Diversions on Calon Lan (2008)
Solo Trombone and Wind Orchestra
Difficulty: 6
Duration: c. 6 minutes
Publisher : Studio Music Company
Composed for the Central Band of the Royal Air Force and their trombone soloist Jonathan Pippen, the driving concept behind Diversions on Calon Lan was to redefine the dated form, most famous (or perhaps infamous!) within the band movement, that is the air and variation.
Based on the traditional Welsh hymn Calon Lan, by John Hughes 1872- 1914, the work looks away from the traditional method of embellishing the chosen theme. It instead work extracts tonal and rhythmic elements of the theme and generates new music, or Diversions, from these excerpts. A link to the original form is intended though appreciation of traditional values of virtuosity and lyricism in the solo line.
Diversions on Calon Lan received its world premier at the Winston Churchill Hall, Ruislip, London in 2008.
Duration: c. 6 minutes
Publisher : Studio Music Company
Composed for the Central Band of the Royal Air Force and their trombone soloist Jonathan Pippen, the driving concept behind Diversions on Calon Lan was to redefine the dated form, most famous (or perhaps infamous!) within the band movement, that is the air and variation.
Based on the traditional Welsh hymn Calon Lan, by John Hughes 1872- 1914, the work looks away from the traditional method of embellishing the chosen theme. It instead work extracts tonal and rhythmic elements of the theme and generates new music, or Diversions, from these excerpts. A link to the original form is intended though appreciation of traditional values of virtuosity and lyricism in the solo line.
Diversions on Calon Lan received its world premier at the Winston Churchill Hall, Ruislip, London in 2008.