Trombone Travels, Vol. 2: Songs of Travel Matthew Gee & Christopher Glynn

• Sir Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934): Sea Pictures, Op. 37 (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone & Piano):
• 1 Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op. 37 (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone & Piano): No. 1, Sea Slumber Song 04:13
• 2 Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op. 37 (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone & Piano): No. 2, In Haven [Capri] 01:46
• 3 Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op. 37 (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone & Piano): No. 3, Sabbath Morning at Sea 04:52
• 4 Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op. 37 (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone & Piano): No. 4, Where Corals Lie 03:31
• 5 Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op. 37 (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone & Piano): No. 5, The Swimmer 05:22
• Sir Edward Elgar:
• 6 Elgar: 2 Songs, Op. 31: No. 2, A Song of Flight (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone & Piano) 02:33
• 7 Elgar: Arabian Serenade (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone & Piano) 02:13
• 8 Elgar: In Smyrna (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone & Piano) 04:10
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958): Songs of Travel (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone & Piano):
• 9 Williams: Songs of Travel (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone & Piano): No. 1, The Vagabond 03:10
• 10 Williams: Songs of Travel (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone & Piano): No. 2, Let Beauty Awake 01:45
• 11 Williams: Songs of Travel (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone & Piano): No. 3, The Roadside Fire 02:17
• 12 Williams: Songs of Travel (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone & Piano): No. 4, Youth and Love 03:07
• 13 Williams: Songs of Travel (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone & Piano): No. 5, In Dreams 02:18
• 14 Williams: Songs of Travel (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone & Piano): No. 6, The Infinite Shining Heavens 02:18
• 15 Williams: Songs of Travel (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone & Piano): No. 7, Whither Must I Wander 03:41
• 16 Williams: Songs of Travel (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone & Piano): No. 8, Bright Is the Ring of Words 01:50
• 17 Williams: Songs of Travel (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone & Piano): No. 9, I Have Trod the Upward and the Downward Slope 02:14
• Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 - 1924): Songs of the Sea, Op. 91 (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone Quartet & Piano):
• 18 Stanford: Songs of the Sea, Op. 91 (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone Quartet & Piano): No. 1, Drake's Drum 02:49
• 19 Stanford: Songs of the Sea, Op. 91 (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone Quartet & Piano): No. 2, Outward Bound 02:49
• 20 Stanford: Songs of the Sea, Op. 91 (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone Quartet & Piano): No. 3, Devon, O Devon 01:38
• 21 Stanford: Songs of the Sea, Op. 91 (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone Quartet & Piano): No. 4, Homeward Bound 05:13
• 22 Stanford: Songs of the Sea, Op. 91 (Arr. M. Gee for Trombone Quartet & Piano): No. 5, The "Old Superb" 03:05
• Total Runtime 01:06:54

Info for Trombone Travels, Vol. 2: Songs of Travel

This second volume of Trombone Travels (Volume 1 is on 8574093) continues with Matthew Gee’s exploration of three great cycles of early 20th-century British song. Elgar’s Sea Pictures evoke lullaby and turbulence alike, Vaughan Williams’s Songs of Travel chart a wanderer’s lonely journey through the landscape, and in Songs of the Sea Stanford’s music embraces both the sombre and the exhilarating, with Gee joined by a trombone chorus to emulate the male voice choir. Throughout the recital Gee lavishes colouristic effects, the use of mutes, and subtle inflections that reinforce the trombone’s unique ability to mimic vocal techniques.

Vol.1 of Trombone Travels (8574093) by Matthew Gee featured his arrangement of Schubert’s Winterreise. According to Fanfare, ‘Gee is a master of his instrument, with a suave tone and immaculate technique, and is ably supported at the piano by the equally expressive playing of Christopher Glynn.’ An American Record Guide review added that Gee has a ‘perfect tone – pure, full, and warm in all registers – and he has the enviable ability to handle the highest notes with seeming ease.’

Matthew Gee, trombone
Christopher Glynn, piano

Matthew Gee
has been principal trombone with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra since 2010, and also holds principal positions with the Aurora Orchestra and Septura. His passion for the trombone has driven him to release two solo albums – Paradiso e inferno, and Matthew Gee’s Amazing Sliding Circus. Gee has performed with orchestras and ensembles all over the world and has recorded many film and television scores. As a soloist Gee has performed internationally and has had a number of works written for him. He has performed and taken masterclasses at many festivals. Gee is President of the British Trombone Society and takes an active part in promoting the trombone and developing its repertoire. He is a Getzen artist.

Christopher Glynn
is a GRAMMY award-winning pianist and accompanist, working with leading singers, instrumentalists and ensembles in concerts, broadcasts and recordings throughout the world. He is also artistic director of the Ryedale Festival, programming around 60 events each year in the many beautiful and historic venues of Ryedale, North Yorkshire. Glynn has performed with many of the top singers in the UK, and also appears with many chamber ensembles, choirs including The Sixteen, and instrumentalists such as Rachel Podger, Adrian Brendel, Julian Bliss and Matthew Gee. His many accolades include the accompaniment prize in the 2001 Kathleen Ferrier Awards and the 2003 Gerald Moore Award. He has made many recordings, and is regularly heard on BBC Radio 3.

Booklet for Trombone Travels, Vol. 2: Songs of Travel