Now is as good a time as any to plug my upcoming concert this Sunday. That's right folks, for an admission price of free (save that suggested freewill donation), you can listen to the Minneapolis Trombone Choir change your reality with hours of beautiful trombone music. For you fellas out there looking to impress your ladies, it's the perfect date night. And for you ladies out there looking for love, you must know that the overwhelming majority of trombonists are single.
Minneapolis Trombone Choir - 36th Annual Concert
Judson Memorial Baptist Church
41st and Harriet Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN
Sunday, March 8, 2009
7:00 PM
To add to the fun, we will also be joined by the St. Olaf Trombone Choir.
If you have never had the pleasure of attending a trombone choir performance, I'd highly recommend you come. Now, I realize trombone choir music is kind of a niche genre. Like sitar music. However, it has its own noble history, and we are playing some interesting pieces. A little Gabrieli, some jazz charts, an original piece composed for THIS VERY OCCASION, and a crazyass piece called "Osteoblast" that no one has any idea what's going on with. Don't forget that the trombone is the brass family's cello, and it produces a beautiful and robust sound. In the Renaissance, whenever a composer wanted to represent the Divine with music, that theme was always given to the trombone. Bottom line, no one's got shit on the trombone.
And seriously, if nothing else, the people watching will not disappoint. There's something about the trombone (and as a trombonist, I'm qualified to say this) that draws some of the most socially awkward people out of the woodwork. I saw this phenomenon at perhaps its peak at Luther, but I was happy to see that it replicates even up here in Minneapolis. In fact, at Luther, one of my friends was able to keep an "Awkward Trombone Player of the Week" game running for an entire year, without ever having duplicate winners. Really an impressive feat, I think.
So yes, make sure you put this down in your calendar. It's an event you cannot afford to miss.
As a special incentive, I have free backstage passes to whoever can identify the trombone player in the above photo. I will also be happy to pose for photos with the winner.
4 comments:
i could be wrong... but i'm going to guess mr. yates as your trombonist in the photo. i studied the shoes, the shorts, and the shirt... and the fact that it just makes sense. this is my educated guess.
--- i wish i could make it! i'd come for sure. too bad i'm in another state.
I win! I look good. Real good. My feet did not feel good. And I was a little grumpy...
I may try to make it up with Ray. The problem, sunday night. seriously, sunday afternoon, we are game. Saturday night, we are game. Sunday evening, a little close to Monday morning.
Will there be a recording. I could use one for my collection. Oh, and I'm two steps closer to having shitty ass recordings of show case and the bone quartet:)
b
I win! I look good. Real good. My feet did not feel good. And I was a little grumpy...
I may try to make it up with Ray. The problem, sunday night. seriously, sunday afternoon, we are game. Saturday night, we are game. Sunday evening, a little close to Monday morning.
Will there be a recording. I could use one for my collection. Oh, and I'm two steps closer to having shitty ass recordings of show case and the bone quartet:)
b
oh man, I'm one of those multiple post jack asses!
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