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A perfect disc for the trombone specialist or brass lover.

Steve Witser has served as assistant principal trombone of the Cleveland Orchestra since 1989, and is a member of the highly acclaimed Center City Brass Quintet. He was educated at Eastman and since 1993 has been a faculty member of the Cleveland Institute of Music. He has also been principal trombone of the Honolulu Symphony, Santa Fe Opera Orchestra and the Phoenix Symphony. He has also taught at Oberlin and the Eastman School. Kathryn Brown performs regularly as a solo pianist, chamber musician and singer. She is currently on the piano faculty and is a vocal coach at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Contents:
Barney Childs, composer
Sonata for Solo Trombone
Steve Witser, trombone

Eric Ewazen, composer
Sonata for Trombone and Piano
Steve Witser, trombone, Kathryn Brown, piano

Jean Baptiste Loeillet, composer
Sonata No. 1 in F Major
Steve Witser, trombone, Rip Jackson, harpsichord, Marta Jasberg, cello

Robert Schumann, composer
Three Romances, Op. 94
Steve Witser, trombone, Kathryn Brown, piano

Henri Tomasi, composer
Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
Steve Witser, trombone, Kathryn Brown, piano

Review:
"Trombonists are always on the lookout for worthy solo repertoire. Steve Witser, assistant principal trombone of the Cleveland Orchestra, takes two routes on his handsome debut recording. He embraces baroque and romantic music that has been transcribed for trombone and he delves into the 20th-century fare specifically written for the instrument. Purists might wonder if a trombone has a place in a work such as Jean Baptiste Loeillet's Sonata No. 1 in F major, but Witser approaches it with such stylistic acumen that the music emerges in elegant, vibrant fashion....Eric Ewazen's Sonata for Trombone and Piano is a playful, lyrical gem. Witser plays everything with utmost clarity and expressive sensitivity, and his friends (all superb Cleveland musicians) make vivid contributions." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
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