Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival 2021: 21st Century Trombone

Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival 2021, now in its 23rd season, will offer two concerts in the Thalia Theater in Symphony Space on April 12 and 19, 2021. These concerts will explore facets of contemporary music by living composers, all of whom will be present to discuss their works on stage with host and creator, Victoria Bond. Both programs will be streaming live on Victoria Bond's YouTube channel at 7:30 p.m. ET.

The Art of the 21st Century Trombone features the New York Philharmonic’s principal trombone player Joseph Alessi performing Adelante by Jorge Machain; principal trombone of the Metropolitan Opera, John Romeo, performing The Beginning of Spring by Harrison J. Collins; associate principal trombone of the New York Philharmonic, Colin Williams performing Anthony Barfield’s Red Sky; bass trombone of the New York Philharmonic, George Curran, performing Kenneth Fuchs’ Bass Trombone Concerto; Professor of trombone, Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory, JoDee Davis, performing the premiere of The Voices of Air, by Victoria Bond. Pianists Hanako Yamagata Greenberg and Martha Locker will accompany.