The rich, deep tone of the bass trombone makes it part of the backbone of a brass section, but it rarely gets a moment in the spotlight. Now, it's time to shine. On today's show, hear a new concerto by Kenneth Fuchs, featuring George Curran on bass trombone.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Zoltan Kodaly: Epigrams
Budapest Clarinet Quintet
Album: Clarinet Evergreens
Naxos 553427
William Grant Still: Ennanga for String Quartet, Harp, and Piano
Videmus
Album: Works by William Grant Still
New World 80399
Piano Puzzler
This week’s contestant is Stephen Farrand calling from Freeport, ME
Zoltan Kodaly: Dances from Galanta
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Lorenzo Viotti, conductor
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Hour 2
Claudio Grafulla: Washington Grays
United States Marine Band; Colonel Michael J. Colburn, conductor
Album: Military Workout With Military Music
Altissimo! 70352
James Syler: Love Among the Ruins
Staff Sargeant Sarah Hart, viola
United States Marine Band; Capt. Ryan J. Nowlin, conductor
United States Marine Band, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, Alexandria, VA
Kenneth Fuchs: Bass Trombone Concerto
George Curran, Bass trombone; Hanako Yamagata Greenberg, piano
Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival, Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater at Symphony Space, New York, NY
Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano, FP. 164
Lorna McGhee, flute; Piers Lane, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
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