Description
Portas is a composition for tenor trombone and wind band written to honor the memory of Daniel Portas, principal trombonist of the Banda de Santiago, conductor, and pedagogue. The tenor trombone version is dedicated to Joseph Alessi, principal trombone of the New York Philharmonic. The original bass trombone version was premiered at the tenth edition of the Numskull Brass Festival Caudete (2024) in its orchestral version, performed by the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Región de Murcia, conducted by Ricardo Mollá with Martin Schippers, tenor and bass trombone of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, as soloist.
Year of composition
2025
Movements
Single movement
Approximate duration
4’30”
Instrumentation
Soloist
Tenor trombone
Woodwinds
Piccolo, Flutes I–II, Oboe I, English horn, Clarinets in Bb I–II–III, Bass clarinet in Bb, Alto saxophones I–II, Tenor saxophone, Baritone saxophone, Bassoons I–II
Brass
Horns I–IV, Trumpets in Bb I–III, Flugelhorns I–II, Trombones I–II, Bass trombone, Euphoniums I–II, Tuba
Percussion
Timpani, Tubular bells, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Chimes, Suspended cymbal
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