Review

Anthony Plog
Interplay:

Vuarmarens, , Switzerland
Publisher: Editions Bim
Date of Publication: 2014
URL: http://www.editions-bim.com

Primary Genre: Solo Tenor Trombone - with piano

Anthony Plog has had a successful international career as a virtuoso trumpeter, teacher and composer. He performed as principal trumpet with the San Antonio Symphony, Utah Symphony (associate principal), Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, the Malmo Symphony in Sweden, and the Basel Symphony in Switzerland. As a soloist, he toured throughout the U.S., Europe, Australia, and Japan, with numerous recordings to his credit. He retired from the concert stage in 2001 in order to pursue a full time composition career. His works have been performed in over 30 countries around the world and he has been the recipient of numerous grants and commissions. His solo works for trombone include:                                                                                                  Sonare for trombone and organ
Nocturne for alto (or tenor) trombone and strings
Four Themes on Paintings of Goya for trombone and piano                                                                              Three Miniatures for trombone and piano
Postcards III for solo tenor trombone
Postcards IV for solo bass trombone
Statements for contrabass trombone and piano
 
Interplay is one of six brass solo compositions titled Adventures in Brass. They were commissioned by M. Dee Stewart, Director of CAP ventures (College Auditions Preparation) at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University. The works were composed for an intermediate technical level performer without compromising the composer’s stylistic idiom. Interplay alternates lyrical playing with modest range and technical demands. The musical style features chromaticism that is tonally anchored but not functional in the traditional sense. This is excellent music for an advanced high school level performer but at the same time appropriate for inclusion on degree or professional recitals.

-Karl Hinterbichler
University of New Mexico