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Last April, Posaune Decuple, the trombone super group formed by the late Glenn Dodson, played a concert at the beautiful Glencairn Museum in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. The video excerpt is from a very interesting piece from Brazilian composer, Fernando Deddos.
I had a wonderful experience this past April. Wonderful in many ways, not the least of which was a chance to honor my former teacher and former Principal Trombone of the Philadelphia Orchestra, the late Glenn Dodson. While Glenn was alive, he nurtured a passion for trombone choir music among his students and colleagues. Glenn spearheaded the ensemble Posaune Decuple. The choir consisted mostly of Glenn’s former students at the Curtis Institute, but was also honored to have colleagues and friends perform on many occasions. Since Glenn’s passing, the group has endeavored to keep performing, even if they are only able to gather once per year or so. Joseph Alessi, Blair Bollinger, and Darrin Milling have been stalwart supporters, organizers, and performers for many years with the ensemble, and they are continuing the hard work of organizing concerts and coordinating the schedules of so many busy performers. I was fortunate to be invited to play this year, and due to an abundance of players (and having some pieces off on the concert), I asked if I could record audio and video for this year’s concert. I’d like to share the first video I’ve put together of the concert. There was so much fantastic playing, it was hard to choose what to showcase! I hope you enjoy!
Posaune Decuple 2018 Roster:
Tenor Trombones:
Joseph Alessi - Principal Trombone, New York Philharmonic
Eric Carlson - Second Trombone, Philadelphia Orchestra
Chris Clark - "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band
David Finlayson - Second Trombone, New York Philharmonic
Nitzan Haroz - Principal Trombone, Philadelphia Orchestra
Mark Lawrence - former Principal Trombone, The San Francisco Symphony, currently faculty at The Colburn School
Carl Lenthe - former Principal Trombone, Bamberg (Germany) Symphony Orchestra, currently faculty at Indiana University
Jim Nova - Second Trombone, Pittsburgh Symphony
Matt Vaughn - Co-principal Trombone, Philadelphia Orchestra
Colin Williams - Associate Principal Trombone, New York Philharmonic
Bass Trombones:
Blair Bollinger - Bass Trombone, Philadelphia Orchestra
George Curran - Bass Trombone, New York Philharmonic
Darrin Milling - Bass Trombone Principal, São Paolo State Symphony
Music by:
Anthony DiLorenzo
G.F. Handel/arr. Carlson
Steven Verhelst
John Williams/arr. Glenn Dodson
Audio/Video recording: Clark Media Productions
Photography: Steven Osborne, Matthew Lynch, Chris Clark