BoozyBTrom said:
I have a recording of Eikanger playing Variations on an Enigma by Sparke. I have to hold my hand up and say that those 4 young ladies who play the 7 Positioned Beast for Eikanger are a fantastic section. Powerful and precise. Bravo ladies.
As an erstwhile proponent of the thumb-valved slush-pump myself, I did not really think there would be anyone in our illustrious company who would match that description - must have been thinking of one of my other forums!
Back to Eikanger, at the Europeans they played the Bourgeois Concerto Grosso, and the trombones are not exactly idle there, either. I have to say it must be one of the most memorable live performances, in or out of a contest, that I have ever had the privilege of hearing, and many in the hall thought they might have pipped YBS for the overall title that year.