The Slide Heard Round the World, 2007
Last year's special events:
Happy International Trombone Week 2007!
Wichita State University
Thursday, April 5, 2007
11:30am-12:30pm central (12:30pm-1:30pm eastern)
Description: Join Russ Widener, Professor of Trombone at Wichita State University, as he provides live commentary for several outstanding, pre-recorded solo and ensemble performances. See below for more information including a link to the event stream, chat line and performance program.
Questions? Listeners were invited to send questions and comments to Professor Widener during the event using a chat address.
Viewing archived streams: Click on the event stream to visit RINET's Content Catalog. At the top of the page, select "archived conferences", navigate through the pages to find the "Trombone Week 2007" event. You will need to use Internet Explorer v.6 and Windows Media Player v.10 on a Windows machine to view the event. There are more choices for audio only.
Program:
- High School Trombone Quartet plays "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" as arranged by Robert Elkjer (1:45)
- Adam Jones performs bass trombone excerpts including Brahms I, Franck "D-minor", Rossini "La Gazza Ladra", Wagner "Ride", Haydn's "Creation", Kodaly's "Hary Janos", and J. S. Bach's "Sarabande" from his Cello Suite No. 5. (8:30 total)
- Ian Fitzwater plays Eric Cook's "Bolivar" (4:00)
- Adam Jones performs Daniel Schnyder's "Sonata"--3 movements (12:00)
- Adam Jones plays Halsey Steven's "Sonatina"--3 movements (12:00)
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The University of Texas - Austin Trombone Choir
Thursday, April 5, 2007
8-10pm central (9-11pm eastern)
The University of Texas at Austin's School of Music
Description: The University of Texas - Austin Trombone Choir, winners of the 2007 Remington International Trombone Choir Competition, will present a free International Trombone Week Concert featuring works by Holst, Bach, Wagner, Dukas, and Mendelssohn. The concert will culminate with a mass-choir performance of Sousa's Stars and Stripes featuring the UT Trombone Choir, the Longhorn Band Trombone Section, and all other interested trombonists. Nathaniel Brickens, Director; Robert Carnochan, Guest Conductor
Program:
- Fanfare from La Péri by Paul Dukas (arr, Joseph Frye)
- Fantasia (Hypodorian) by Thomas Stoltzer
- Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt (Psalm 100) by Felix Mendelssohn (arr. Enrique Schneebeli)
- Contrapunctus 14 from The Art of Fugue by J.S. Bach (arr. Stephen Kelleher)
- March from A Moorside Suite by Gustav Holst (arr. Jon Bohls)
- Allegro Concertante by Alexei Lebedev (arr. Vasile Babusceac): One solo... with six solists!
- Themes from Parsifal by Richard Wagner (arr. Leon Brown)
- Stardust for the Chief by Rayburn Wright
- Stars and Stripes by John Philip Sousa (arr. Denton Thomas)