Trombone_Concerto_(Wagner)
Trombone Concerto (Wagner)
Trombone concerto
The Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra is a trombone concerto by the American composer Melinda Wagner. The work was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic for their principal trombonist Joseph Alessi. It was given its premiere at Avery Fisher Hall on February 22, 2007, by Alessi and the New York Philharmonic under the conductor Lorin Maazel. The piece is dedicated to Lorin Maazel and the New York Philharmonic.[1][2]
A recording of Wagner's Trombone Concerto was released by Bridge Records in 2011, featuring trombonist Joseph Alessi with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Lorin Maazel (Music of Melinda Wagner - Bridge 9345).[3]