Francis - Petite Fanfare Québecoise for Brass Quintet Delivery:Both It was first performed on

It was first performed on the occasion of the composer's birthday

Raum's concerto has become a major new addition to the Bass Trombone repertoire

Gigout's wonderful "Grand Choeur Dialogue" originally for Brass and Organ has been beautifully scored for eight Trombones in two antiphonal choirs

very entertaining for audiences

Francis - Petite Fanfare Québecoise for Brass Quintet Delivery:Both It was first performed onThis is music for music's sake, a small fanfare full of the joy and pleasure that playing in a brass quintet brings with it. It was written while Mr. Francis was a student in Montreal, and derives its thematic material from the well known Quebec folk song V'la l'bon vent, a tune which is sung in a variety of forms in virtually every region of the province. Nick thinks that at the time he must have had in mind the magnificent brass fanfares of Montreal