Baylor Trombone Ensembles Concert With special Guest Brad White (Houston Symphony Orchestra)
Wednesday November 3, 2021 - 7:30 PM Jones Concert Hall
Reception to follow at University House, North Village - Chic-fil-A - menu below!
The concert program is one hour in length. The program and notes are listed in the order below.
The concert program is one hour in length. The program and notes are listed in the order below.
Four Trays!
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Three Trays!
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Tenderbox by Zach Bell for trombone octet
“Tenderbox” was composed in 2021 for Brent Phillips and the Baylor Trombone Studio. The composition reflects the emotions and experience of moving on after falling for someone. The words “When I see you my heart aches, now and then. The world seems slower when I see you.” are expressed by the soloist’s passionate melody and by members of the choir later in the piece.
I am grateful to Ben Johansen for his guidance during the composition of this music, and to Brent Phillips for allowing me to bring the piece to life.
Fire Horse by Steven Verhelst for trombone trio
Born in 1981. Bass trombone player Steven Verhelst studied at the Rotterdam Conservatory with Ben van Dijk, Jörgen van Rijen and Pierre Volders.
He has performed with most Belgian and Dutch orchestras such as the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Metropole Orchestra, the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, etc. In 2005 he was a member of the World Youth Orchestra's Summer tour with Josep Vicent. He is also a performer with ensembles such as World Brass, NBE, het Belgisch Koper Offensief and many others.
Along with his bass trombone studies in Rotterdam, Steven Verhelst also attended lessons and master classes with trombonists from the orchestras of Berlin, Vienna and Chicago, with the Swedish trombone soloist Christian Lindberg and the French soloist Michel Becquet.
As a composer / arranger, Steven has written several pieces for Ben van Dijk, Henrik-Jan Renes, Fritz Damrow, the New Trombone Collective, and the Rotterdam Philharmonic.
Toward Eternity by James Naigus for tenor trombone, bass trombone, and piano.
Toward Eternity was commissioned by the Collegiate Commissions Project (CCP) in 2019. The title comes from the last two words of the poem “Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson.
Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality.
We slowly drove, he knew no haste, And I had put away
My labor, and my leisure too, For his civility.
We passed the school, where children strove At recess, in the ring;
We passed the fields of gazing grain,
We passed the setting sun.
Or rather, he passed us;
The dews grew quivering and chill, For only gossamer my gown, My tippet only tulle.
We paused before a house that seemed A swelling of the ground;
The roof was scarcely visible,
The cornice but a mound.
Since then 'tis centuries, and yet each Feels shorter than the day
I first surmised the horses' heads Were toward eternity.
Members of the consortium include:
Erik Shinn - Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Director of Operations (Baylor MM)
Joshua Bynum - University of Georgia
Peter Ellefson - Indiana University
Bruce Faske - Arkansas State University (Baylor MM)
Joseph Frye - University of Tennessee at Martin
Jason Hausback - Missouri State University
Stephen Ivany - East Carolina University
Shelby Kifer - The University of Tulsa
Brittany Lasch - Bowling Green State University
Christian Paarup - Finish Radio Orchestra (Baylor BM)
Robert Parker - Bradley University
Brent Phillips - Baylor University
Dan Satterwhite - Lynn University
Nick Sullivan - University of Lethbridge
Sterling Tanner - The Ohio State University
Matt Neff in honor of Bruce Tychinski - University of Delaware Seth Vatt | Richland College
Russ Zokaites - Morehead State University
Sonnet IX by Daniela Candillari for Trombone Octet*
"Is it for fear to wet a widow's eye,
That thou consum'st thy self in single life?
Ah! if thou issueless shalt hap to die,
The world will wail thee like a makeless wife;
The world will be thy widow and still weep
That thou no form of thee hast left behind,
When every private widow well may keep
By children's eyes, her husband's shape in mind:
Look what an unthrift in the world doth spend
Shifts but his place, for still the world enjoys it;
But beauty's waste hath in the world an end,
And kept unused the user so destroys it.
No love toward others in that bosom sits
That on himself such murd'rous shame commits."
5 Movements for 4 Trombones, by Zach Bell
The composition was accepted into the 2019 International Trombone Festival Composer Workshop, and was premiered by the Ohio Trombone Quartet at the festival in Muncie, Indiana.
Kaleidoscope by Steven Verhelst for solo Trombone and choir
Brad White, Acting Principal Trombone, Houston Symphony Orchestra
Bradley White, trombone, joined the Houston Symphony in the fall of 2001 as Associate Principal and Second Trombone. He is a native Houstonian and earned his Bachelor of Music in Trombone Performance from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music in 1993. He went on to study at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City where he received a Master of Music in 1997. White has performed with Ambient Brass, the Houston Ballet and Grand Opera Orchestras, and the San Antonio and Hawaii Symphonies.
“Tenderbox” was composed in 2021 for Brent Phillips and the Baylor Trombone Studio. The composition reflects the emotions and experience of moving on after falling for someone. The words “When I see you my heart aches, now and then. The world seems slower when I see you.” are expressed by the soloist’s passionate melody and by members of the choir later in the piece.
I am grateful to Ben Johansen for his guidance during the composition of this music, and to Brent Phillips for allowing me to bring the piece to life.
Fire Horse by Steven Verhelst for trombone trio
- Jeff Harrigan
- Dawson Ward
- Nathan Stanfield
Born in 1981. Bass trombone player Steven Verhelst studied at the Rotterdam Conservatory with Ben van Dijk, Jörgen van Rijen and Pierre Volders.
He has performed with most Belgian and Dutch orchestras such as the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Metropole Orchestra, the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, etc. In 2005 he was a member of the World Youth Orchestra's Summer tour with Josep Vicent. He is also a performer with ensembles such as World Brass, NBE, het Belgisch Koper Offensief and many others.
Along with his bass trombone studies in Rotterdam, Steven Verhelst also attended lessons and master classes with trombonists from the orchestras of Berlin, Vienna and Chicago, with the Swedish trombone soloist Christian Lindberg and the French soloist Michel Becquet.
As a composer / arranger, Steven has written several pieces for Ben van Dijk, Henrik-Jan Renes, Fritz Damrow, the New Trombone Collective, and the Rotterdam Philharmonic.
Toward Eternity by James Naigus for tenor trombone, bass trombone, and piano.
- Brent Phillips
- Conor Wilson (sophomore bass trombone)
- Dr Kae Hosoda-Ayer, Director of Collaborative Piano, Baylor
Toward Eternity was commissioned by the Collegiate Commissions Project (CCP) in 2019. The title comes from the last two words of the poem “Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson.
Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality.
We slowly drove, he knew no haste, And I had put away
My labor, and my leisure too, For his civility.
We passed the school, where children strove At recess, in the ring;
We passed the fields of gazing grain,
We passed the setting sun.
Or rather, he passed us;
The dews grew quivering and chill, For only gossamer my gown, My tippet only tulle.
We paused before a house that seemed A swelling of the ground;
The roof was scarcely visible,
The cornice but a mound.
Since then 'tis centuries, and yet each Feels shorter than the day
I first surmised the horses' heads Were toward eternity.
Members of the consortium include:
Erik Shinn - Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Director of Operations (Baylor MM)
Joshua Bynum - University of Georgia
Peter Ellefson - Indiana University
Bruce Faske - Arkansas State University (Baylor MM)
Joseph Frye - University of Tennessee at Martin
Jason Hausback - Missouri State University
Stephen Ivany - East Carolina University
Shelby Kifer - The University of Tulsa
Brittany Lasch - Bowling Green State University
Christian Paarup - Finish Radio Orchestra (Baylor BM)
Robert Parker - Bradley University
Brent Phillips - Baylor University
Dan Satterwhite - Lynn University
Nick Sullivan - University of Lethbridge
Sterling Tanner - The Ohio State University
Matt Neff in honor of Bruce Tychinski - University of Delaware Seth Vatt | Richland College
Russ Zokaites - Morehead State University
Sonnet IX by Daniela Candillari for Trombone Octet*
- Jeff Harrigan
- Grant Hayes
- Dawson Ward
- Mark Bennett
- Nathan Stanfield
- Conor Wilson
"Is it for fear to wet a widow's eye,
That thou consum'st thy self in single life?
Ah! if thou issueless shalt hap to die,
The world will wail thee like a makeless wife;
The world will be thy widow and still weep
That thou no form of thee hast left behind,
When every private widow well may keep
By children's eyes, her husband's shape in mind:
Look what an unthrift in the world doth spend
Shifts but his place, for still the world enjoys it;
But beauty's waste hath in the world an end,
And kept unused the user so destroys it.
No love toward others in that bosom sits
That on himself such murd'rous shame commits."
5 Movements for 4 Trombones, by Zach Bell
- Grant Hayes
- Mark Bennett
- Dylan Mitchell
- Conor Wilson (bass)
The composition was accepted into the 2019 International Trombone Festival Composer Workshop, and was premiered by the Ohio Trombone Quartet at the festival in Muncie, Indiana.
Kaleidoscope by Steven Verhelst for solo Trombone and choir
Brad White, Acting Principal Trombone, Houston Symphony Orchestra
Bradley White, trombone, joined the Houston Symphony in the fall of 2001 as Associate Principal and Second Trombone. He is a native Houstonian and earned his Bachelor of Music in Trombone Performance from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music in 1993. He went on to study at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City where he received a Master of Music in 1997. White has performed with Ambient Brass, the Houston Ballet and Grand Opera Orchestras, and the San Antonio and Hawaii Symphonies.
Giant's Tale by Stephen Verhelst for Trombone Choir*
Immediately following "Giant's Tale" join us in the Jones Hall foyer for one last tour de force -"Lost in the Zonnules of Zinn" by James Pugh.
Immediately following Zonnules of Zinn - join us at University House Residence Hall, North Village for a Chic-fil-A reception.
See map below for directions
Lost in the Zonules of Zinn for Trombone Quartet and Tuba Quartet by Jim Pugh
Jim Pugh joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign faculty in 2005. Jim is a distinguished trombonist, composer, and educator. The inspiring virtuosity and incredible versatility he has demonstrated during the course of his career has caused Jim to be often honored as the “musician's musician”. Whether he is performing as a concerto soloist in a symphonic setting, recording and touring with legendary artists in the fields of classical, jazz, and rock, or bringing forth his own exciting new compositions that expand the role of brass in contemporary music, his creativity knows no boundaries.
Lost in the Zonules of Zinn was commissioned by Gerry Pagano and the St. Louis Low Brass Collective for the 7th Annual St. Louis Symphony Gala Concert
Premiered January 20, 2015 in Sheldon Concert Hall St. Louis , Missouri by:
Tim Myers, Amanda Stewart, Jonathan Reycraft, Gerry Pagano, Ed Jacobs, Shawuana Kuebler, James Land, Matt Kuebler and Jim Pugh conducting
Baylor Trombone Ensemble:
Dylan Mitchell, Freshman BME
Noah Davies, Freshman BM
Gannon Allen, Freshman BM
Jameson Talton, Sophomore BM
Grant Hayes, Sophomore BME
Conor Wilson, Sophomore BM (bass trombone, tuba)
Mark Bennett, Sophomore BM
Max Davis, Junior BME (bass trombone)
Zach Bell, Senior Composition
Nathan Stanfield, Senior BM (bass trombone, contra-bass trombone)
Dawson Ward, Senior BM
Jeff Harrigan, Graduate Associate, MM, conducting
Brent Phillips, director
- Jeff Harrigan
- Mark Bennett
- Zach Bell
- Gannon Allen
- Conor Wilson (bass)
- Nathan Stanfield (contra)
- Dawson Ward
- Grant Hayes
- Noah Davies
- Dylan Mitchell
Immediately following "Giant's Tale" join us in the Jones Hall foyer for one last tour de force -"Lost in the Zonnules of Zinn" by James Pugh.
Immediately following Zonnules of Zinn - join us at University House Residence Hall, North Village for a Chic-fil-A reception.
See map below for directions
Lost in the Zonules of Zinn for Trombone Quartet and Tuba Quartet by Jim Pugh
Jim Pugh joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign faculty in 2005. Jim is a distinguished trombonist, composer, and educator. The inspiring virtuosity and incredible versatility he has demonstrated during the course of his career has caused Jim to be often honored as the “musician's musician”. Whether he is performing as a concerto soloist in a symphonic setting, recording and touring with legendary artists in the fields of classical, jazz, and rock, or bringing forth his own exciting new compositions that expand the role of brass in contemporary music, his creativity knows no boundaries.
Lost in the Zonules of Zinn was commissioned by Gerry Pagano and the St. Louis Low Brass Collective for the 7th Annual St. Louis Symphony Gala Concert
Premiered January 20, 2015 in Sheldon Concert Hall St. Louis , Missouri by:
Tim Myers, Amanda Stewart, Jonathan Reycraft, Gerry Pagano, Ed Jacobs, Shawuana Kuebler, James Land, Matt Kuebler and Jim Pugh conducting
Baylor Trombone Ensemble:
Dylan Mitchell, Freshman BME
Noah Davies, Freshman BM
Gannon Allen, Freshman BM
Jameson Talton, Sophomore BM
Grant Hayes, Sophomore BME
Conor Wilson, Sophomore BM (bass trombone, tuba)
Mark Bennett, Sophomore BM
Max Davis, Junior BME (bass trombone)
Zach Bell, Senior Composition
Nathan Stanfield, Senior BM (bass trombone, contra-bass trombone)
Dawson Ward, Senior BM
Jeff Harrigan, Graduate Associate, MM, conducting
Brent Phillips, director
Studio Guests Artists 2021-2022
- Brad White - Houston Symphony Co-principal (confirmed) - November 1-3, 2021
- Brad Palmer - Trombone Professor, Columbus State (confirmed) March 30-31, 2022
- Jonathan Whitaker - Trombone Professor, University of Alabama (confirmed) - April 3-5, 2022
- Brian Hecht - Dallas Symphony Utility TBA