Under the direction of Brad Hogarth, SFCM's wind ensemble presents music by Francis Johnson, Henri Tomasi and the world premiere of a new arrangement by Ursula Kwong-Brown. Brown's Cover the Walls, commissioned by SFCM, is a themed piece “inspired by Chinese poems that were carved into the walls of the detention center of Angel Island.” Trombone player Austin Talbot performs in this concert, featured in Tomasi's Trombone Concerto, as the winner of SFCM's concerto competition.

Program

Francis Johnson (arr. Brad Hogarth): Suite

Henri Tomasi (arr. Donald Patterson): Concerto pour Trombone
     I. Andante et Scherzo-Valse
     II. Nocturne
     III. Tambourin
Austin Talbot, trombone

Ursula Kwong-Brown: Cover the Walls

David Maslanka: Symphony No. 4

Artists

Austin Talbot, trombone

Bay Area trombonist Austin Talbot is committed to performing music through a composer's vision while adding a taste of personal beauty and expressiveness. He has made appearances with the San Francisco Symphony and the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera as well as performed with the Round Top Festival Orchestra throughout the Summer of 2023. In addition, Austin had the opportunity to perform at Michael Mulcahy's international trombone seminar at Northwestern University in 2019 and 2024, as well as Gene Pokorny's low brass seminar in 2021 and the Southwest Trombone Conference in 2024. Austin has also found success as a multi-year finalist of the American Trombone Workshop National Solo Competition which he was named winner of in 2024. Supplementing his solo and orchestral career, Austin has been apart of various successful Bay Area chamber ensembles such as QuartetCR and Brass Milk. He is pursuing a Bachelor’s of Music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music under the direction of Paul Welcomer and Tim Higgins, and he is set to graduate in Spring 2025.

Brad Hogarth, conductor