After Abigail Jones has a bone to pick, we meet a wonderful player, Helen Vollam of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, who gives us an insight into her career. We then talk to Andrew Berryman, previously of the Hallé Orchestra in the UK, about his experiences in Abu Dhabi. Regis Mananga then gives us a brief insight into playing in the Congo and, after many months of pestering, Jiggs Whigham gives us his ten magical moments! I hope you enjoy reading the final part of Niels Ole-Bo Johansen’s article on trombone playing in Denmark, before we introduce you to Alciomar Oliveira, who has written about the Brazilian Trombone Association.
Martin Reinhardt, from Germany, shares his top tips with us, and in Music Matters we talk to Bruce Tychinski about the Birth of a Divertimento. The formidable Grethe Tonheim is then featured in the Education section, before we have an interview from Adrian Morris, bass trombone of the Hallé Orchestra and trombone tutor at the Royal Northern College of Music.
Bill Broughton gives us a tribute to the one and only George Roberts and then we have reviews from the Latztch Brass Festival and Singapore Trombone Festival, as well as the latest CD reviews. All this and much more in 2015’s first edition of Glissando!
Brett Baker
March 2015
