We
are happy with the lots of very positive reactions. Some
facts:
11.111 visitors!
24 concerts & clinics
5 trombone classes from all over the world guaranteed
a fantastic festival atmosphere
All the big national newspapers reported positively
about the festival.
11 world premieres
Earth Tone Journey on the Schouwburgsquare in good
weather!
Sound visibility in the city with kwartestafettes.
Special co operations, with for example the Rotterdam
Philharmonic Orchestra
A new Young Trombone Collective
A week of masterclasses with 4 masters!
Big support from the municipality, companies and private
funds
On Saturday afternoon there were more than 400 trombones
in the trombone storage (amazing)
Hereby we would very much like to thank our artists and
public for their amazing performance during Slide Factory
2009.
We have already started the preparations for Slide Factory
2011. It will be a major challenge for us to make this
4th edition a superlative of Slide Factory 2009.
If you have been registered for the newsletter of Slide
Factory 2009 you will definitely be updated. See you in
2011!
New Trombone Collective
Slide Factory in the media
23 March 2009
Radio,
television broadcasts and newspapers in the Netherlands
pay attention to Slide Factory.
The New Trombone Collective together with Aurelia Saxophone
Quartet played in the radio show Spiegelzaal (watch
the broadcast online) From 31:30 you'll see and hear
the NTC..
On Tuesday March 24 the members of the New Trombone Collective
will be in the prime time television magazine De
Wereld Draait Door
Winner special promotion action
22 March 2009
The
most original and humorous promotional Slide Factory campaign
we received is from Bernhard Voelz, Dusseldorf, Germany.
He set out flyers and posters accompanied by a maniac one-wheel-tromboneplayer,
his daughter Clara Voelz, sliding to Rotterdam.
He is awarded a free pass to the festival for his action.
Download music Earth Tone Journey
18 March 2009
Listen
to Andrew Peggie’s impressive composition Earth Tone
Journey at the Schouwburgplein on Saturday afternoon March
28.
The piece will be played by a line up of 6 groups of around
150-200 trombones, a gamelan group (Asia), percussion/singing
group from the Cape Verde Islands (Africa) and an Antillian
Brassband (South America).
If you play the trombone, play along with this spectacle
and buy a Festival Pass or day ticket for Slide Factory.
The music is already available for download.
Wycliffe Gordon not present at Slide Factory
12 March 2009
Wycliffe
Gordon will not travel to Rotterdam at the end of March
to attend Slide Factory.
Because of the jazz musician's health condition, his doctor
is not allowing him to do any international travel at this
time.
Fortunately the organization of Slide Factory has found a
more than worthy replacement Harry Watters, the amazing jazzsoloist
with roots in New Orleans.
Twelve years old talent attends Slide Factory
3 March 2009
Peter
Moore from Great Britain also joins Slide Factory. This
young trombone player has won the prestigious prize BBC
Young musician of the Year 2008.
He is playing with the Young Trombone Collective and during
the Guest Stars Recital at Saturday afternoon.
Take
your trombone to Slide Factory and participate in one of
the workshops on Saturday.
The workshops are given by Ben van Dijk and members of the
New Trombone Collective; Bart Claessens, Remko de Jager,
Nico Schippers and Mark Boonstra.
The workshops are suitable for participants of all levels
and ages. There are three kinds of workshops
1. Individual lesson
2. Ensemble coaching
3. Accompanied ensemble
You can register for the workshop of your choice during the
festival at the festival desk. You can only attend a workshop
if you have a festival pass or a day-ticket.
Warm-up with Ben van Dijk
28 February 2009
Every
Slide Factory day starts with a joint warm-up session.
At Saturday March 28th Ben van Dijk will lead this session.
Ben is bass trombonist of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
and well known for his international master classes. He has
written a book called Ben’s Basics, from which he will
demonstrate exercises.
Ben van Dijk is also leading the workshop accompanied ensemble
playing.
Surprising premiers
12 February 2009
Right
now composers are busy writing fantastic new music for
Slide Factory. Here is a selection of the premiers to be
heard during the festival.:
New Piece - Tim Raschke for trombone quartet Alessi/Becquet/van Rijen/Schulz
Piece for street organ and trombone - Eric de Clercq for Koen Kaptijn
Waves of Wollongong - Christian Lindberg for NTC and Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Broken Bones - Bert Appermont
Alice meets NTC - Evert Josemanders for New Trombone Collective (NTC)
Vertigo - Nils Wogram for Nils Wogram and NTC
Earth tone journey - Andrew Peggie for trombones, ensembles and audience
Cubac - Daniel Schnyder
Integrate - Ruud van Eeten
New Piece - Claudia Rumondor
Vision Apocalyptica - Guillermo Lago for Aurelia Saxophone Quartet and NTC
Promote Slide Factory and win a Festival Pass
10 February 2009
By
promoting Slide Factory yourself you could win a free pass
to the trombone festival of Europe. At the media
section you’ll find flyers, press releases and
pictures. Posters will be available soon.
You can print these and hang them up at your local band or
music school. Try to reach as many interested parties as
possible. Then, take a picture of yourself during your promotional
activity and tell us what you’ve done and where.
The most original and humorous promotional campaign will
be awarded a free pass to the festival. The winner will be
announced on March 15th. Send your picture to info@slidefactory.nl
Start sale single tickets!
28 January 2009
Do
you want to visit Slide Factory but is a festival pass
or day ticket not suitable for your wishes? Today the sale
of single tickets for the amazing concerts started.
Many musical genres are represented: classical music, jazz,
ancient, world and contemporary music. For instance, get
carried away by the opening concert of world stars Joseph
Alessi, Michel Becquet, Stefan Schulz, Jörgen van Rijen
and Wycliffe Gordon. But also discover young stormy talent
during the concert of the trombone classes of Lyon, Lausanne,
Berlin, New York and Rotterdam.
Visit the day-programs for
a complete overview and order your tickets at the website of
concerthall De doelen.
Scorpio Collective brings 17th century passion
15 February 2009
Slide
factory is the trombone festival where all music styles
come together. For example, on Sunday afternoon from 14:00
to 15:00 you can enjoy a splendid concert of ancient music
given by the Scorpio Collective.
The trombone (together with the cornetto) flourished extensively
in the 16th and early 17th centuries. A varied, virtuosic
and colourful repertoire stems from this period.
The Scorpio Collective will follow in the footsteps of Nicola
Dalla Casa (Girolamo’s brother and trombonist at the
San Marco in Venice) during an imaginary trip through Europe.
The Scorpio Collective, established by Simen van Mechelen,
brings unbridled passion, charm and dynamism to its performances.
Members of the Young Trombone Collective announced
12 February 2009
The
selection day for the Youth Trombone Collective was held
on Saturday January 17. The most talented and youngest
trombone players from the Netherlands participated in a
day of workshops given by members of the New Trombone collective.
The most promising players were selected from the participants
to form the Youth Trombone Collective.
The new members are:
Adriaan van der Louw, Stijn Pletzers, Rommert Groenhof, Junior
Huigen, Iris Tjoonk, Lars de Bie, Marijn Migchielsen, Edwin
Hoeve, Pieter van Loon, Jurgen van Oostenbrugge, Beppie Schalken,
Thom Huitema.
The Youth Trombone Collective will perform during Slide Factory
on Saturday March 28th from 12:00 to 13:00.
World premiere Christian Lindbergs Waves of Wollongong
15 December 2008
The
world’s
most famous trombonist, composer and conductor, Christian Lindberg
from Sweden, is composing a piece on request of the New Trombone
Collective and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra for the unique
combination of trombone ensemble and symphony orchestra.
We made a Lindberg
Special on this website with all the information about this
special project!
'Meet the world' of the trombone
14 December 2008
With
international stars, workshops, a spectacular Slide Factory Trombone Choir, classical
and jazz concerts, clinics, music market and at least nine world premieres the
New Trombone Collective presents:
Slide Factory 2009
European Trombone Festival
26 - 27 - 28 - 29 March 2009
And all this on one location: De Doelen in Rotterdam.
This festival not only offers you the chance to listen to the world’s best trombonists,
it is also the platform to make music yourself with other trombonists from young
to old and from amateur to professional.
We
are happy with the lots of very positive reactions. Some
facts: 
The
most original and humorous promotional Slide Factory campaign
we received is from Bernhard Voelz, Dusseldorf, Germany. 
Wycliffe
Gordon will not travel to Rotterdam at the end of March
to attend Slide Factory. 
Peter
Moore from Great Britain also joins Slide Factory. This
young trombone player has won the prestigious prize BBC
Young musician of the Year 2008. 
Take
your trombone to Slide Factory and participate in one of
the workshops on Saturday. 
Every
Slide Factory day starts with a joint warm-up session.
At Saturday March 28th Ben van Dijk will lead this session. 
By
promoting Slide Factory yourself you could win a free pass
to the trombone festival of Europe. At the 
Do
you want to visit Slide Factory but is a festival pass
or day ticket not suitable for your wishes? Today the sale
of single tickets for the amazing concerts started. 
Slide
factory is the trombone festival where all music styles
come together. For example, on Sunday afternoon from 14:00
to 15:00 you can enjoy a splendid concert of ancient music
given by the Scorpio Collective. 
The
selection day for the Youth Trombone Collective was held
on Saturday January 17. The most talented and youngest
trombone players from the Netherlands participated in a
day of workshops given by members of the New Trombone collective.
The most promising players were selected from the participants
to form the Youth Trombone Collective. 
The
world’s
most famous trombonist, composer and conductor, Christian Lindberg
from Sweden, is composing a piece on request of the New Trombone
Collective and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra for the unique
combination of trombone ensemble and symphony orchestra. 
During
Slide Factory 2009 the De Doelen Spring HiFi Show takes
place on 28 and 29 in the Willem Burger complex
of De Doelen. 
