Concerto for trombone and orchestra (2023) 25 minutes
Instrumentation
trombone solo / 0000 / 4200 / timp / 2 perc / optional wordless chorus / organ / strings
4 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in C 1 Timpani player 2 Percussion players: Bass Drum (tight, at least a fifth higher than Percussion 2), Tam-tam (very large), Crash Cymbals (as delicate as possible), Crash Cymbals (very loud, bright and responsive), Suspended Cymbal (medium) Suspended China Cymbal (very loud and dark), Bass Drum (as large and deep as possible), Snare Drum Triangle (very sonorous) Optional mixed Chorus (Large, wordless, possibly hidden) Organ Strings (Double Basses: most, if not all, must have low extension)
Recording
Commission
Jointly commissioned by Orchestre national de Lyon, Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Helsinki Philharmonic
Dedication
Jörgen van Rijen
First performance
April 14, 2023 Auditorium de Lyon, France Orchestre national de Lyon Jörgen van Rijen, trombone Gemma New, conductor
Pairing suggestions
Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra Ernst Bloch: Schelomo Richard Wagner: Lohengrin: Vorspiel Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 4 “The Inextinguishable”
Access
Available for hire. Contact Nicolas Farmer: nicolas.farmer(a)samymoussa.com
