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Rojak to Give Aspen’s First Bass Trombone Performance

 

 

The Aspen Music Festival is one of the most outstanding music festivals and summer academies in the world today. While this festival has gone on since 1949, not once has there been a bass trombone concerto performance – until now.

On Saturday, August 19th, John Rojak of the American Brass Quintet will perform Daniel Schnyder’s subZERO Concerto for Bass Trombone on a chamber music concert. The American Brass Quintet has held a residency at Aspen since 1970 and are the main coaches for brass chamber groups at the festival.

The performance will include performances of the following pieces:

Conrad Wilson – Outline
Gabriel Fauré – Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, op. 15
Leoš Janáček – Violin Sonata

Click here for more information, tickets, and specific location of this performance.

Listen to this interview (start at 22:39) with John Rojak on Aspen Public Radio regarding the upcoming performance.

Click here to read an LRM review of the American Brass Quintet newest recording, Perspectives

 

Jeremy Smith

Jeremy E. Smith is the Founder and Editor of Last Row Music. He received music degrees from Grace College, Carnegie Mellon University, and The Ohio State University. Currently, Jeremy is the bass trombonist of the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra and performs throughout Ohio, where he lives with his wife and two sons. Smith is a member of the International Trombone Association and the Jazz Journalists Association.