Showpiece on Euphonium Studio

Pantomime

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Philip Sparke’s Pantomime packs a lyrical central section between bright, playful outer material, all in a span short enough to sit comfortably on a contest or recital programme. It asks for clean articulation and a singing middle register without demanding the extreme range or endurance of the full concertos, which is exactly why it works so well as a stepping-stone into the serious repertoire.

Variations on 'The Carnival of Venice' (arr. euphonium)

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Arban’s Carnival of Venice variations, borrowed from the cornet tradition, are the archetypal brass showpiece: a simple tune put through progressively more dazzling variations demanding rapid multiple-tonguing, wide slurs, and fearless agility. On euphonium it is pure crowd-pleasing display, the encore that proves the big dark instrument can be as nimble as any cornet.