25 April | Thursday Jirajet Thawornsiri Trombone Recital

Rachel Chen, piano ​

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Trombone Concerto I. Allegro Vivace II. Andante Cantabile III. Allegro-Allegretto

BENEDETTO MARCELLO Sonata for Trombone in F major I. Largo II. Allegro III. Largo IV. Pesto

HERBERT LINCOLN CLARKE The Bride of the Wave

INTERMISSION (10 minutes)

ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Oblivion

STJEPAN SULEK Sanota Vox Gabrieli

ARTUR PRYOR Starlight

About The Performer

A native Thailand Jirajet Thawornsiri began his trombone study at age of 12 in Horwang school, ​ ​ Thailand with Mr.Prayut Chanaksorn and Mr.Kittipat Ratinai. In 2014 he had been accepted to Chulalongkorn University, Music Education course where he studied with Mr.Soraphot Woraseng. In 2015 he accepted for Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music with a full scholarship where he study with his current teacher Allen Meek. Jirajet was a former Thai Youth Orchestra musicians and Ruamsamai Big Band, Thailand. Jirajet had received several prize with Horwang school marching band, include 1st prize Thailand International Wind Ensemble Competition (TIWEC) Class B, 1st Singapore International Band Festival(Class A), Finalist TIWEC Class C.

Programme Notes

Rimsky-Korsakov, Trombone Concerto

Rimsky-Korsakov was born into a Russian aristocratic family, and in his early years had littlen musical education or training - he was destined for a commission in the Imperial Navy. A meeting with Balakirev in 1861 re-awoke Rimsky-Korsakov's latent musical talents, and by 1871 he was appointed Professor of Composition at the St. Petersburg Conservatoire, with the added novelty of appearing before his assembled class dressed in Naval Officer's Uniform. From 1873-1884, while still a serving naval officer, he was appointed "Inspector of Military Bands". All the time he was improving his musical education, and it was during this period (circa 1878, it is thought) that this Concerto was written, albeit with military band accompaniment. The modern tenor trombone has a distinguished lineage of some 500 years and throughout has had the advantage over other instruments of being a fully chromatic instrument.

Benedetto Marcello, Sonata in F major (Trombone and Piano) Transcribed by Allen Ostrander

Born in Venice, Benedetto Marcello was a member of a noble family and his compositions are frequently referred to as Patrizio Veneto. Although he was a music student of Antonio Lotti and Francesco Gasparini, his father wanted Benedetto to devote himself to law. This sonata is in the conventional sonata da chiesa form – four movements, slow-quick-slowquick. Many of the slow movements have beautiful arioso melodies, often characterised by a quiet, dignified melancholy; in the quicker movements the liveliness of manner is never so extreme as to threaten the prevailing aristocratic seemliness of demeanour. This is elegant, cool music, which yet finds room for moments of almost-passionate expressiveness

Herbert L. Clarke , The Bride of the Wave

"The Bride of the Waves" is an original for cornet with band composed by Herbert L. Clarke a world renowned cornet soloist composer and early 20th century bandmaster. This transcription maintains the style and spirit of the original. Scoring is minimal under the soloist with cues for 3rd & 4th horn and other instruments that are less available. The soloist is center stage but still allows the band to shine. This piece makes music of the past become present as the audience is delighted by a masterful performance of technical skill. Band grade 3 soloist grade 5.

Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (arr. Anthony Wise), Oblivion

Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. A virtuoso bandoneonist, he regularly performed his own compositions with a variety of ensembles. Oblivion became widely known through the soundtrack of Marco Bellochio's film Henry IV, the Mad King. The short piece has been recorded in many versions, including for klezmer clarinet, saxophone quartet, and oboe and orchestra.

Stjepan Šulek, Sonata for Trombone and Piano (“Vox Gabrieli”)

Croatian composer and violinist Stjepan Šulek studied at the Music Academy in Zagreb with Czech violinist Vaclav Huml and composer Biago Bersa. While he is best known as a composer, Šulek also toured as first violin with the Zagreb Quintet and with a trio including pianist Ivo Macek and cellist Antonio Janigro. Šulek composed eight symphonies, two operas, ten concertos, four classical concertos for orchestra, a collection of vocal music, and many sonatas. While Šulek is recognized as a great composer in his home country of Yugoslavia, his works are not often performed outside of the country. Šulek is also the founder of today’s Zagreb Radio Chamber Orchestra. While Šulek is most famous for his piano sonatas, the Sonata for Trombone and Piano is highly acclaimed as a gemstone of standard trombone repertoire among trombonists. The work gained huge popularity after it was commissioned by the International Trombone Association in 1973. The Sonata has been performed and recorded by famous trombonists including Ralph Sauer, Christian Lindberg, and Alain Trudel.

Arthur Willard Pryor, Starlight

Arthur Willard Pryor (1869 –1942) was a trombone virtuoso, bandleader, and soloist with the Sousa Band. He was a prolific composer of band music, his best-known composition being "The Whistler and His Dog".[1] In later life, he became a Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders during the 1930s. Starlight is a short piece however, there are a lot things to let the player to express their fully musical.