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5’
Unaccompanied tenor trombone
Written for graduate students Wesley Nielsen and Matthew Gallegos. World premiere 4/24/25 by Matthew Gallegos.
Even the most level-headed performers can struggle with overthinking on stage. This piece, titled after a quote by one of my trombone teachers and conceived using mathematical music theory which I have since forgotten, depicts an internal conflict while on stage. After getting in a “groove” (in this case, samba), everything goes well and confidence soars. However, doubt has a tendency to creep back in and force more unnecessary cogitation. I hope that you find this piece cathartic and that it helps you in your battles against performance anxiety and large interval skips.
5’
Unaccompanied tenor trombone
Written for graduate students Wesley Nielsen and Matthew Gallegos. World premiere 4/24/25 by Matthew Gallegos.
Even the most level-headed performers can struggle with overthinking on stage. This piece, titled after a quote by one of my trombone teachers and conceived using mathematical music theory which I have since forgotten, depicts an internal conflict while on stage. After getting in a “groove” (in this case, samba), everything goes well and confidence soars. However, doubt has a tendency to creep back in and force more unnecessary cogitation. I hope that you find this piece cathartic and that it helps you in your battles against performance anxiety and large interval skips.