SHIFT Peter Moore, Tredegar Band & Ian Porthouse

• Arthur Pryor (1869 - 1942): Annie Laurie:
• 1 Pryor: Annie Laurie 05:01
• Gordon Langford (1930 - 2017): Rhapsody for Trombone:
• 2 Langford: Rhapsody for Trombone 13:32
• Phoebe Palmer Knapp (1839 - 1908): Blessed Assurance:
• 3 Knapp: Blessed Assurance 04:53
• Erik Leidzen (1894 - 1962): Concertino for Band & Trombone:
• 4 Leidzen: Concertino for Band & Trombone 08:22
• George Bassman (1914 - 1997): I’m Gettin’ Sentimental Over You:
• 5 Bassman: I’m Gettin’ Sentimental Over You 04:42
• Simon Dobson (b. 1981): Shift:
• 6 Dobson: Shift: I. On Frustration and Confusion 05:46
• 7 Dobson: Shift: II. On Solitude and Longing 07:08
• 8 Dobson: Shift: III. On Hope and Momentum 05:00
• Traditional: Nobody Knows the Trouble I See:
• 9 Trad.: Nobody Knows the Trouble I See 05:09
• Philip Sparke (b. 1951): Sambezi:
• 10 Sparke: Sambezi 07:00
• Total Runtime 01:06:33

Info for SHIFT

Born in Belfast and raised in Greater Manchester, the world-renowned trombonist Peter Moore gained international attention at the age of twelve when, in 2008, he became the youngest winner of the competition BBC Young Musician. His early involvement in the brass band culture in Northern England was crucial to his rapid development. Appointed Co-Principal Trombone of the London Symphony Orchestra aged just 18, he departed after ten years to focus on his solo career. He has performed concertos with leading orchestras including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and given recitals at venues such as the Koninklijk Concertgebouw, in Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall, in London, and Wiener Musikverein. This album celebrates Peter’s life-long association with the Brass Band movement, with a diverse programme that includes major works such as Gordon Langford’s Rhapsody (written for Don Lusher) and the world premier recording of Simon Dobson’s SHIFT - a trombone concerto written for Peter Moore. Peter also pays tribute to other great trombonists: Arthur Prior was a soloist with the Souza band, whilst I’m Gettin’ Sentimental Over You was a huge hit for Tommy Dorsey.

Peter Moore, trombone
Tredegar Band
Ian Porthouse, conductor

Peter Moore
‘Moore displays an eloquence and nobility that one might have thought impossible except by the human voice,’ effused BBC Music Magazine. Indeed, his sensitivity of expression, command of technique and versatility has made Peter Moore one of the most exciting and well-respected exponents of the trombone today.

Born in Belfast and brought up in Greater Manchester, Moore was part of the world-renowned Brass Band culture in the North of England - experiences which proved crucial to his rapid development as a very young player. He came to international attention in 2008 when, aged 12, he became the youngest ever winner of BBC Young Musician, kickstarting a solo career that continues to go from strength to strength. A busy schedule has since seen him perform with some of the Europe’s leading orchestras, including the BBC, London and Lucerne Symphony orchestras, BBC Concert Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Polish Chamber Orchestra and Ulster Orchestra. He has also given recitals at some of the world’s most prestigious venues and festivals: Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, the Cologne Philharmonie, Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, London’s Barbican Centre and Wigmore Hall, the Spoleto Festival USA, Vienna’s Musikverein and Zurich’s Tonhalle, to name a few. Meanwhile, tours have taken him as far as Australasia, China, Japan, South America and South Korea, and from 2015 to 2017 he was a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist.

Moore’s repertoire stretches from the early Baroque via Romantic lieder transcriptions to contemporary works. A proud exponent of new music, he has premiered trombone works written for him by Francisco Coll (Chanson et Bagatelle), Roxanna Panufnik (When You Appear) and Dani Howard (Trombone Concerto) and many others. He also gave the UK premiere of Sir James MacMillan’s Trombone Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra, and the European premiere of Joe Chindamo’s “Ligeia” with the National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin. He continues to collaborate closely with composers to fully realise the potential of the trombone on the solo stage.

Concerto highlights include performances in Suntory Hall, Tokyo with Sir Simon Rattle and the BBC Proms with Vasily Petrenko - the first trombone soloist at the festival for nearly 20 years. The performance was widely praised: ‘There are very few players with the charismatic presence and variety in their sound ... who can hold interest through long phrases as Moore always does,’ wrote The Arts Desk. The Times noted Moore’s ‘hot lyricism’, while the Telegraph admired how he ‘married the elegance of a ballroom dancer with the lyrical tenderness of a violinist’.

Moore’s debut album Life Force was released in June 2018. Accompanied by James Baillieu, the record features a selection of lieder arranged for trombone and piano as well as works originally written for trombone. The album earned a five- star review from BBC Music Magazine, while Gramophone praised Moore’s ‘genuine sympathy’ and ‘long, carefully phrased lines’.

Moore is the former Principal Trombone of the London Symphony Orchestra, joining in 2014 as the youngest ever player. After 10 years, he resigned in order to focus on his career as a soloist. He is currently a professor at the Royal Academy of Music, London and has given masterclasses all over the world in institutions including the Juilliard School, Paris Conservatoire, and New England Conservatory.

Peter Moore is a Getzen International Artist and performs on the Getzen 4147IB.

Booklet for SHIFT