Trombonist Eileen Meyer Russell performed the Lyric Fanfare (1993) for trombone and piano on October 20th (accompanied by Kiyoshi Tamagawa) as part of a guest artist recital at the University of Oregon.

Five Miniatures (1983) for flute and euphonium will be performed on piccolo and F tuba (!) at The University of Oklahoma in Norman in the School of Music's Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall on Tuesday, November 3rd at 8:00pm as part of a concert of chamber music for brass instruments.

Robert Kozánek gave virtuoso performances of the new trombone concerto on September 25th & 26th in Kroměříž, Czech Republic in the beautiful Assembly Hall of the archbishop's castle (a UNESCO world heritage site). He was ably assisted by his father, Viktor Kozánek, conducting the P. J. Vejvanovský Conservatory Orchestra. Robert asked me to write the concerto in honor of the conservatory's 60th anniversary when we met in Slovakia last year.