29 November – Concert in Sint-Niklaas
This weekend, I had the pleasure of performing with the Nadar Ensemble in our home town of Sint-Niklaas. And yes, you read that correctly: me playing Bach?
Well… sort of.
For me, a highlight of the evening was performing Simon Steen-Andersen’s fascinating re-staging of Bach’s Ich habe genug. It’s a brilliant, intricate, and surprising piece — always a challenge.
We also premiered Anthony Romaniuk’s new work, Enough (Already), composed especially for us and for this program, fittingly titled “I’ll be Bach.”
The concert featured wonderful solo performances by my colleagues Pieter Matthynssens, Nico Couck, and Anthony Romaniuk. Bravo!
Trombone Octet – Reading Farzan Salsabili’s New Piece
A few days earlier, on 26 November, the trombone class at the HfMT Köln gathered to read through a brand new piece by Farzan Salsabili, a student of Brigitta Muntendorf and Oxana Omelchuk.
Written specifically for this ensemble as part of the Oktett-Reihe project, the piece dives deep into the possibilities of the trombone — full of inventive techniques, written for the instrument in a way that feels natural, idiomatic, and exciting. It was a joy to explore this new work for the first time.
Next Concert – 17 December in Kraków (PL)
The next stop is Kraków, on 17 December at 19:00 in the Cricoteka. I’m both excited and a little daunted: performing two demanding solo works in one evening is always a real challenge.
The program features:
- Thierry De Mey – Light Music
- Piotr Peszat – And I am standing on stage again (world premiere)
Peszat’s new piece, inspired by the work of the renowned Polish artist Tadeusz Kantor and his Theatre of Death, reimagines the trombone concerto format. It dives into the mechanisms of human memory, weaving references to Kantor’s world into a vivid musical language.
It’s a true honour to be able to premiere this work in the Cricoteka, the museum dedicated to Kantor’s life and art.
Thomas R. Moore 