Slide Action – trombone quartet

Wooler Arts Summer Concerts 2024

Saturday 18th May 2024, 7.30pm

Slide Action – trombone quartet

Benny Vernon, Huw Evans, Jamie Tweed, Josh Cirtina

New Trombone Voices

Benjamin Britten arr. Cirtina Prelude from Owen Wingrave

Ryan Latimer (b.1990) C. Exigua

Mikolaj Zieliński (1550-1615) Vox in Rama

Laura Jurd (b.1990) Swamped

Matthew Locke (1622-1677) Flatt Consort

Emily Hall (b.1978) Close Palms

Francis Poulenc arr. Cirtina Quatre Prieres de St. F. d’Assise

Zoltan Kodaly Esti Dal

Claude Debussy Trois Chansona

Saskia Apon (b.1957) First Quartet

Piazzola arrangement (tbc)

The multi-award winning quartet of young trombonists, Slide Action, comes with an exciting programme of early music, their own arrangements of Britten, Kodaly, Poulenc and Debussy, together with brand new pieces that they have commissioned.

What an outstanding concert this was. Slide Action’s workshops at Glendale Middle School the day before were really exciting. In the Saturday evening concert a number of children played Wooler Arts’ new Junk Orchestra alongside the trombonists in a new piece they had created together. It was mesmerising.

Audience Comments

Wandering journey for the senses

It is a privilege to hear music of such quality and variety in Wooler.

Very creative concert, stretched my mind!

Absolutely blown away by ‘Ting’ (the new piece created by the children) –well done those young people and their teachers. The trombone quartet were excellent.

Loved the experience of being inside the group when they were spread around the church – felt immersive.

Good rapport between the band members…..Loved the ‘Ting’ piece and so good to see community involvement. Loved the second half – all great choices and the 4-part Kodaly!

A real treat to hear concert brass in this fabulous acoustic. MORE PLEASE. The Junk Orchestra (in Ting) was fantastic – well received and brilliantly executed. Kodaly was wonderful. It was ALL great. Loved it.