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WindStorm, by Matthew Haislip, is now available for solo low horn, transcribed by the composer from the original work for bass trombone.
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The composer has arranged her extremely popular "Sonata for horn and piano" for tuba and piano. The arrangement was commissioned by Scott Roeder.
Winter Lamb, by Carl Witt, is a moving tour-de-force. Based on a poem by the composer, and combining choir, soloists, piano, brass quintet, and string quintet, this piece was fondly dedicated to the Kalamazoo Bach Festival, Jim Turner, Director. Listen to a rendition created in Sibelius(tm) and read along with the score on our web page.
An evocative piece about personal loss, Jonathan Craft's Dreams, Yearning
for horn and piano grew out of tragedy and hope. You may hear a sound clip on the web page. John Dickson's trio in remembrance of the Holocaust, From Darkness, Hope reflects the depth of emotion that we all still feel when confronted with the enormity of the Holocaust tragedy, reflected primarily in the vocal nature of the instrumental lines. Never descending completely into despair, in the end there is a quietness and peace.
Our web page includes a recording of the piece featuring violin, violoncello, and piano. Viola may substitute for the violin, and horn may substitute for the cello. Five Traditional German Christmas Songs, arranged for two horns in F and three alphorns in F, by Thomas Jöstlein, includes
A clever and exciting horn quartet, you can listen to a SoundCloud clip at our web page for Concert Companion No. 1.
Three Folk Hymn Songs, arranged for horn and piano by Tara Islas include
Symphonic Poem No. 1, "Abuelita", for trombone octet by Matthew Ramirez. is scored for 8 trombones (6 tenor 2 bass) and was premiered July 14, 2022. It is written for teh composer's grandmother, Guadelupe Alverado, who passed away in February of 2022. It was written for her funeral and paints the picture of a bittersweet sunset, making extensive use of plagal cadences towards the end.
“Continuum” by John Dupuis was commissioned by the University of Central Florida French Horn Ensemble for their 2024 performance at the Southeast Horn Workshop, under the direction of Dr. Benjamin Lieser, Professor and Conductor. The composition blends minimalist elements with engaging melodic and harmonic textures.
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