New York 25-27th May Joe Alessi plays the Chic Corea Trombone concerto

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Oooo, I'd love to hear that. I may have to plan a trip.
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If I were only not almost 3,000 miles away ... :weep:
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I got my tickets for Thursday night.
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Be curious to hear that you think of it. I heard it last year at Suntory Hall, with Joe playing the solo.
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I got mine for Saturday, excited to hear it
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harrisonreed wrote: Wed May 17, 2023 12:59 am Be curious to hear that you think of it. I heard it last year at Suntory Hall, with Joe playing the solo.
Best hall I ever performed in, beyond incredible!!
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Joe has seriously projecting sound, pretty much every note was crystal clear from my seat on the 2nd tier. He and the orchestra sounded awesome!
It's a very interesting piece with a lot of variety, but nothing too outlandish technically. According to the program notes some sections are improvised, but I suspect he had worked out what he was going to play - it was all very clean and nothing sounded obviously improvised.
One part of it, I think the 3rd movement called Hysteria (about the pandemic), had some wild angular lines and lots of interplay between the solo and sections of the orchestra. It was a very moderate tempo and I sort of wished it was faster to create more "Hysteria."
The last movement, Joe's Tango, is more rhythmically complex and gets into some higher and faster playing with some high F#'s and I think I heard one G. It ends on a high F#!
Overall an excellent addition to the repertoire.
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I was blown away by Joe's playing when I heard it, but the actual composition wasn't my cup of tea. It had some really cool moments but just didn't feel as coherent as a piece as, say, the Bourgeois concerto.

Joe sounds like $4 million dollars (inflation adjusted) on his new Shires and Laskey combo.
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I didn’t see this thread until now. I was there last Saturday, the 27th. Joe sounded amazing as always. I’m looking forward to the studio recording release with the UNLV Wind Symphony. I believe it’s slated for November.

The first piece on the program, Barber’s Symphony in One Movement, was something that I have never heard before. It’s now one of my favorite pieces. I found a great recording on my Tidal app, the Baltimore Symphony conducted by David Zinman, and I’ve been listening to it nearly every day now.
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I just noticed online that Joe is playing it again this summer (in Vail, CO) w/the NYP again, in case any folks in the west want to get a chance to hear it live. I'm kind of tempted to go myself.

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JeffBone44 wrote: Sun Jun 04, 2023 6:46 pm
The first piece on the program, Barber’s Symphony in One Movement, was something that I have never heard before. It’s now one of my favorite pieces. I found a great recording on my Tidal app, the Baltimore Symphony conducted by David Zinman, and I’ve been listening to it nearly every day now.
Great piece, great recording. Detroit also has a great recording of Barber #1 with Jarvi.
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Joe is performing this again 2-4th November with the Nashville Symph.


PROGRAM
Karol Szymanowski: Concert Overture
Chick Corea: Trombone Concerto | Live Recording
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite
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fsgazda wrote: Mon Jun 05, 2023 7:03 am
JeffBone44 wrote: Sun Jun 04, 2023 6:46 pm
The first piece on the program, Barber’s Symphony in One Movement, was something that I have never heard before. It’s now one of my favorite pieces. I found a great recording on my Tidal app, the Baltimore Symphony conducted by David Zinman, and I’ve been listening to it nearly every day now.
Great piece, great recording. Detroit also has a great recording of Barber #1 with Jarvi.
Thanks for mentioning the Detroit/Jarvi recording. I found it and listened to it.
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I'm very excited to hear it in it's entirety, and in all iterations, and I really can't wait to hear some other players tackle this piece. This seems like something Marshall would crush.
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Was this a premier performance? Is there a video I could watch? I have loved Chick Corea forever.
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Is there a video I could watch? I have loved Chick Corea forever.
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Monkhouse wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2023 10:28 am Was this a premier performance? Is there a video I could watch? I have loved Chick Corea forever.
Nah. It's been played in Japan, and I think premiered in Brazil.
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Monkhouse wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2023 10:30 am Is there a video I could watch? I have loved Chick Corea forever.
The two videos I linked above have short sections of the concerto played by Alessi.

If you are a New York Philharmonic subscriber I believe there is on-line access to previous concerts.
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