Illuminations

Joseph Turrin

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Subtitle: Concerto in One Movement for Solo Trombone & Wind Symphony

General Info

Year: 2004
Duration: c. 17:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Cost: Score and Parts - $150.00 | Score Only - $45.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Solo Trombone
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV-V
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Snare Drum
Crash Cymbals
Bells
Chimes
Finger Cymbals
Suspended Cymbal
Triangle
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Illuminations was written for trombonist Joseph Alessi and commissioned by the following consortium:

University of New Mexico Wind Symphony: Eric Rombach-Kendall, conductor; Arizona State University Bands: Gary W. Hill, conductor; Hope College Wind Symphony: Steven Ward, conductor; Michigan State University: John Whitwell, Director of Bands; University of Missouri-Kansas City: Dr. Sarah McKoin, conductor; University of Oregon Wind Ensemble & the Robert Vagner Memorial Fund: Robert Ponto, Director of Bands; University of Toledo Wind Ensemble: Brant Karrick, conductor; Yale Concert Band: Thomas C. Duffy, music director.

- Program Note from score

Media

Audio CD: University of New Mexico Wind Symphony (Eric Rombach-Kendall, conductor; Joseph Alessi, trombone) - 2005

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Georgia State University (Atlanta) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Robert J. Ambrose, conductor; Thomas Gibson, trombone) – 24 February 2006 (CBDNA 2006 Southern Division Conference, Nashville, Tenn.)

Works for Winds by This Composer

and yet your touch upon them will not pass (2021)
Arabesque (1990/2004)
Celebration (2010)
Ceremonial Prelude for Brass Choir (2010)
Chronicles (2000)
Concert Processional (2011)
Concertino for 11 Instruments and Wind Ensemble (2011)
Dedication for Band (2009)
Equinox (2010)
Fandango: For Solo Trumpet, Trombone and Wind Symphony (1999)
Fanfare and Prelude (2008/2010)
Hemispheres (2002)
High Flight (2008)
Hope Alive (2000)
Illuminations (2004)
Invocation (1992)
Jazzalogue No 1 (1997/2002)
Labyrinth (2011)
Lullaby for Noah (2008)
Masquerade (2012)
Monologues (2010)
Nessum Dorma (as arranger) (1926/2010)
Quadrille (2002)
Regiment of Heroes March (2016)
Ritual. See: Soundings for Band (1997)
Sandia Crest (2013)
Scarecrow Overture (2009)
Serenade Romantic (1982)
The Sounding of the Call (2014)
Soundings for Band (1997)
- Ritual (2011)
Triptych for Trumpet and Trombone (2023)
Two Sketches for Band (1998)
Zarabanda (1998)

Resources

Joseph Turrin website Accessed 12 September 2021
Turrin, J. (2010). Illuminations: Concerto in One Movement for Trombone and Wind Symphony [score]. C. Alan Publications: Greensboro, N.C.