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Joseph Norman Alessi was born in Detroit, Michigan and attended high school in San Rafael, California.His father, also named Joseph Alessi, was a professional trumpet player, and his mother, Maria (née Leone) sang in the Metropolitan Opera chorus.
The Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra is a trombone concerto by the American composer Melinda Wagner. The work was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic for their principal trombonist Joseph Alessi. It was given its premiere at Avery Fisher Hall on February 22, 2007, by Alessi and the New York Philharmonic under the conductor Lorin Maazel ...
It was completed on April 5, 1991, and was first performed by Alessi and the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Slatkin on December 30, 1992, in Avery Fisher Hall, New York City. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The concerto is dedicated to the composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein , who died suddenly October 14, 1990. [ 1 ]
The concerto is scored for solo trombone alongside an orchestra composed of 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B ♭ and A, 2 bassoons, 2 horns in F, 2 trumpets in B ♭ and A, timpani, piano, and strings. Additional versions exist for solo trombone and concert band, solo trombone and brass band, and solo trombone and piano.
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The full score was released on iTunes. Tovey was nominated for a Genie Award (Canada's Academy Award), in tandem with Bell, for a song in the film called "In a Heartbeat", which was performed by Thea Gill. On commission from the 2005 British Open Brass Band Championship, Tovey composed 'The Night to Sing' as the test piece, inspired by the ...
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