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ITA Journal
Volume 29, Issue 2 (Spring/April 2001)

Volume 29, Issue 2 (2001)

ARTICLES

Orchestral Excerpt Class
by Dennis Bubert

Suggestions for preparation and performance of Mahler's "Symphony No. 3". Includes advice from Heinz Fadle, retired soloist of the Hamburg Philharmonic, and Doug Wright of the Minnesota Orchestra.

In Memoriam James Louis Johnson
by Ken Hanlon

A eulogy of James Louis "JJ" Johnson. Includes a list of websites featuring articles and commentary on JJ.

Rochester Trombone Circus 2000 A Resounding Success. You Can Do It Too!
by Thomas Sousa

A summary/review of the 2000 Rochester Trombone Circus. Also includes information of how the event first began and suggestions for hosting a trombone event of any kind.

Bart Varsalona - Birth of the Big Band Bass Bone
by Paul Pollard

A tribute to Bart Varsalona, the first Bass Bone in Jazz. Details his switch from tenor trombone to bass trombone, and his career with the Kenton Band and after he left in 1948.

A Tribute to the Life of Raymond Premru (1934-1998)
by Michael Palmer

A brief biography of Premru outlining his early musical interest, compositions, years with the London Philharmonia, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, and his teaching career at Oberlin College.


AUDIO/VISUAL REVIEWS

Absolutely
Bill Allred, Roy Williams, trombone (Nager-Heyer Records)

American Brass Quintessence
The American Brass Quintet (Summit Records)

Balancing Act
Bill Booth, trombone (Crystal Records)

Bonehenge
No Bones About It (No Bones About It)

Bonetown
Michael Davis, trombone, euphonium (Whirlybird Records)

Brothers II
Ken Watter, trumpet, flugelhorn and Harry Watter, trombone (Summit Records)

Flurries Warm and Clear
Steve Swell Trio (Creative Improvised Music Projects)

Heart of a Wolf
Neal Corwell, euphonium, synthesizers, samplers, guitar, vocals (Nicolai Music)

Hit the Bricks
John Redchock, trombone (Reservoir)

In the Spur of the Moment
(A) Steve Turré, trombone, shells (Telarc Jazz)

Low & Outside
Phil Teele, bass trombone, contrabass trombone, synthesizers (Filthy Beast Music)

Make a Joyful Noise: Sound that Shout Band Brass
The Tigers Featuring Kenny Carr, trombone, vocal (Tigers Records/Right Lane Productions)

Max Stern - Jacob and the Angel
Kristyna Valousková, soprano (Acum)

Serious Fun
Nils Wogram, Konrad Bauer, trombone (Creative Improvised Music Projects)

Spot on the Bass Trombone
Jos Jansen, bass trombone (West Music)

The Island of Dr. Trombone
Harry Watters, trombone (Sundial Records)

The Return of the Horn Players
The Two-Bone-Big-Band (Mons Records)

The Wonderful World of George Gershwin
George Masso Allstars (Nagel-Heyer, Records)

Young Fogeys
Boston Brass (Summit Records)


LITERATURE REVIEWS

5 Characteristic Pieces for 2 trombones
John Glenesk Mortimer (Editions Marc Reift)

Ave Maria
Charles Gounod, arr. Ronald C. Dishinger (Medici Music Press)

Capriccio da Camera
Christer Danielsson (Nordiska Musikförlaget/Editions Wilhelm Hansen)

Cinq chorals
Jean-Sébastien Bach, transcribed by Raoul Barthalay (Editions Robert Martin)

Concertino Olymic
Roy Newsome (Editions Marc Reift)

Concerto Grosso, Opus 140
Jan Koetsier (Editions Marc Reift)

Duett Album
Jean-François Michel (Editions Marc Reift)

Eshkolot
Max Stern (Or-Tav Music Publications)

Fantasia
John G. Mortimer (Editions Marc Reift)

Fortsetzung Folgt Now
Thomas Zoller (Bettinger Bettone Musikverlag)

Get Prepared!
Mark Nightingale (Warwick Music)

Minor Booze
Eberhard Budziat (Bettinger Bettone Musikverlag)

Mountain King
Edvard Grieg, transcribed by Mike Brenner (Wehr's Music)

Petites Pieces Tres Faciles Pour Trombone
ed. Fernand Oubradous (Editions Aug. Zurfluh)

Practical Introduction to Contemporary Trombone Techniques
Benny Sluchin (Editions Musicales Européennes)

Prelude and Fugue in G
Nicolaus Bruhns, arr. Ronald C. Dishinger (Medici Music Press)

Pro-Slide Studies
Alwyn Green (Warwick Music)

Reverie from Song Without Words
Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Ronald C. Dishinger (Medici Music Press)

Rhapsody in C minor
David Uber (Kendor Music)

Snapshots
Ken Langer (Nichols Music Company)

Sonata
Biagio Marini, arr. Klaus Winkler (Mark Tezak Verlag)

Sonata in B-flat
Arnold Rosner (Nichols Music Company)

Sonatina
M. K. Matthews (unpublished score and solo part)

Strings, Winds and All That Brass: The Inspirations of Music
Canadian Brass (Canadian Brass Enterprises, Inc)

Terre
Désiré Dondeyne (Editions Robert Martin)

The Year's End
Edward Watson (Warwick Music)

Three's A Crowd: Thirty Arrangements for Brass Trio
James Power (Theodore Presser Co.)

Trombone and Baritone Duets
Thomas Morely (Harold Gore Publishing Co.)

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