Composer:Nigel Clarke, Søren Hyldgaard, Jan van der Roost, James Stephenson
Performer: Brett Baker, Natalie Grady, Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble
Conductor: Reed Thomas
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCN0003
Release: 2019
Size: 1.27 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Roost: Contrasts
01. I. Sounds
02. II. Caprice
03. Hyldgaard: Rapsodia Borealis
04. Stephenson: Concerto Braziliano for Trombone
Clarke: Symphony No. 2 ‘Outrageous Fortune’
05. I. O That This Too Too Solid Flesh Would Melt
06. II. To Be, or Not to Be…That Is the Question
This unusual album shows the contemporary trombone in a rich variety of guises – dramatic, lyrical, flirtatious, solemn, capricious and many more – in four recent concertante pieces for trombone and symphonic wind band, demonstrating the striking versatility of the instrument. It’s an international undertaking, too: the soloist is English, the band and conductor American, and the composers American, Danish, Dutch and English, all four writing in a language that is direct and immediate. Brett Baker is viewed internationally as a leading brass performer and educator. One of the most often recorded brass soloists, he is passionate about encouraging composers to write pioneering new repertoire. Brett is Programme Leader for Musical Arts at the University of Salford. He continues to be an ambassador for Michael Rath Brass Instruments and is Principal Trombone of the Black Dyke Band. He is Festival Director of both the Singapore and Thailand Low Brass Festivals and is a Past President of the British Trombone Society.