Recollections (trumpet)

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.

Reviews:

The haunting Recollections by Mark Zuckerman provides fine contrast and receives its world premiere recording. Zuckerman uses limited material to maximum effect. Colin Clarke, Fanfare

Some of the single movement works stand out by not being a traditional brass explosion, like Zuckerman’s haunting Recollections, where layered, muted canonical entrances give the feeling of persistent memories. Patrick Valentino, Classical Voice of New England