Phineas Hammer celebrated his first birthday today with his family. It has become a Hammer tradition to present a small, child-friendly chamber concert at each of their children’s first birthday parties. Phineas’ concert was the third they hosted. Leah Givelber (violin) and I (trombone) played a duo recital that included a piece I wrote for the occasion called “For Phineas.”
Duos for violin and trombone are rare, but not entirely unheard of. The trombone actually blends quite well with any string instrument. Stravinsky’s work, “In Memoriiam Dylan Thomas” is written for male voice and pairs a trombone quartet with the conventional string quartet. (Check out a YouTube video here.) Roger Zahab has a collection of pieces called “The Tricky Joys” which includes a movement scored for violin, viola and trombone. I think that eventually my work will fit in with another piece already in progress that will be scored for the trio of trombone, violin and marimba.
At any rate, this was a great way for Robin and Max (Phineas' parents) to commemorate the special day.
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