BPL and Birmingham Art Music Alliance Present Trombonist Jacob Elkin Concert February 18 at Central Library
What: Birmingham Public Library's Loud at the Library Series and Birmingham Art Music Alliance Present Trombonist Jacob Elkin in Concert
When: Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Central Library, 2100 Park Place, Birmingham, AL 35203
Details: Jacob Elkin is a New York-based virtuoso trombonist who specializes in electronics, spatialization, improvisation, and microtonality. In addition to music from his repertoire, he will present works by Alabama composers.
The concert is supported by Alabama State Council on the Arts. The concert is free
Birmingham, Ala. - The Birmingham Public Library and Birmingham Art Music Alliance are proud to present a free concert by trombonist Jacob Elkin. The concert is supported by the Alabana State Council of the Arts.
Elkin is a renowned trombonist, composer and arranger based in Brooklyn, New York. A virtuoso trombonist, Elkin specializes in electronics, spatialization, improvisation, and microtonality. In addition to music from his repertoire, he will present works by Alabama composers.
Michael Coleman's "Sliding Interest #6" is from a series of graphic scores, for sliding instruments, based on interest rate graphs. Both "Meander" by Monroe Golden and "By Wit and Reason, Which We Call Science" by Holland Hopson feature live computer processing.
Golden's piece references the meandering path of a Cretan labyrinth and utilizes the natural harmonics of the trombone. Hopson's work is inspired by John Dowland's lute songs of the English Renaissance. William Price's lyrical and virtuosic "Statements" for solo trombone uses different musical styles to delineate the separate movements.
Jacob Elkin has performed on some of the most prestigious stages of the world including Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and The Kimmel Center. He has presented lecture performances at Mozarteum University Salzburg, the University of London, and The Contemporary Art Center Seoul, South Korea.
Elkin has premiered new works for trombone in chamber settings with New York Composers Circle, Mimesis Ensemble, Contemporaneous, Ensemble Mise-en, and The New York Trombone Consort with David Taylor. He has premiered solo works for trombone by Hubert Howe, Dary John Mizelle, Monroe Golden, Joseph Pehrson, Jin-Hee Han, Josh Oxford, and many others.
Elkin has been written about in many publications including Broadway World, OperaWire, New Music USA, I Care if you Listen, Classical Music Daily, and Avant Music News. His music is available on WAW and Ablaze records and has been played on WKCR New York Radio. He is on faculty at The United Nations International School.
The mission of the Birmingham Public Library is to provide the highest quality experience to our community for lifelong learning, cultural enrichment and enjoyment. BPL is one of the largest library systems in the Southeast. For more information, visit www.cobpl.org.
The Birmingham Art Music Alliance (BAMA) is a nonprofit organization with the twofold mission of promoting music by Alabama composers and presenting concerts of recently created art music to communities in Birmingham and beyond. Members include local composers, professional performers, students, and enthusiasts who wish to preserve and maintain the long tradition of music as a living art form. For details, visit http://artmusic.org
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