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curation

Acoustic Alloy

Acoustic Alloy

With

Vancouver Brass Collective

Discipline

curation

Credit

Chair, Call for Commissions · Vancouver · 2022

A hand on the valves of a trumpet raised against a pale background
A hand on the valves of a trumpet raised against a pale background

The idea

Leif chaired the Vancouver Brass Collective’s Call for Commissions.

Who it’s for

Composers writing for brass, and the players and audiences who want more than the standard repertoire.

What happened

The program led to VBC’s first album, Acoustic Alloy (2022).

Leif Austin playing trumpet mid-kick, one leg raised highLeif Austin smiling down at a piccolo trumpet in his hands