An invitation to join

The Consortium to Commission

DOUBLE CONCERTO FOR EUPHONIUM AND TUBA

by James Grant

An innovative new work specifically designed for advanced players of euphonium and tuba, grade 5/6 wind ensemble, and university-level tuba-euphonium quartet (in Mvt II).

THE CONSORTIUM IS OPEN TO JOIN THROUGH MARCH 15

| PROJECT PROPOSAL and INVOICE/ORDER/FAX FORM |

Or sign up directly online at
| Potenza Music |

Mvt I
PLAYGROUND (4'30)

Mvt II
PASSAGE (8'00)

NOTE: Mvt II includes a significant role for university-level tuba-euphonium quartet.

The parts played by the tuba quartet are cued for multiple ensemble instruments in the event a tuba quartet is not available to participate. The cued parts are printed in the conductor's score in an alternate version of Mvt II.

Mvt III
SPRINT (4'15)
based on 'Etude/Attitude' from tba4tet

Total duration of Double Concerto: 16'45

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— PDF and AUDIO EXCERTPS —

The PDF and audio excerpts linked below are offered to help you assess whether this project is appropriate for you and your ensemble. As you'll read in the Project Proposal linked above, the Double Concerto also will be fashioned into two other versions:a recital piece for euphonium and tuba with piano accompaniment; and a recital piece for unaccompanied euphonium/tuba duo. In both of these versions, the (optioanl) euphonium/ tuba quartet called for in Mvt II of the full wind ensemble version can also make an appearance.

NOTE: the audio excerpts below are rough, unrefined (at times kind of ridiculous) MIDI renderings, offered here only to give a sense of the musical language and of the interplay of the solo instruments with the ensemble; there is no percussion; there are no dynamics and articulation. So please: fire up your imagination while listening and following along in the score.

Click on the AUDIO plugin first, then immediately on the PDF link, which will open in a new window;

| PDF: Score: start of Mvt I |

| PDF: Score: end of Mvt I, start of Mvt II |

| PDF: Score: end of Mvt II, start of Mvt III |

| PDF: Score: end of Mvt III |

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SOLO PARTS

| PDF: Euphonium Mvt I |

| PDF: Euphonium Mvt II |

| PDF: Euphonium Mvt III |

| PDF: Tuba Mvt I |

| PDF: Tuba Mvt II |

| PDF: Tuba Mvt III |

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UNACCOMPANIED DUO VERSION

| PDF: Unaccompanied duo version: Mvt I |

| PDF: Solo parts plus tuba 4tet: Mvt II|
See note above re: tuba-euphonium quartet

| PDF: Unaccompanied duo version: Mvt III |

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| Go to AUDIO EXCERPTS from other compositions by James Grant |

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Hello, and thanks for dropping in --

Over the course of the past year, Drs Kelly Thomas, Mark Nelson, Pat Stuckemeyer and I joined forces to design a comprehensive project to convene a group of Commissioners to commission from me a new work: a double concerto for euphonium and tuba designed specifically for use -- and plenty of re-use -- by advanced players of euphonium and tuba with university-level wind ensembles and tuba-euphonium quartet (optional, but desired). Above is a link to the formal project proposal, which contains a detailed description of all aspects of the consortium. Also linked above is a brief Sign-Up form as well as a direct link to Potenza Music, where you can sign up online.

The new work will be published and distributed exclusively by Potenza Music. The premiere of Double Concerto is scheduled to take place at the University of Arizona on March 25, 2012, and it will be a featured work at ITEC 2012, in Linz, Austria. Your sponsorship will be duly noted in all publicity and, of course, in the Potenza-published score..

We are all thrilled -- I am, especially so! -- to be working with you and many other good friends and colleagues to bring to life this new work for both the euphonium/tuba repertoire and the wind ensemble repertoire.

For those of you who are not familiar with my music, below you will find audio excerpts to other compositions that are relevant to the project at hand.

Please don't hesitate to contact Kelly, Mark, Pat or me if you have any questions about this project — we all hope it becomes your project, too. The Consortium is open to join through March 15.

Best regards — and I look forward to working with you in the coming months.

- Jim Grant

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THREE FURIES FOR TUBA AND ORCHESTRA
Mvts I, II, and III (continuous)
Albany / TROY1133 — Raw Emotions
Timothy Buzbee, tuba; Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Jacomo Rafael Bairos, conductor

2 min 20 sec

TBA4TET
Mvts I, II, and III (continuous)
Potenza Music / PM1012 — Endgame
Eufonix Quartet: Danny Helseth, Pat Stuckemeyer, Aaron Tindall and Kelly Thomas

2 min 55 sec

ENDGAME
Potenza Music / PM1012 — Endgame
Eufonix Quartet: Danny Helseth, Pat Stuckemeyer, Aaron Tindall and Kelly Thomas

50 sec

QUINTET FOR BRASS
Mvts I, II, III, IV (continuous)
University of Iowa School of Music / Iowa Brass Quintet
Americana: A University of Iowa Celebration

3 min 10 sec

CHART overture for orchestra
Unreleased studio recording
Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sebrina Maria Alfonso, conductor

1 min 35 sec

TRIBUTE FOR ORCHESTRA (to 9/11)
Live recording, 2002 Midwest Clinic
Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra; Matthew Hazelwood, conductor

1 min 30 sec

EJA! EJA! for timpani, soprano solo, chorus, and orchestra (ending)
Live recording, Choral Arts Society of Washington, Kennedy Center
Norman Scribner, conductor; Fred Begun, timpani; Arianna Zukerman, soprano

1 min 50 sec