Trombone Recietal

The performing forces of the recital was a piano and a trombone. However, on the third piece, Mark Hartman was unaccompanied by the pianist. Both performers were accredited members of faculty and were definitely professionals. I wasn’t too sure about the pianist, but I knew that the trombonist was the director of the trombone section of Crane. There were no sin

gers or dancers present at the recital. I found that if there might have been dancers, they may have taken away from the performance because then people would not have focused on the intricacies of the sound as much. The trombonist was facing the audience while he played, at the same time, the pianist was perpendicular to the crowd, and to the left of him sat a young man, you was changing the music the pianist was reading off of. The performers were dressed pretty casually. After every movement, the trombonist would grab a towel and wipe his mouth, probably because of the spit created by the constant blowing of the trumpet. I found that in some movements, the trombonist used a mute and used the flutter-tonguing technique in certain instances. I found that the trombonists posture was quite laid back. He wasn’t moving much when he played, but still seemed to be enjoying his work, and he looked like he had a lot of pride when he played. The pianist played very well, and his posture was excellent, as he was sitting quite straight. There were no voices during this piece of music. I don’t think that voices would have really added to this performance, as it was already quite good. The performers communication with each other was discreet, but visible. They never talked to each other, but they did make eye contact when they were ready to start. I also noticed the trombonist give a small smile to the pianist at one point of the performance, which may have represented his enthusiasm. Apart from this, this was some of the only communication I observed.

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Mark Hartman, Seeing Crane, David Heinick, Snell Theater, pianist trombonist, trombonist played, piece trombonist played, Sara Snell, mark hartman, sara snell theater, change music, ready start, sara snell, snell theater, pride played, piece trombonist, third piece,