Albur - Tango for Trombone and Piano by composer Lucía Álvarez﻿ is dedicated to colleague Juan Ibáñez. The work was originally written in 1996 and was recently performed at the ITF in 2021.

Albur begins in a slow sultry mood, introducing the "glissando lento" a recurring motif that appears throughout the entire work. Several contrasting Tango-style sections appear, each with its own character: alluring, explosive, intense song and finally back to the first Tango section like the beginning with a surprise ending.

This fantastic work is a major addition to the repertoire having a huge amount of presence and character. It is appropriate for advanced performers and is about 7 minutes in length. A great addition to a recital.

Preludio a lo Impredecible. ALBUR

Alvarez - Albur, Tango for Trombone and Piano

Commissioned by Jeremy Wilson, available on his album "Perspectives"

A LIMINAL SPACE:  neither here nor there, after "what was" but before passing that threshold of "what's next".  A Liminal Space can be a time and place of paralyzing unknowns, and there is no way to easily navigate such indeterminate change.  What lies past the threshold is not simply a concealed or obscured future for one's self, but rather a new version of one's self about to be defined.  Although this state of unpredictable transformation can be threateningly mysterious, there is a beauty and power to the endless possibilities of "what will be".

A Liminal Space || Trombone Solo & Piano

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