Scott Anderson will perform a recital of trombone music at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21 in Kimball Recital Hall. He will be drawing on the strength of works by composers who were not disposed to write for the trombone.
The performance is free and open to the public. It will also be available free online.
There are two original pieces on the program, “The Homage a Bach” by Eugene Bozza and “The Suite for Trombone” by Pierre Max Dubois, but the remainder of the recital will draw on works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Antonio Vivaldi and Michael Haydn. Both the Vaughan Williams and the Vivaldi were written with other instruments in mind but are beautiful showcase works for the trombone. The “Concertino” by Michael Haydn is the wild card on the program. It is a duo featuring horn and alto trombone.
“It is part of a larger divertimento written by Haydn and there is some debate as to whether the alto trombone part is an original idea or was merely appropriated by trombonists. Come to the recital and we will try to convince you,” Anderson said.
Anderson will be joined by pianist and collaborator Michael Cotton. Alan Mattingly will join the two on the Haydn composition.
Anderson is professor of trombone in the Glenn Korff School of Music at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is the head of the brass and percussion area and plays trombone in the University of Nebraska Brass Quintet.
