The Dutch Trombone Choir is an ensemble made up of as many participants in the festival Slide Factory 2007 as possible. Everyone who wants to play during the festival is welcome to participate in the Dutch Trombone Choir: from amateur to professional, beginner to expert.

There are two major activities during the festival for the Dutch Trombone Choir.

OUTDOOR SPECTACLE

Slide Factory wouldn’t be Slide Factory without a great show to top it off. The Dutch Trombone Choir consisting of amateur and professional trombonists and students from the Rotterdam Conservatory will create a thrilling musical landscape on May 5th at the Schouwburgplein (in front of concert hall the Doelen).

Leading up to this spectacle short, unexpected concerts will be given in the center of Rotterdam by students of the Rotterdam Conservatory bringing the trombone more and more into the foreground. Taking place in the heart of Rotterdam’s city life these short concerts will lead the innocent bystander on a musical adventure climaxing in an overwhelming experience at the Schouwburgplein at 17:00.
There, four groups of players of all levels will take position in the form of a square and play an exciting multi-choir arrangement of the Lamentations of Jeremiah by Thomas Tallis (1505-1585), arranged by Koen Kaptijn.

In the hands of the New Trombone Collective it certainly will not be an ordinary performance! Woven into the arrangement will be unusual sound effects, played by students of the Rotterdam Conservatory. The music of Tallis and the sound effects will come together in the end for a sensational finale.

In this way visitors of the festival and people just passing by will be treated to both refined pearls from the classical tradition and the spectacular possibilities that a huge group of trombonists offer.
It will also be an unforgettable experience for the trombonists themselves to perform with players of all levels in one piece.
           
Final concert with the MARINE BAND
Jan Bosveld has written a new work called Whimsical Winds for the Dutch Trombone Choir and the Marine Band. It will be conducted by Ivan Meylemans and performed at the final concert of the festival on Sunday, May 6th at 15:15 in the Laurens Church.

Schedule Dutch Trombone Choir

Saturday, May 5th

10:30 – 11:30

Rehearsal Whimsical Winds conducted by Jan Bosveld
Willem Burger Zaal – de Doelen
Immediately after the warm-up led by Ben van Dijk, the Dutch Trombone Choir will rehearse Whimsical Winds with the composer Jan Bosveld. This work will be performed as the finale of the festival with the Marine Band in the Laurens Church.

15:00 – 17:00

Rehearsal Outdoor Spectacle conducted by the
New Trombone Collective
Willem Burger Zaal – de Doelen
Lamentations of Jeremiah, conducted by members of the New Trombone Collective will be rehearsed for the outdoor spectacle. Immediately after the rehearsal the Dutch Trombone Choir will proceed together to the Schouwburgplein where the outdoor spectacle will take place promptly at 17:00.

17:00 – 17:30            

Outdoor Spectacle!

Schouwburgplein

Sunday, May 6th

13:30 – 14:30

Dress Rehearsal with the Marine Band     
Laurens Church
Before the final concert there will be a dress rehearsal in the Laurens Church with the Dutch Trombone Choir and the Marine Band conducted by Ivan Meylemans. Whimsical Winds by Jan Bosveld will be rehearsed again as well as the encore 76 trombones.

15:15 – 17:00

Final Concert
Laurens Church
Performance of Whimsical Winds, ending the concert of the Marine Band. The famous piece 76 trombones will be played by all as an encore.