We are playing the last movement of the Saint Saens 2nd symphony, the Organ, at Christmas Praise this year. I have been playing this piece regularly every second year or so over the last 35 years, so when I saw it in the pad thought "no problem", then I looked at the dots and a rather worrying thought dawned on the rather slow Goodwin mind, I've never seen this before!
I don't know how it's happened but I think that every time I've played this great work I have been on my second instrument - Bass Trombone. That's no bad thing since there is a major Bass Trombone solo in the last movement (Bass Trombone solo, not a phrase you come across very often), but none the less very surprising since I still, and always have played a lot more tuba than trombone.
We are playing the concert at both the Fairfield Hall in Croydon and at All Soul's Church Langham place, and since the Fairfield is my "home" hall I am looking forward to this as something of a high point for this Christmas.....more will follow
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