Created with the help of Jacob Barton during the summer of 2013, originally intended for trombones

Microtonal Meditation

Composed by Robert Davidson for trombone and digital delay, sound engineering by John-Edward Ross. named after Mount Tibrogargan, a small mountain in the Glass House Mountains National Park, north-northwest of Brisbane, Australia.
The name Tibrogargan comes from the local aboriginal words chibur flying squirrel and kaiyathin biting.
In the mythology of the region, Tibrogargan was the father of all the other Glass House Mountains except Beerwah, his wife. It was said that Tibrogargan saw a rising of the waters from the sea, and called to his son Coonowrin to take his mother Beerwah to a safe place; however, Coonowrin (a.k.a. Crookneck) failed to do so, and in anger Tibrogargan clubbed Coonowrin and broke his neck. Tibrogargan is said to have turned his back to face Coonowrin.

Tibrogargan

Stephen Crawford has been inspiring musicians of all ages for nearly three decades.  For the last 21 years, he was the Band Director at Houston’s prestigious High School for the Performing and Visual Arts where his bands, chamber ensembles, and soloists performed beautifully and received consistent superior ratings from UIL judges.  While at HSPVA he was the Music Director for 10 musical theatre productions including the Tommy Tune nominated orchestra for Urinetown.
He has performed on trombone extensively in chamber music and wind bands, and in popular shows such as Midtown Men and the FAB 40.
Mr. Crawford is passionate about new music and encourages his students to compose and improvise.   He has commissioned new works for full band and chamber winds and collaborated with community organizations to create new works as well.  He makes special effort to ensure that all his students experience music by traditionally underrepresented and marginalized composers.

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