“Nowadays it's kind of fun, because when you're writing tonal music you get a chance to say, ‘Oh, yes, but I did my 12-tone music, and I did my theater pieces, and stuff.’”
- Eric Ewazen

‘Something Old | Something New | Something Borrowed | Something Blue’ a solo trombone recital exploring the conversations trombone creates. American composer T.J. Anderson’s ‘Minstrel Man’ explores the unique and personal aspect of African American music. Prokofiev’s ‘Five Melodies’ are a vocal workout, borrowed for trombone. Charles Small uses the full wealth of dynamics and sounds to produce ‘Conversation’. While the use of trombone and guitar explores a new direction in Billy Stewart’s ‘Colors’

T.J. Anderson - Minstrel Man (1978)
Sergei Prokofiev - Five Melodies (1920)
Charles Small - Conversation (1976)
Interval
Joseph Edouart Barat - Andante et Allegro (1935)
Billy Stewart - Colors (2018)
Eric Ewazen - Sonata (1993)

Artists
Kit Millais - Trombones
Aidan Boase - Piano
Carissa Dyall - Guitar
James Littlewood - Bass Trombone

Hanson Dyer Hall
Ian Potter Southbank Centre - 43 Sturt Street, Southbank
Free
www.kitmillais.com