CPMusicLibrary's video: Dan Locklair - A Birthday Fancy for 2 trombones and piano

Notes by the composer - A Birthday Fancy was commissioned by Jean-Marie Barker early in 2020 and completed on April 11, 2020. The commission celebrates the June 19, 2020, birthday of Ms. Barker’s trombonist husband, David Archer. Sharing in the dedication of the piece, is friend and former Archer trombone student, Robert Conquer, on the occasion of his 20th birthday on June 29, 2020.Imitation abounds throughout the single-movement A Birthday Fancy. Approximately four-minutes in length, A Birthday Fancy is for two trombones and piano. It is in three primary sections. The slow and majestic opening section is filled with motivic fourths and fifths in the trombones, even as a lyrical melody unfolds in the piano. Dotted rhythms and a somewhat jazzy spirit characterize this section. A tempo increase leads to the more gentle middle section. Underpinned by an undulating accompaniment in the piano, this section’s primary melodic idea lyrically alternates between the trombones and the piano.As the section progresses, hints of the traditional Happy Birthday tune are heard, becoming more obvious in the trombones at the climax point. A return to the opening tempo and spirit of the first section marks the beginning of the third section. With rich upper-register sonorities in the trombones and piano, A Birthday Fancy concludes as the piano offers a final quote from the well-known birthday tune.Dan LocklairWinston-Salem, North Carolina (USA)August 7, 2021 Now on sale through our online store https://cpmusiclibrary.ca/product/birthday-fancy-locklair/ Performers: Soloists David Archer, Robert Conquer. Pianist: Geoffrey Conquer You can find more information about the composer Dan Locklair through his website. https://www.locklair.com The two soloists are wearing custom shirts made for them by Sewn by Request, a division of Counterpoint Enterprises Inc., Jean-Marie Barker, owner and creator. See more and order your shirt or a shirt for your partner/spouse at our Instagram account. https://www.instagram.com/sewnbyrequest/?hl=en You can see Dan Locklair in his custom shirt also made by Sewn by Request on this link.