Glasgow all set for Trombone Weekend
Simon Johnson in Glasgow with son Sam (6) and daughter Martha (9)
Details have been announced ahead of next month's much anticpated Glasgow Trombone Weekend.
The festival, which runs from 22-25 June, will see international performers including Christian Lindberg and Mnozil Brass descend on the city for concerts, masterclasses and competitions in the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Glasgow’s City Halls.
Tickets for the event, which has been jointly promoted by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, are on sale from: www.rcs.ac.uk/glasgowtromboneweekend and from the City Halls box office.
The Glasgow Trombone Weekend includes the following listings:
Glasgow Trombone Weekend: Concert 1
Thursday 22 June, 7.30pm
City Halls, Glasgow
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Christian Lindberg, director and trombone
Simon Johnson, trombone (pictured above)
Martyn Brabbins, conductor
Rossini - Overture: The Thieving Magpie
Sandström - Echoes of Eternity (Concerto for two trombones and orchestra)
Beethoven - Symphony No 5
Tickets: • Tel: 0141 353 8000 • Online: https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ez68gw
Glasgow Trombone Weekend: Concert 2
Friday 23 June, 7.30pm
City Halls, Glasgow
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Christian Lindberg, trombone, director, conductor
Jörgen van Rijen, trombone
Martyn Brabbins, conductor
Wagner - The Mastersingers of Nuremberg – overture
Aho - Trombone Concerto
Respighi - Pines of Rome
Lindberg - The Waves of Wollongong
Tickets: • Tel: 0141 353 8000 • Online: https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ecqgwh
Competitions
Saturday 24 June, 10am
Stevenson Hall, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
British Trombone Society and intercollegiate trombone competitions
Tickets: • Tel: 0141 332 5057 • Online: https://www.rcs.ac.uk/glasgowtromboneweekend
Glasgow Trombone Weekend: Concert 3
Saturday 24 June, 7.30pm
City Halls, Glasgow
Mnozil Brass
CIRQUE
Tickets: • Tel: 0141 353 8000 • Online: https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e542mb
British Trombone Society Day
Sunday 25 June, 10am
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
The British Trombone Society takes up residence at RCS packed with clinics, workshops, concerts and masterclasses.
Tickets: • Tel: 0141 332 5057 • Online: https://www.rcs.ac.uk/glasgowtromboneweekend
