A no-valve bass trombone?! That is simply against nature, some would say. “Blasphemy” cry others. Thanks to my good friends at S.E. Shires Co., I have a valveless bass trombone. I can not quite bring myself to call it a “straight” bass trombone, as somehow, that might imply that a bass trombone with valves is, [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Schumann at the NSO this week
The National Symphony Orchestra May 14 – 16, 2009 John F. Kennedy Center Concert Hall Jun Märkl , conductor Garrick Ohlsson , piano Program: SCHUMANN – Konzertstück in F major for Four Horns and Orchestra, Op. 86 MOZART – Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503 SCHUMANN – Symphony No. 1 in B-flat [...]