[Trombone-l] Creston Fantasy

Howard Weiner h.weiner at online.de
Mon Nov 12 10:25:49 CST 2018


Alas, Marsteller is also no longer available to talk about it. He died 
in 1975.

H




Am 12.11.2018 um 16:52 schrieb Philip Brink via Trombone-l:
> On this subject [and many thanks, George!] you could try contacting Loren
> Marsteller in the LA area - he recorded the Creston with piano several
> years ago, and in his preparation for that he talked with Creston about
> many aspects of the piece. Creston is no longer available to ask about it,
> so Loren might have some valuable information!
>
> Phil Brink
>
> On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 9:02 AM George Butler via Trombone-l <
> trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi, Kristine!
>>
>> I'm guessing, that choosing to *write* about the Creston Fantasy is
>> probably a smarter decision than choosing to perform it.  :-)  So, you two
>> don't be too hard on yourselves, okay?  :-)
>>
>> Plus, if you and your friend are not finding anything written about it,
>> there's an *opportunity* here for you to contribute.  :-)
>>
>> I once owned an LP recording of Jay Friedman and the Chicago Symphony doing
>> it, but--and *THIS* is stupid--I stupidly left it behind with my other 300
>> LPs when I moved from south Texas to northeastern Europe in 2006.  I am
>> still kicking myself about that.  This recording was sold as a fundraiser
>> for the CSO by the CSO.  I cannot remember if there was anything to the
>> liner notes.  Maybe my buddy Howard Weiner, a Chicago boy now living in
>> Freiburg, southwest Germany, still has his.
>>
>> My classmate Abbie Conant used it as her entrance exam at Juilliard in
>> 1977, and later played it on one of her recitals.  Maybe she knows a little
>> more than the rest of us?
>>
>> When I get home tonight--another eight hours here in the Helsinki time
>> zone--I can take a look at my first edition of Vern Kagarice's bibliography
>> of solo trombone with orchestra or band accompaniment.  It's old, but not
>> as old as the Creston.
>>
>> Oh, another thought:  I'd guess that Clinton F. Niewig, Librarian Emeritus
>> of the Philadelphia Orchestra and dean of orchestra librarians everywhere,
>> might have something.  His book on bass trombone solo works with orchestral
>> accompaniment appeared recently.  At one time, he was quite active in this
>> Trombone-L community, freely answering our queries.
>>
>> https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10588167.2018.1484681?journalCode=wmus20
>>
>> --George Butler, Lasnamäe Muusikakool, Tallinn, Estonia
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 11, 2018 at 2:48 PM Kristine Oppegaard via Trombone-l <
>> trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone!
>>> Thank you for all the answers concerning the Lebedev concert. Now, I am
>>> searching help for a friend;
>>> I have a writing workshop for my master thesis, and stupidly enough I
>> chose
>>> to write about the Creston Fantasy for trombone. There seems to be no
>>> information on the piece, and I was wondering if any of you know anything
>>> about this, or know where I can find information?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> --
>>> best,
>>>
>>> Kristine Solli Oppegaard
>>> +47 48189667
>>> oppekri at gmail.com
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