King of Prussia, PA – Theodore Presser Company announces the publication of two pieces for trombone and piano by composer Lauren Bernofsky.
A 1994 concert work written for trombonist Brian Diehl, The Devil's Dermish (144-40690 � Score and Part � $19.99) is a virtuosic display, featuring quick, tongued notes in the lower range of the instrument, and a “limping” waltz in 5/8 time, more scalar and legato, in the higher ranges. The writing allows for expressive use of tone color and vibrato. The cadenza-like section employs techniques such as harmonic glissandi in one slide position, and multiphonics (singing one note while playing another).
A more recent work, Two Latin Dances (144-40688 � Score and Part � $18.99) is a beautifully evocative and sizzling work based on Bossa Nova and Tango rhythms. While at first sounding as two distinct movements, the characteristic dances gradually intertwine to create a uniquely integrated and ever-building whole. Natalie Mannix commissioned the work and introduced Two Latin Dances at the 2016 International Trombone Festival and has recorded the work on her CD Breaking Ground: A Celebration of Women Composers (MSR Classics).
The Devil's Dermish and Two Latin Dances are available now through Theodore Presser Company or your favorite music retailer.
Lauren Bernofsky (b. 1967, Rochester, MN) has written over a hundred works, including solo, chamber, and choral music, as well as larger-scale works for orchestra, film, musical, opera, and ballet., with performances all over the world. She holds a bachelor's degree in violin and composition from The Hartt School, a master's degree in composition from the New England Conservatory, and a doctorate in composition from Boston University, where she was a student of Lukas Foss. She has served on the faculty of the Peabody Institute and Interlochen Center for the Arts and is currently the Music Director of the Musical Arts Youth Organziation (MAYO) in Bloomington, IN. She is a guest clinician at schools and regional festivals, and she writes for The Brass Herald.
Bernofsky captures the unique expressive potential of each instrument, an approach that has made her work popular with musicians looking for new pieces to showcase their abilities. Her philosophy of composition is simple: music should be a joy both to play and to hear. Her music has been performed across the United States as well as internationally, at major concert venues, conferences, and festivals, including Carnegie Hall, the Berlin Rathaus, Tanglewood, The Midwest Clinic, the International Trumpet Guild Conference, the International Trombone Festival, the American String Teachers Association National Conference, and the Spanish Brass Alzira Festival.
Offering music by today�s greatest composers and teachers, Theodore Presser Company is the oldest continuing music publisher in the United States, dedicated to carrying out the aims and goals its founder established more than a century ago: service, with integrity, to music and musicians, commitment to quality, and a vision for the future. Theodore Presser Company is a full-range music publisher that also distributes the works of more than 70 American and foreign publishers, with a combined sales catalog that features over 60,000 titles.
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