Gordon Cherry has been running Cherry Classics for over 20 years. He is a leading professional Trombonist in North America, having performed as Principal Trombonist of the Vancouver Symphony, and the CBC Radio Orchestra. As well, Gordon has taught hundreds of Brass students for over 30 years at the University of British Columbia and many international leading music festivals.Details
Here is how arranger David Fetter describes the Franz Liszt Five Men's Choruses he has beautifully arranged for 5-part Trombone Ensemble.
They are engaging, accessible character pieces with appealing melodies and refined expression.
- Nothing Said! is whimsical and philosophical (nothing ventured, nothing gained).
- Green Fields is an unassumingly ardent description of a summer landscape.
- Calm Over the Rooftops is a setting of a Goethe poem of comfort, Uber allen Gipfein Ist Ruh. In this, the lower voices begin each line with varying statements of a unison melody, which is answered each time by the full choir.
- Serenade, the first part's entreaties are endorsed by his companions. Their approach is of cordial charm, rather than drama.
- Student Song from Goethe's "Faust" is three verses with refrain of a lusty chorus with a boisterous soli passage for the lower voices that becomes more exaggerated in its repetitions.
The music of about 14 minutes in length is suitable for advanced intermediate performers, all in bass clef.
The soundtrack is performed by the Ellicott City Trombone Choir directed by David Fetter.