Stephenson: PILLARS
Concerto for Low Brass
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Shipping Policy- Composer: James M. Stephenson (1969-)
- Format: Full Score
- Instrumentation: Orchestra, Bass Trombone, Trombone II, Tuba, Trombone I
- Work: PILLARS (Low Brass Concerto) (2018) (solo low brass (2 tenor trombones, bass trombone, tuba); 3.3.3.3/4.3.0.0/timp.4 perc/hp/strings)
- Binding: Spiral Bound
- Size: 11.0 x 16.9 inches
- Pages: 126
Description
Duration: 25'
A couple of years before composing "pillars", I was contacted by some good friends of Bill Zehfuss, the former principal trombonist of the Charleston Symphony, who had died the just the previous summer. They truly wanted to have a piece composed in his memory, and wanted to explore possibilities as to how to make that happen. I knew Bill from my performing days many years ago, as well as having worked with him when conducting the Charleston Symphony. As a matter of fact, the last time I had seen Bill was when conducting the brass quintet as soloists in front of the orchestra. Bill was the trombonist, and I recall having some great laughs with him late into the evening after our final performance. Wilson Ochoa successfully led a campaign, along with Michael Grose and Dan Satterwhite, to crowd-fund the creation of the piece. Once that was accomplished, we were honored to have the Minnesota Orchestra and conductor Osmo Vänskä (with whom I had worked previously) sign on to presenting the premiere, with their low brass section as soloists.
Instrumentation: solo low brass (2 tenor trombones, bass trombone, tuba); 3.3.3.3/4.3.0.0/timp.4 perc/hp/strings
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Stephenson: PILLARS
