Rouse Concerto in Redlands, CA

[Andrew Glendening]

Hi Folks,

I will be performing the Christopher Rouse Trombone Concerto with the Redlands Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jon Robertson on November 1st at 8 pm. This is a terrific piece that can't be performed with piano, so this is a good opportunity to hear and see the big picture. The concert also includes the Strauss - Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare and Brahms Symphony No. 2.

For tickets contact the Redlands Symphony Orchestra at http://www.redlandssymphony.com" target="_blank" target="_blank

Student rush tickets are available for $5 at the door.

The program will be repeated on Sunday, November 2 at 3 pm at the Bob Burton Arts Center in Fallbrook, CA. For tickets contact the Fallbrook Music Society at fallbrookmusicsociety.org

Andrew Glendening
Dean, School of Music
University of Redlands
Principal Trombone, Redlands Symphony Orchestra

[Todd S. Malicoate]

This is a terrific piece that can't be performed with piano, so this is a good opportunity to hear and see the big picture.

Hi, Andrew...good luck on your performance with the orchestra...I know those parts are incredibly difficult!

Mr. Rouse does specify on the cover that the work is not to be performed publicly with piano. I was able to accompany an outstanding undergraduate trombone performance student (Ted Sonnier, now in graduate school at Yale) here at OSU last year on this piece. He wound up winning the OSU concerto competition with it, but the orchestra was unable to play the piece and he ended up doing William Goldstein's Colloquy instead.

We did perform the piece on his senior recital against the composer's wishes with piano (it can be done, and quite effectively). It would have been a shame for him to have spent so much time preparing it (I'm sure you understand what I mean) and not to be able to share it with an audience.

As I understand it, very few performances of this piece have occurred. It is a Pulitzer Prize-winning composition and extremely difficult and complex. Best wishes, and enjoy the performance!