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Pinnacle Brass in Concert
On Tuesday, March 13th at 7:30 pm, the Church of St. John the Divine will once again host the Pinnacle Brass, Victoria’s professional brass quintet. You will want to jump out of your seats and move as the group plays everything from tangos to marches. Tickets can be purchase at the door or advance for $10 for students and $20 for general admission.
The Pinnacle Brass Quintet was formed in 2009 and is comprised of John Ellis, Matt McCrady, Mike Oswald, Scott MacInnes and Eugene Dowling; musicians from Vancouver Island's important musical institutions including The Victoria Symphony, the Vancouver Island Symphony, the Naden Band of Maritime Forces Pacific, and the University of Victoria School of Music.
Come hear the music move you and you’ll leave feeling like you’ve danced the night away!
Concerto and Recital a Big Hit!
January 2011 was a big month for Scott MacInnes and Mactrombone.com. On Friday January 28th MacInnes played the Elizabeth Raum Concerto with the University of Victoria Symphony Orchestra. The piece and the performance were extremely well received. "The second movement was gorgeous and really showed off your beautiful tone." said one listener, while another attendee noted that, "the third movement sounded like movie music. And I loved that last note!" Overall it could not have gone much better.
Three days later Scott then played his Masters graduating recital entitled, The Canadian Trombone. This was a tour de force of Canadian compositions for trombone. He began the recital with another Raum piece, this time for alto trombone. Here he demonstrated his light, floating tones in the continuous high register. Immediately following this piece he returned to play a work by local composer Ian McDougall. Remember When was written to be played with the Vancouver Opera Orchestra low brass section, and on this occasion Scott showcased his teaching studio by having his students Aubrey Kelly, Caitlin Stewart, Sheila MacMillan and Doug Nelson playing back-up on this lyrical ballad. After a brief intermission MacInnes returned with a technically challenging, but beautiful piece entitled These Cloud-Capp'd Towers which was written by Maclolm Forsyth for the incredibly talented Alain Trudel. At one point the piece spans more than 4 octaves in just 2 bars. This tremendous range was tackled with ease and grace by MacInnes, giving the impression of a landscape being sculpted. The last piece on the program was the Raum Concerto for Bass Trombone that MacInnes performed on Friday night with the Orchestra. This time performed with piano. This was so well received that an encore was coaxed out of the exhausted performer. Below is a video of the encore written/improvised by the performer. Enjoy!
January 28th, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Farquar Auditorium University Centre
On January 28th Scott MacInnes will be performing Elizabeth Raum’s Concerto for Bass Trombone with the University of Victoria Symphony. This Concerto was jointly commissioned by Scott along with colleagues and friends of Douglas Sparkes in honour of his 60th birthday. Mr. Sparkes is Bass Trombonist of the Vancouver Symphony. The work is broken down into 3 movements. The 1st movement is bold & expressive, the 2nd movement, titled, "Romance for Nada" is lyrical and the final movement is rhythmic & dramatic. This will be the first time that the work is performed with orchestra, so it’s an event you don’t want to miss. For more information and/or tickets visit the University of Victoria website.
January 31st, 2011
Location: Phillip T. Young Recital Hall(Admission by Donation)
8:00 pm
Following close on the heels of the Concerto Concert Scott will be presenting his Graduating Recital for his Masters of Music. On January 31st Scott will be performing another all Canadian Recital, which will feature works by Canadian composers Malcolm Forsythe, Ian McDougall and Elizabeth Raum. All four works to be were written in the past 20 years, and each composition will be performed on a different trombone. That’s right….four pieces….four trombones. You do NOT want to miss this.
Slide Aid 2009 a resounding success!
On Sunday April 26th 18 trombonists gathered at the Alix Goolden Hall for Slide Aid, a benefit concert with the proceeds going to the MS Society of Southern Vancouver Island. A very appreciative audience enjoyed a spectacularly varied concert, and in the end $1100 was donated to the MS Society. A big thanks to the Victoria Conservatory of Music and Long and McQuade Music who both made this event possible. Also, a huge ovation goes out to the trombonist and other musicians involved in this massive undertaking.
Picture taken at the rehearsal for Slide Aid 2009.