED REPERTOIRE OF THIS FASCINATING PERIOD OF EARLY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC 0ETER 'ANE
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