L'Blatinx by Adolphus Hailstork (arranged for euphonium trio with permission from the publisher)

Performed by The Troubled Euphs at the 2024 Great Plains Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Originally commissioned by Northwest Passage Trumpet Trio, Adolphus Hailstork's thrilling work L'Blatinx makes use of the term BLatinx—a combination of Black and Latinx.  This dissonant, blues-filled work utilizes foot-stomping inspired by Black traditions from New Orleans, has a Mariachi feel, and uses Latin rhythms throughout.

You can purchase the original version of L'Blatinx for 3 Trumpets in C (both the high brass and low brass versions) here: https://www.presser.com/114-42244-l-27blatinx.html

L'Blatinx - Adolphus Hailstork

The Troubled Euphs is a euphonium trio founded in 2021 by Drew Leslie, Dr. Ian Lester, and Jared Sherman, all students at the University of Missouri – Kansas City at the time of the ensemble’s inception. The trio's objective is to commission, promote, and perform new repertoire for euphonium trio and demonstrate the unique strengths and capabilities of their instrumentation. Within the first two and a half years of their existence, the trio has commissioned ten new works for the medium, several of which were composed by local Kansas City-area composers. The trio has been recognized for their talents and musicianship, earning a 4th place finish at the North American Brass Band Association chamber ensemble competition, and being invited as semi-finalists for the small ensemble competition at the 2023 International Tuba Euphonium Conference in Tempe, Arizona, where they received 4th place. Most recently, the Troubled Euphs have been invited to perform at the South Central Regional Tuba Euphonium conference at the University of Memphis as well as the Southeast Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference at Middle Tennessee State University.