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A BLUE IRIS
for trombone and organ
Steven L. Rosenhaus
A BLUE IRIS was commissioned by trombonist Keith Johnston and premiered by him and organist Galen Tate at the St. Thomas More Church in November, 2010. It is unusual for a Jewish composer to write music intended for use in Christian … Read More
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A BLUE IRIS was commissioned by trombonist Keith Johnston and premiered by him and organist Galen Tate at the St. Thomas More Church in November, 2010. It is unusual for a Jewish composer to write music intended for use in Christian services but not unheard of, so the composer's "more interfaith" approach comes as no surprise. The title comes from the poem "Praying" by Mary Oliver, in which prayer doesn't have to be complex "It doesn't have to be a blue iris" to open a door "into thanks." A simple, soft prayer can be quite powerful and musically translates here into a meditation that focuses both trombone and organ, inherently powerful instruments, inward. Johnston has commissioned and premiered several Rosenhaus works including TRIPLE T[H]REAT (PCET1004) for brass trio (trumpet, horn, trombone) and NINE FEET OF BRASS (A CONCERTO FOR TROMBONE AND BAND).