Added the following entry to the 18th Century Trombone History Timeline about an anonymous depiction of an angel-trombonist among other angel-musicians. With the painting mentioned in the last post, it would appear to be rare historically, being one of only a…
Month: August 2009
Trombone History: Trombone Among the Angels
A few months ago I added the following painting and entry to the Trombone History Timeline (18th century): 1704—Tönning, Germany: A painted ceiling by Barthold Conrath at the Church of St. Lawrence depicts a group of angels playing wind instruments…
A Remarkable Brahms Letter: “genuine little alto trombone”
I recently posted, in both the 19th century timeline (2nd half) and the Alto Trombone Timeline, a remarkable quotation from an 1859 letter written by Johannes Brahms to his friend and fellow-musician, Theodor Avé Lallemant (Avins and Eisinger, “Six unpublished letters from…
Judging a Trombone Concerto Composition Competition
Spent the last 2 days judging a composition competition. The Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University, in celebration of its 25th anniversary, is sponsoring an international competition with a $20,000 prize and commission for a new trombone…
BYU Trombones: Audition Materials
BYU Trombones–Yes, it’s that time. Ensemble audition materials are now posted here. If you have any questions or problems, feel free to contact me by email. I look forward to hearing you and working with you in the fall! Now…