Revised 2025 version
Three movements; Duration 27 minutes
Recordings uses Note Performer samples
for Movements 1 & 3
Mvt 1 Journey
(new movement)
Mvt 2 Elegy
Mvt 3 If a trombone has wings
(revised)
Original 1995 version
Two movements; Duration 21 minutes
Recorded by ABC Classic FM.
Soloist Simone de Haan, with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Mvt 1 Elegy
Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra was originally composed in 1995 and consisted of two movements: 'Elegy' and 'If a Trombone has wings'. It was premiered in 1995 by the trombonist Simone de Haan with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
The revised 2025 version has included a new first movement to convert the concerto into a three movement work. The new movement, titled 'Journey', is based on the large chamber ensemble work, Convergence No. 1, which was premiered at the same time as the concerto in 1995 by the Sydney Alpha Ensemble.
As 'Convergence No. 1' was written in the same year as the concerto, there is some similar material. Because of this, it made sense to repurpose parts of Convergence No.1 and compose a new solo part to become part of the trombone concerto. The previous two movements from the 1995 version have become movements two and three. The third movement has three newly written out cadenzas (Figures H, K & P). Soloists can either play the written cadenzas or use material from the cadenzas to improvise their own solos.
Apart from the addition of the new first movement, Movement 3 has undergone significant revisions either in terms of orchestration or newly added material. Movement 2 (Elegy) has had no changes.
The solo part can also be played by French horn, Bass Clarinet or Violoncello.