Recollections (trombone)

Recollections was written for trumpeter Jean-Christophe Dobrzelewski and his trumpet ensemble, Tromba Mundi. It was later adapted for trombone quintet.

The title has two connotations. The first is the common language meaning: after the very beginning, everything that happens recalls something that has already happened. The second is a pun, more appropriately spelled “re-collections,” since as the piece unfolds, the collections of musical elements – instrumental couplings as well as melodic fragments and harmonies – are constantly being redistributed and reinterpreted.