We have three new dates in NYC this month full of premieres and our other favorite works, come out to one, two or all three! Each concert will be a unique program so we’d love to see you out there! August 12, 3pm: “Concerts on the Slope presents the Guidonian Hand” – St John’s Episcopal
Great news! We are honored to announce that we are the recipients of a 2012 Chamber Music America Grant for their Classical Commissioning Program! We were one of 13 ensembles chosen out of 102 and will be commissioning the supremely talented Minnesota composer Mary-Ellen Childs to write a piece for trombone quartet and amplified violin to
In our continuing efforts to expand the repertoire for trombone quartet, we are excited to announce that Alex Weiser will join Jeremy Howard Beck as Composer-in-Residence for the 2012-13 Season. The Hand will premiere the first movement of Alex’s quartet this August and the rest of the work will be premiered in installments throughout the course of the coming season. You
We were overwhelmed by the Twitter response to our performance at the Bang on a Can Marathon! Here are some highlights: River To River @R2RFestival Jeremy Howard Beck’s triumphant piece “Awakening” has the audience spellbound. Epic trombones! http://pic.twitter.com/rrJHzzWQ Rob Deemer @robdeemer I loves me some trombone quartet – esp. Jeremy Beck’s “Awakening” performed by Guidonian Hand. Piece kicked my ass mightily…#marathon2012
At last! We’re so happy to announce the release of our first commercial recording! “Awakening” by our composer-in-residence Jeremy Howard Beck is now available in high quality on Bandcamp, iTunes and Amazon and coming soon to many more! “Awakening” has been a special piece for us, we have closed concerts with it all over the country
Life has been quite busy lately at GUIDONIAN HANDquarters (you love it). We have a heap of new concert dates announced all over the country so have a look at the updated SCHEDULE. Hopefully we’re coming to a venue near you but if not feel free to bug your local concert series or university
“More interesting, though, was [Conrad Winslow’s] “Dilating Music,” an atmospheric exploration of meaty lower brass textures, complete with subtle slides and juxtapositions of muted and open timbres, expertly played by the trombone quartet Guidonian Hand.” –The New York Times, Allan Kozinn, September 2, 2009
Tireless advocates for new music, this adventurous ensemble collaborates frequently with living composers on compelling new works for the repertoire. Most recently, the Hand premiered four new pieces, written especially for them by composers Gary Philo, Jeffrey Gavett, Benjamin Brody, and James Bergin, at the INTAR Theater in New York City. The group has also