Trombone Concerto (Rouse)

The Trombone Concerto is a concerto for trombone and orchestra by the American composer Christopher Rouse. The work was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic for its principal trombonist Joseph Alessi. 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] In 1993, the work was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Rouse, Christopher. Trombone Concerto: Program Note by the Composer. 1993. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  2. ^ Rothstein, Edward (January 1, 1993). "Review/Music; A Mournful but Thunderous Trombone Concerto". The New York Times. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  3. ^ Snow, Shauna (April 16, 1993). "The Pulitzers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  4. ^ Giuliano, Mike (September 3, 2014). "Columbia Orchestra tuning up for new season". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 13, 2015.