T-Bone Concerto

Johan de Meij's T-bone Concerto for solo trombone and wind band was completed in January 1996. The work was commissioned by the Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA) for performance at the 1996 KMEA annual conference. The first movement was premiered in February 1996 at the conference in Louisville, Kentucky, performed by the soloist Jeffrey Thomas.

A performance of the entire work with Jacques Mauger on solo trombone and the Band of the Royal Dutch Marines world premiered at Concertgebouw Amsterdam on March 1, 1996.

Instrumentation

The work is scored for solo trombone and symphonic band consisting of the following forces:

Woodwind

1 Piccolo (doubling 3rd Flute in the second movement)

2 Flutes

2 Oboes

1 Cor anglais

1 E-flat clarinet

3 Bb clarinets (several on a part)

1 Alto clarinet

1 Bass clarinet

2 Alto saxophones

1 Tenor saxophone

1 Baritone saxophone

2 Bassoons

Brass

4 Horns

2 Cornets

3 Trumpets

3 Trombones

1 Euphonium

1 Tuba

Strings

1 Harp*

1 Double bass

Keyboard

Piano (doubling harpsichord in the third movement)*

Percussion

Timpani

Bass drum

Snare drum

Cymbals (crash and suspended)

Triangle

Wood block

Tom-tom drum

Xylophone

Glockenspiel

Vibraphone

Tubular Bells

Marimba

* The piano and the harp play the same part.

Movements

The concerto consists of three movements (named after ways of preparing a t-bone steak) and progresses with an air of increasing difficulty:

1. Rare
2. Medium
3. Well Done

Notable recordings

• Christian Lindberg (trombone) with Symphonic Wind Orchestra St. Michael of Thorn; conducted by Heinz Friesen
• Joseph Alessi (trombone) with the University of New Mexico Wind Symphony; conducted by Eric Rombach-Kendall

External links

• Links to recordings of movements I, II and III by The Philharmonic Winds (Singapore)