PERFORMANCE NOTIFICATION:
If you wish to perform a work by Norman Bolter,
please complete a Performance Notification Form. Thank you!
FREQUENCY BAND® WORKSHOPS
Worldwide Frequency Band OPT (Spring Event, 2016)
At a time of your choosing within the following window:
For our winter OPT, between 12:00 AM (midnight) EDT March 19th and 12:00 AM (midnight) EST March 21st
Note: For information on how to participate in this OPT,
even if you live far from Boston (anyone, anywhere can participate),
details will be posted for this event on Frequency Band's Facebook page.
Co-Directed by Norman Bolter and Carol Viera
For more information about ongoing FB events,
please check events listed in this Calendar,
visit our Frequency Band page.
MOONSCAPE (world premiere) for bass trombone and piano
commissioned by Gabriel Langfur
February 4, 2016
8:00 PM
College of Music
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
Gabriel Langfur, bass trombone
SAGITTARIUS2 for bass trombone and piano
November 22, 2015
8:00 PM
Brown Hall
New England Conservatory
Boston, Massachusetts
Christopher Bassett, bass trombone
NOTE: November 6, 2015: We know, we know... we are very behind with posting performances for the past, um, three year but a lot has happened, nonetheless! Hopefully, we'll get better with this but, in the meantime, if you're not already following us on Facebook (Frequency Band page and Carol's Facebook), YouTube (Carol's channel ctviera with TONS of Norman's videos and some with Carol too) and Norman's blog (FrequencyBone), please check us out in those locations! We're much better at keeping up to date there. :-)
THINK CONCERT (all world premiere program) music by Norman Bolter for solo trombone and trombone choir including:
SONIC SLIDE SHOW OF ST. JOHN'S NEWFOUNDLAND
October 2, 2012
8:00 PM
Williams Hall
New England Conservatory
Boston, Massachusetts
Norman Bolter, solo trombone
Frequency Band inspired trombone choir
Norman Bolter, Conducting
ONE TREK (world premiere) for solo trombone and wind ensemble
February 15, 2011
8:00 PM
Jordan Hall
New England Conservatory
Boston, Massachusetts
Norman Bolter, solo trombone
NEC Wind Ensemble
Charles Peltz, Conducting
JUPITER RISE! (world premiere) for trombone choir
February 13, 2011
7:30 PM
NEC Brass Bash
Jordan Hall
New England Conservatory
Boston, Massachusetts
NEC Trombone Choir
Norman Bolter, conducting
ON WITH THE BATTLE OF LIFE for trombone choir
February 12, 2011
University of Memphis
Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music
Memphis, Tennessee
Mid-South Trombone Consort
Richard Human, conducting
SAGITTARIUS2 for bass trombone and piano
January 22, 2011
4:00 PM
Fine Arts Center
University of Rhode Island
105 Upper College Road
Kingston, Rhode Island
Gabriel Langfur, bass trombone
Michelle Beaton, piano
LAKES (from OF MOUNTAINS, LAKES AND TREES) arranged for trombone and harp
December 10, 2010
Jack Bruce Space
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Glasgow, Scotland
United Kingdom
Helen Douthwaite, trombone
FREQUENCY BONE SUMMER MUSIC CONNECTION 2 online summer music workshop by Norman Bolter
Starts July 27, 2010
Worldwide via
Norman's Blog FrequencyBone
Norman Bolter, conducting
DANCES OF GREETING for trombone and percussion
May 5, 2010
Keller Room
New England Conservatory
Boston, Massachusetts
Ross Holcombe, trombone
Michael Roberts, snare drum
George Nickson, finger cymbals
PERI-DOTS for trombone choir
April 28, 2010
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Amherst, Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts Trombone Choir
Norman Bolter, conducting
SELECTIONS from YOU ARE NOT ALONE:
BY THE POND IN THE WIND
THE RED SCOOTER
PORCH IN THE PINES for unaccompanied tenor trombone
April 15, 2010
Auburn Public Library
Auburn, Massachusetts
Sean Mulcahy, trombone
SAGITTARIUS2 for bass trombone and piano
April 13, 2010
Guzzetta Hall
157 E Buchtel Avenue
Akron, Ohio
Christopher Brown, bass trombone
SAGITTARIUS2 for bass trombone and piano
April 12, 2010
Brown Hall
New England Conservatory
Boston, Massachusetts
Wei Wang, bass trombone
MORNING WALK for trombone and piano
April 11, 2010
Williams Hall
New England Conservatory
Boston, Massachusetts
Chris Moore, trombone
ONLINE VIDEO MASTERCLASS for trombone
April 10, 2010
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
For photos from this event,
please visit Norman's blog, Frequency Bone
Conducted by Norman Bolter
ARCTIC EMANATIONS for trombone and piano
April 2, 2010
Goodwin Music Building Recital Hall
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama
Matthew Wood, trombone
THE WHITE COMPANY for trombone quartet
March 14, 2010
3:00 PM
St. Margaret Mary Church
Westwood, Massachusetts
Apollo Quartet
TRIBUTE (world premiere) for trumpet choir
Dedicated to Armando Ghitalla, Roger Louis Voisin and Adolph 'Bud' Herseth
February 21, 2010
Brass Bash
Jordan Hall
New England Conservatory
Boston, Massachusetts
Peter Chapman, conducting
THE SONG OF KIND DAVID for trombone and piano
February 6, 2010
Comstock Concert Hall
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Brett Shuster, trombone
MASTER CLASS
MUSIC AS A LIVING THING
February 3, 2010
Room 120
Eastman School of Music
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
Conducted by Norman Bolter
Follow the news around Norman Bolter's visit to Eastman on his blog!
LECTURE/RECITAL
INDIAN SAND PAINTING - MEETING (world premiere) for unaccompanied trombone MORNING WALK for trombone and piano THE SONG OF KING DAVID for trombone and piano THE ARCHER tenor trombone duet AFTER A CALL for unaccompanied trombone
February 2, 2010
Kilbourn Hall
Eastman School of Music
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
Norman Bolter, trombone
Follow the news around Norman Bolter's visit to Eastman on his blog!
FANFARE TO THE RISING PHOENIX PERI-DOTS for trombone choir
January 13, 2010
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington D.C.
Washington Trombone Ensemble
FANFARE TO THE RISING PHOENIX PERI-DOTS for trombone choir
November 15, 2009
St. John's Episcopal Church
McLean, Virginia
Washington Trombone Ensemble
MORNING WALK for trombone and piano
November 4, 2009
Music Hall
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Taylor Hughey, trombone
ARCTIC EMANATIONS for trombone and piano
October 31, 2009
Harper Hall
Lawrence University Conservatory of Music
Appleton, Wisconsin
Brent Hauer, trombone
AROUND THE POND (world premiere) for oboe, tenor sax, trombone and string bass BETWEEN WAKING AND SLEEPING (world premiere) for oboe, tenor sax, trombone and string bass
October 29, 2009
Bezanson Recital Hall
Fine Arts Center
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts
Ancora
Norman Bolter, trombone
TOOTLE TOUR for bass trombone and piano
October 26, 2009
Williams Hall
Jordan Hall Building
New England Conservatory
Boston, Massachusetts
Jonathan Warburton, bass trombone
SKY DREAMS for alto trombone and piano
October 26, 2009
Squires Recital Hall
McNesse State University
Lake Charles, Louisiana
William Rose, alto trombone
SAGITTARIUS2 for bass trombone and piano
October 25, 2009
Council Road Baptist Church
Yukon, Oklahoma
Timothy Allen Thompson, bass trombone
The FREQUENCY BAND is honored to play
during the outdoor ceremonies for the 9/11 EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION music by Norman Bolter
for trombone choir
Heralding the event: ONWARD, from ON WITH THE BATTLE OF LIFE IN ALL HEARTS
MY LOVE FOR THEE WILL ALWAYS BE, for the 9/11 families ACCEPTANCE AND HOPE, from ON WITH THE BATTLE OF LIFE
Following the moment of silence: PRAYER
Concluding the event: UNITY BORN OF HUMANITY
Excerpt from KATRINA CONTEMPLATION AND WISH
September 11, 2009
State House Courtyard
Boston, Massachusetts
Norman Bolter and Carol Viera, directors
FREQUENCY BONE SUMMER MUSIC CONNECTION online summer music workshop by Norman Bolter
July 21 - 25, 2009 schedule, introductory video and questions posted ahead of time
Worldwide via
Norman's Blog FrequencyBone
Norman Bolter, conducting
DANCES OF GREETING for trombone and percussion
May 14, 2009
Seully Hall
Boston Conservatory
Boston, Massachusetts
Chris Reade, trombone
Selections from the LOST BUT FOUND Duets (world premiere) for two tenor trombones
May 9, 2009
Seully Hall
Boston Conservatory
Boston, Massachusetts
Matthew Wan & Norman Bolter, trombones
SAGITTARIUS2 for bass trombone and piano
April 29, 2009
Williams Hall
New England Conservatory Conservatory
Boston, Massachusetts
Adam D. Jones, bass trombone
DANCES OF GREETING for trombone and percussion
April 25, 2009
DiCicco Large Ensemble Room, Cogswell Hall
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Gregory L Chenoweth, trombone
SKY DREAMS for alto trombone and piano
April 5, 2009
First Baptist Church of Needham
Needham, Massachusetts
Ronald Barron, alto trombone
LONG LIVE SYMPHONY HALL for four antiphonal brass choirs and percussion ON WITH THE BATTLE OF LIFE
Onward; Nowhere to Turn; Acceptance and Hope for trombone choir
April 5, 2009
Jordan Hall
New England Conservatory
Boston, Massachusetts
Norman Bolter, conducting
EASTERN TROMBONE WORKSHOP concerts and clinics
We happily have accepted invitations from
The UNITED STATES ARMY BAND “PERSHING'S OWN”
for NORMAN BOLTER and the FREQUENCY BAND
to perform at the 2009 ETW.
CONCERT BAND CONCERT
March 21st, 7:30 PM ARJUNA SPEAKS (world premiere) for solo trombone and wind ensemble
Norman Bolter, solo
United States Army "Pershing's Own" Concert Band
MASTERCLASS March 20th, 4:15 - 5:15 PM with Norman Bolter MUSIC AS A LIVING THING
FREQUENCY BAND CONCERT
March 21st, 3:15 - 4:45 PM
"PHOENIX" music for trombone choir
(also on the Frequency Band "Phoenix" recording,
released March 21st)
FANFARE TO THE RISING PHOENIX
SOMEDAY - SOMETIME
IN ALL HEARTS
PERI-DOTS
INCOMING CALL
BLOOD MOON ECLIPSE
IT'S LATER THAN YOU THINK
LISTEN TO THE WELL BEING
KATRINA CONTEMPLATION AND WISH
A PRAYER FOR THE DYING
KARMIC ENIGMA
March 20 & 21, 2009
Eastern Trombone Workshop
Fort Myer, Virginia
Norman Bolter, solo trombone and conducting
LA GROTTE COSQUER tenor and bass trombone duet
March 5, 2009
Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Recital Hall
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
College Park, Maryland
Zac Hollister, bass trombone
Russell Sharp, tenor trombone
PAINTED SKIES for brass trio
February 22, 2009
White House
Orlando, Florida
Helicon Brass
Joseph Vascik, trombone
THE SONG OF KING DAVID for trombone and piano
January 25, 2009
Anthony Seeger Auditorium
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Tom McKenzie, trombone
TOOTLE TOUR (world premiere) for bass trombone and piano
November 12, 2008
School of Music
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Jonathan Warburton, bass trombone
CYDONIA for brass quintet
November 10, 2008
Bezanson Recital Hall
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts
Infinity Brass
Norman Bolter, trombone
MORNING WALK for trombone and piano
November 9, 2008
Christ Our Anchor Presbyterian Church
Annapolis, Maryland
Russell Sharp, trombone
The FREQUENCY BAND is honored to play
during the outdoor ceremonies for the 9/11 SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION music by Norman Bolter
for trombone choir
Heralding the event: ONWARD, from ON WITH THE BATTLE OF LIFE IN ALL HEARTS
LISTEN TO THE WELL BEING
ACCEPTANCE AND HOPE, from ON WITH THE BATTLE OF LIFE
Following the moment of silence: PRAYER
Concluding the event: UNITY BORN OF HUMANITY
Excerpt from KATRINA CONTEMPLATION AND WISH
September 11, 2008
State House Courtyard
Boston, Massachusetts
Norman Bolter, conducting
FINAL BOW marking "retirement"
NORMAN BOLTER will take his "final bow" with
the BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
at TANGLEWOOD
Check Norman's blog for his "The Final Bow at Tanglewood" post
about this special event and a new piece,
"THE FORGOTTEN ANIMAL (The One Saint-Saens Forgot)"
for unaccompanied tenor trombone,
written for colleague Ronald Barron, also "retiring."
You also can check our Catologue Print Music section
for more information about the new piece!
July 20, 2008
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Koussevitzky Music Shed
at Tanglewood
Lenox, Massachusetts
Norman Bolter, trombone
MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA concerts and recording
NORMAN BOLTER will join
the MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA
for a week of concerts.
June 9-14, 2008
Minnesota Orchestra
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Norman Bolter, trombone
DANCES OF GREETING for trombone and percussion THE WHITE COMPANY QUARTET trombone quartet
May 20, 2008
Pickman Hall
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Roger Flatt, trombone
THE WHITE COMPANY QUARTET trombone quartet
May 19, 2008
Pickman Hall
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Gilberto Cruz, trombone
THE WHITE COMPANY QUARTET trombone quartet
April 28, 2008
Pickman Hall
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Norman Bolter, trombone
PORCH IN THE PINES (from YOU ARE NOT ALONE) for unaccompanied tenor trombone
April 27, 2008
Botolph Hall
New England Conservatory
Boston, Massachusetts
Sean Mulcahy, trombone
THE ARCHER tenor trombone duet MORNING WALK for trombone and piano
April 20, 2008
Colton Recital Hall
The University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota
Sean Bray, trombone
MASTER CLASS for brass
METHODS OF EFFECTIVE PRACTICE (Part Three)
April 14, 2008
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Conducted by Norman Bolter
"OPEN HOUSE" CONCERT OF MUSIC BY NORMAN BOLTER for trombone choir
April 5, 2008, 14:00
Grensakirkja, Reykjavik
IN ALL HEARTS (world premiere) MP3 sound clip from digital camera!
LISTEN TO THE WELL BEING
IT'S LATER THAN YOU THINK
KATRINA CONTEMPLATION AND WISH
ONWARD and ACCEPTANCE AND HOPE (from ON WITH THE BATTLE OF LIFE)
PERI-DOTS
PRAYER
MASTER CLASSES WITH NORMAN BOLTER
KEEPING YOUR MUSIC-MAKING ALIVE IN PROFESSIONAL LIFE (adult professionals)
MAKING PRACTICE TIME FUN AND PRODUCTIVE (ages 9 - 16)
NORMAN also will join the ICELAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
for a week of concerts.
All activities, first week in April 2008
Reykjavik, Iceland
Norman Bolter, conducting and trombone
DANCES OF GREETING for trombone and percussion
March 25, 2008
Williams Hall
New England Conservatory
Boston, Massachusetts
Nozomi Kasano, bass trombone
THE SONG OF KING DAVID for trombone and piano
March 19, 2008
Katzin Concert Hall
Arizona State School of Music
Tempe, Arizona
Samuel Winston Price, trombone
THE ARCHER tenor trombone duet
(arranged for trombone and horn)
March 12, 2008
St. Botolph Hall
New England Conservatory
Boston, Massachusetts
Ross Holcombe, trombone
LAKES (from OF MOUNTAINS, LAKES AND TREES) arranged for trombone and harp
March 10, 2008
St. Botolph G01
New England Conservatory
Boston, Massachusetts
Zenas Kim, trombone
ON WITH THE BATTLE OF LIFE for trombone choir
March 9, 2008
Judson Memorial Baptist Church
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis Trombone Choir
Jim ten Bensel, trombone (contact person)
ARCTIC EMANATIONS for trombone and piano
February 29, 2008
University of Lethbridge Recital Hall
Lethbridge, Alberta
Canada
Barrett Swendsen, trombone
FREQUENCY BAND® TROMBONE CHOIR IN CONCERT music by Norman Bolter
for trombone choir
The FREQUENCY BAND joins
the NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY TROMBONE CHOIR
for NECTC's concert.
Selections from the classical and Pops repertoire
and works by Norman Bolter: ANNAPURNA TRIAL (world premiere) MP3 sound clip from digital camera! FANFARE TO THE RISING PHOENIX (antiphonal) SAMKIN AYLWARD (from THE WHITE COMPANY QUARTET)
February 11-15, 2008
Minnesota Orchestra
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Norman Bolter, trombone
SKY DREAMS for alto trombone and piano
January 19, 2008
McCarthy Arts Center Recital Hall
Saint Michael's College
Colchester, Vermont
Ronald Barron, alto trombone
WGBH BOSTON RADIO INTERVIEW conducted by Producer, Brian Bell
WITH NORMAN BOLTER
Update 2008:
If you missed the broadcast, the interview is posted on our Audio/Video page,
with the kind permission of Brain Bell and WGBH.
Scroll down to the WGBH graphic and enjoy!
November 23, 2007
Listen on local (Boston) WGBH 89.7 or
Hear the broadcast worldwide on their WGBH website
The interview will be aired during the INTERMISSION of the Boston Symphony concert broadcast;
this concert (Smetana: Ma Vlast) begins at 1:30 PM EST (EST, Boston time).
Go to LISTEN LIVE under RADIO in the WGBH homepage side bar. Enjoy!
MASTER CLASS for brass
METHODS OF EFFECTIVE PRACTICE (Part Two)
November 19, 2007
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Conducted by Norman Bolter
MASTER CLASS for trombones from
SIMON BOLIVAR YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF VENEZUELA
November 8, 2007
New England Conservatory
Boston, Massachusetts
Conducted by Norman Bolter
FREQUENCY BAND® TROMBONE CHOIR IN CONCERT music by Norman Bolter
for trombone choir
SOMEDAY - SOMETIME
KATRINA CONTEMPLATION AND WISH
LISTEN TO THE WELL BEING
ONWARD and ACCEPTANCE AND HOPE from ON WITH THE BATTLE OF LIFE
PERI-DOTS
PRAYER
UNITY BORN OF HUMANITY
October 6, 2007
3:00 PM
Brookline Tai Chi Center
Brookline, Massachusetts
Norman Bolter, conducting
STAND YOUR GROUND (from YOU ARE NOT ALONE) for unaccompanied tenor trombone ECHOING ENIGMA (from YOU ARE NOT ALONE) for unaccompanied tenor trombone
October 4, 2007
Dumke Auditorium
1375 E. President's Circle
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
James Nova, trombone
DANCES OF GREETING for trombone and percussion
October 1, 2007
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Joshua Hauser, trombone
DANCES OF GREETING for trombone and percussion
September 25, 2007
Derryberry Hall
Tennessee Tech University
Cookeville, Tennessee
Joshua Hauser, trombone
MASTER CLASS for brass and winds
METHODS OF EFFECTIVE PRACTICE (Part One)
September 24, 2007
Longy School of Music
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Conducted by Norman Bolter
THE SONG OF KING DAVID for trombone and piano
August 20, 2007
Faith Presbyterian Church
2200 N. Meridian Rd.
Tallahassee, Florida
Ross Holcombe, trombone
PRAYER
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