Guilmant: Morceau Symphonique
While the David Concertino is a signature piece for advanced trombonists, Guilmant’s Morceau Symphonique is at least as ubiquitous for younger players.… Read More »Guilmant: Morceau Symphonique
Literature
2018 ITF Lecture
I am excited to announce that I will be offering a lecture at the upcoming 2018 International Trombone Festival. My… Read More »2018 ITF Lecture
Music Appreciation
I’m writing this post as my Music Appreciation class takes an exam. With the quiet time to think about the… Read More »Music Appreciation
Mahler 2
Last week, I performed Mahler’s 2nd symphony with the Springfield Symphony. Honestly, I’m still trying to work through all the… Read More »Mahler 2
9 Symphonies
Here’s an interesting game: pick your nine favorite symphonies without repeating a composer, and with each symphony sequentially numbered in… Read More »9 Symphonies
Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony
The Springfield Symphony closed out its season this spring with Saint-Saëns’s Organ Symphony. Of course, this piece contains one of the… Read More »Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony
David’s Concertino
Every instrument has its “calling card” solos that are asked on every audition. Violinists play the Tchaikovsky and the Sibelius.… Read More »David’s Concertino
Preparing high schoolers for graduation
When I mentioned to a pre-collegiate student of mine that I played in the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, she was a… Read More »Preparing high schoolers for graduation
Mendelssohn’s Reformation Symphony
When I started my undergraduate degree at the Chicago College of Performing Arts, I didn’t know much about music, and… Read More »Mendelssohn’s Reformation Symphony
Rossini
At most trombone auditions, one can expect to see excerpts from Rossini’s overture to La Gazza Ladra and/or William Tell. These excerpts consist… Read More »Rossini
Long tones
In my last post, I mentioned long tones as an example of the kind of thing that can benefit from… Read More »Long tones