Guy is now writing material for the English Trombone Consort. https://englishtrombonecon.wixsite.com/info
Having arrange the famous song ‘ Buddy, can you spare a Dime’ for them, he has now scored the Christmas novelty dixie-style song ‘Santa Plays the Trombone’ which is going into the consort’s repertoire, and it also published by Virgo Music Publishing. http://www.printed-music.com/virgo/
You can see the quartet perform ‘Buddy can you spare a Dime’ on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exp4Fug1A_w
You can see the group perform the Santa piece on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RFeByQbAIk
The vocals – and the masks! – on this video are optional!
Here is a review of the Santa number from the International Trombone Association Journal
When it comes to Christmas music, trombonists have no shortage of arrangements to choose from. The catalogue is so substantial, publishers often create dedicated pages to help organize everything in one location. Given this, it is incumbent upon the composer or arranger to contribute something unique and original to an almost trite genre. Through its upbeat Dixieland style and quirky source material, Guy Turner’s arrangement of Santa Plays the Trombone (in the North Pole Band) fulfills this requirement. Unlike standards such as Jingle Bells or Silent Night, Santa Plays the Trombone is a virtually unknown Christmas tune. Set here for a standard trombone quartet (with an optional sung section), Turner’s arrangement stems loosely from the 1954 recording by “Poppa” John Gordy and his Dixielanders. A strict transcription of the melody sung by Clint Garvin on the 1954 recording is forgone in favor of a “tailgating” approach. In the absence of text, this provides a light and fun intrigue that a strict transcription would lack. With a range extending from F to b-flat1 in the tenor trombones and FF to d1 in the bass trombone, an optional sung section, as well as stylistic considerations, this piece provides a slight challenge that is both fun for the performers and enjoyable for the audience. A short work, it will be a welcome and diverse addition to any trombone Christmas concert.
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