Trombone Concerto by Rob Wiffin for Trombone Solo with Brass Band

This Trombone Concerto was commissioned by Brett Baker. It was composed in Spain in the summer of 2010 and draws on the composers own experiences as a trombone player.
The first movement's formal structure is inspired by the Gordon Jacob Trombone Concerto. There is a lyrical section preceding the first Allegro that owes much in spirit (but not in the actual music) to The Eternal Quest, Ray Steadman-Allen's Salvation Army solo.
The slow movement seemed determined to come out in the vein of a Richard Strauss song. The composer wanted to write something ineluctably cantabile as trombone players rarely get a chance to play the melody. There is a brief allusion to that wonderful moment when the trombone gets to sing above the orchestra in Sibelius' seventh symphony. Arthur Wilson, that great exponent of the singing style in trombone-playing, and Wiffin's teacher at college, died in the summer of 2010 so it seemed appropriate to dedicate this movement to him.
The last movement is the lightest of the three in style and is slightly jazz-inflected, hopefully providing some fun for the soloist.
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The performance of this work is from the Doyen Recording 'Radio City' (DOY CD351) recorded by Brett Baker with the Black Dyke Band and can be purchased here:
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