Jones, S.: Symphony No. 3, "Palo Duro Canyon" / Tuba Concerto

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Tuba Concerto (more info)
Performed by: Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Samuel Jones
Conducted by: Gerard Schwarz
Christopher Olka, tuba
Recording date: 31 October 2006


1.   I. Andante con moto - 09:04
2.   II. Andante mosso - Adagietto - 06:08
3.   III. Largo - Allegro molto - 08:45


Symphony No. 3, "Palo Duro Canyon" (more info)
Performed by: Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Samuel Jones
Conducted by: Gerard Schwarz
Recording date: 9 January 2007


4.   Symphony No. 3, "Palo Duro Canyon" - 23:39

Reviews

Concerto for tuba & orchestra (Andante con moto) (Mar 15, 2010)
Reviewer:Michael Barone - NPR
Since I cut my teeth on Tubby the Tuba (the original version) and played sousaphone in high school, you can imagine my delight in finding that Samuel Jones (a distinguished faculty member at Rice University, more recently composer-in-residence for the Seattle Symphony) had created a heavy-hitting, world-class concerto for this neglected yet importantly resourceful and expressive instrument.... Since I cut my teeth on Tubby the Tuba (the original version) and played sousaphone in high school, you can imagine my delight in finding that Samuel Jones (a distinguished faculty member at Rice University, more recently composer-in-residence for the Seattle Symphony) had created a heavy-hitting, world-class concerto for this neglected yet importantly resourceful and expressive instrument. And, heavens, can Chris Olka make it soar and sing. The Symphony No. 3, subtitled Palo Duro Canyon, depicts one of nature's wonders, an awesome surprise in the midst of a banal Texas landscape, considered sacred by Native Americans. Jones captures its visual, geological and spiritual drama in his almost cinematic score, and Gerard Schwarz conducts both scores with passion. (read more)