Ancient Memory

Program Notes

Ancient Memory is a solo trombone piece that was written for the 2008 Summer Trombone Workshop in Taipei, Taiwan. The idea behind this piece is to imitate Asian folk-sounding musical styles. Feather beaming, tone bending, and grace notes are the featured elements used to express and imitate these styles. One should imagine an honest, untrained voice singing with natural beauty.

Ying-Chen Kao

Reviews

Ancient Memory for Solo Bass Trombone: A Review
By Peter Fielding, December 05, 2021, Online Trombone Journal - ISSN 1093-0485
"Ying-Chen Kao uses extended notation and technique spans glissandi, slide vibrato, grace notes, pitch bending, and use of a decrescendo with a small circle to portray her equivalence of a niente, conveying a nuanced understanding of the trombones sound palette while exploring some non-standard notation.
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Although the tenor trombone edition has received more attention, this bass trombone version would make for an excellent intermediate-level contemporary solo piece for advanced high school or early-level university tenor and bass trombone students alike.
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Given the accessibility of this bass trombone version, I look forward to other recordings being made and disseminated."

Press Release

中華民國文化部 | 長號演奏家蔡懷恩攜手鋼琴家陳毓襄 共演「2023長號嘉年華音樂會」
駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處 - 「2023 長號嘉年華音樂會」將於3月13日於Capital One Hall舉行！
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States | 2023 Trombone Extravaganza to be held March 13 at Capital One Hall
中華民國僑務委員會 | 長號演奏家蔡懷恩攜手鋼琴家陳毓襄 共演「2023長號嘉年華音樂會」
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好新聞 | 長號演奏家蔡懷恩攜手鋼琴家陳毓襄 共演「2023長號嘉年華音樂會」
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