Recorded live in Bertinoro, Italy during the Italian Brass Week, August 2013. The Artists in Residence were the fantastic "Golden Horn Brass Quintet" from Turkey, and this was the final encore of their concert set.

Featuring a sublime Rex Richardson on piccolo trumpet, trading solo's with Julian Lupu. I was honoured to be guest tubist for the quintet for the week.

Golden Horn Brass Quintet are the first professional Brass Quintet in Turkey! http://goldenhornbrass.com/

"Nihavent Longa" - Golden Horn Brass Quintet & Rex Richardson

Recorded live in Bertinoro, Italy during the Italian Brass Week, August 2013. The Artists in Residence were the fantastic "Golden Horn Brass Quintet" from Turkey, and this was from their concert set. The composer is A.V.Satiroglu.

I was honoured to be guest tubist for the quintet for the week.

See their website if you like, they are the first Brass Quintet to come out of Turkey! http://goldenhornbrass.com/

"Uzun ince bir Yoldayim" ("Voice of Brass") - Golden Horn Brass Quintet

Recorded live 7.12.13 in St.Bonifatius Church, Mönchengladbach, Germany. Accompanied by Edith Platte on organ. Part of the "Joy to the World" benefit concert.

Part of a multi-movement suite, it is unclear which of the Farnaby Brothers (Giles or Richard) composed this beautiful melody. Giles Farnaby lived between ca. 1563-1640. 

"Giles Farnaby's Dream" - Tenorhorn and Organ

Recorded live in the Grote Kerk in Naarden (NL), October 2012. Accompanied by Gyurin Na on piano.


"Nessun Dorma" for Bass Trombone & Piano

Recorded with funk band "Weaah" in 2013 in Amsterdam. I co-founded this band with Paul Mundy, with the main concept of creating a thick, low horn sound (Bass Trombone, Bari and Tenor Sax - no trumpets!) supported with "earthy grooves that make you move." 

"Chameleon" (arr. N. Sholl)

Recorded live in Niederkrüchten, August 2014. 
Nick Sholl, Bass Trombone; Volker Mertens, Piano.

This arrangement of the Negro Spiritual "Deep River" was made by James Markey, Bass Trombonist of the New York Philharmonic. The colourful bluesy sounds are coming out of a metallic "Wah-wah" (harmon) mute.

Deep River (trad. arr. Markey)

Composed by Klaus Badelt/Hans Zimmer, arranged for Tuba Quartet by Ulrich Swakowski.

I recorded this with Euphonium, Eb Tuba and some Bass Trombone inserts for extra kick - enjoy!

"Pirates Of The Caribbean" - Medley For Low Brass Quartet

The legendary "alien band" playing in the Mos Eisley pub in the first Star Wars film (1977), in a tasteful arrangement with Ulrich Swakowski, from the "Tuba Libre" series (Deutsches Tuba Forum).

The full band name is "Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes" (also known as the Cantina Band). They are depicted as hairless aliens with dome-shaped heads and round, black eyes, a race called Biths.

Recorded on a Besson Sovereign Euphonium and Bb Tuba.

"Cantina Band" For Low Brass (John Williams arr. Swakowski)

My first composition for Posaunenchor (Brass Ensemble) with Jungbläser (Beginner players) - I recorded all parts myself on:

Besson Euphonium "Sovereign" model.
Yamaha "Neo" BBb Tuba
B & S Challenger 2 Flugelhorn
Bach CR 300 Cornet

Free scores of this composition can be found at www.nicksholl.com under "Media-->Downloads"

Die Piraten Fantasie (The Pirate Fantasy) - comp. N. Sholl

This is a variation of the well known jazz standard "Autumn Leaves". I re-composed the theme, and arranged the piece for small jazz combo, which was recorded in March 2012 in Amsterdam's Conservatorium.

Personnel are:

Danny Ahmed: Guitar
Vincent Arp: Contrabass
Hong Seon Mi: Drums

"Autumn Licks"  (arr.N.Sholl) - Bass Trombone and Jazz Combo.

A medley of some of my favourite performances, all of which are LIVE.

Nick Sholl: Bass Trombone Profile

Freelance Bass trombone specialist based in Germany: doubling on Euphonium and tuba. Studied in The Netherlands (Ben van Dijk), London (Bob Hughes) and Canada (Doug Burden).

Nick Sholl - Bass Trombone

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