Past Performances


Sunday, January 14, 2018 - Steel Recital Hall, UPEI, Charlottetown, PEI

"Intimate Letters" - with Karen Graves, violin; Branden Kelly, percussion; Laura MacLeod, trumpet; Karem Simon, clarinet; Dale Sorensen, trombone & artistic director; Jacqueline Sorensen Young, piano; Natalie Williams Calhoun, cello

Elizabeth Raum
Fantasy for trombone and piano

Bert Tersteeg
Two duets for trumpet and trombone

Aiden Hartery
Divertimento for violin, clarinet, trombone and percussion

Francis Poulenc
Suite from "Le gendarme incompris" for clarinet, trumpet, trombone, violin, cello and percussion

David MacIntyre
Intimate Letters for trombone, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion



March 18, 2011 - Charlottetown Airport, Charlottetown, PEI

"Flying High with Canadian Music" - a New Music in New Places event with Richard Covey, piano; Morgan Saulnier, flute; Karem Simon, clarinet; Dale Sorensen, trombone

Bob Bauer (b. 1950) - NS
On the way to... (1990) for trombone

Derek Charke (b. 1974) - NS
"Corporate Strategy" from Big Business (1999) for flute

Jeff Smallman (b. 1965) - ON:
Zephyr (2004) for clarinet

Michael Conway Baker (b. 1937) - BC:
Elegy, Op. 21 (1972) for flute and piano

Rémi Bouchard (b. 1936) - MB:
Prairie
Desert (1980) for trombone and piano

Jane Naylor (b. 1941) - PEI:
To Another Time (2005) for flute and trombone

Jerry Semchyshyn (b. 1962) - MB:
Sidereal Wind (2002) for clarinet and CD

Robert Aitken (b. 1939) - ON:
Icicle (1977) for flute

Peter Riddle (b. 1939) - NS
If Not For Rain (1992) for trombone and piano

Richard Covey (b. 1979) - PEI:
Te Deum (2010) for flute, clarinet and piano



Monday, September 27, 2010 - Steel Recital Hall, UPEI, Charlottetown, PEI

"Création" - with Richard Covey, piano; Morgan Saulnier, flute; Karem Simon, clarinet; Barrie Sorensen, alto and tenor saxophones; Dale Sorensen, trombone

Richard Covey:
Improvvisando for trombone and piano (World Premiere Performance)

Richard Covey:
Te Deum for flute, clarinet and piano (World Premiere Performance)

René Gerber:
Concertino for flute, clarinet, trombone and piano

and works by Eugène Bozza and John Cage



Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Steel Recital Hall, UPEI, Charlottetown, PEI

with Rick Covey, piano; Jim Dickson, banjo; Jonathan MacInnis, alto saxophone; Morgan Saulnier, flute, snare drum; Karem Simon, clarinet; Dale Sorensen, trombone

Monica Clorey (b. 1984)
Wit (2005) for trombone

Jerry Semchyshyn (b. 1962):
Sidereal Wind (2002) for clarinet and CD

Jeff Smallman (b. 1965):
Zephyr (2004) for clarinet

Elizabeth Raum (b. 1945):
Romance (2001) for trombone and piano

Clark Ross (b. 1957):
Memory Quilt (1999) for flute and piano

Mary Gardiner (b. 1932):
A Resonance in Time (1994, rev. 1996) for flute, clarinet and piano

Jane Naylor (b. 1941):
To Another Time (2005) for flute and trombone

William Presser (1916-2004):
Jorepi (1967) for clarinet, trombone and piano

Jim Dickson (b. 1955)
Blues for Henry (2009) for alto sax, trombone, banjo and snare drum (World Premiere Performance)



Monday, March 19, 2007 - The Courtyard, Murphy Student Centre, UPEI, Charlottetown, PEI

a New Music in New Places event with Jonathan MacInnis, alto saxophone; Bob Nicholson, bass trombone; Matthew Rowsell, trombone; Dale Sorensen, trombone

To see photos of the event, click here.

Nicholas Francis (b. 1977)
Evening News (2001) for tenor and bass trombones

Jens Hanson (b. 1936)
A Solemn Fanfare (1988) for three trombones

Rémi Bouchard (b. 1936)
Riding Mountain (1982) for trombone and piano

Jean Chatillon (b. 1937)
Le son du verre, Op. 42 (1965, rev. 2005) for alto saxophone and trombone (World Premiere Performance)

Serge Filiatreault (b. 1958)
Odyssée (1980) for bass trombone and piano

Rémi Bouchard
Prairie Desert (1980) for trombone and piano

Anthony Genge (b. 1952)
Trio (1993) for three trombones

Elizabeth Raum (b. 1945)
Fantasy (1981) for trombone and piano

Ian McDougall (b. 1938)
Three Vignettes and a Variation (2002) for tenor and bass trombones



Sunday, August 13, 2006 - Steel Recital Hall, UPEI, Charlottetown, PEI

with Jacques Arsenault, baritone; Krista Carruthers, percussion and conductor; Deryl Gallant, double bass; Nick Howard, trumpet; Karen Langille, violin and percussion; Jamie Mark, clarinet and tenor saxophone; Dale Sorensen, trombone; and guest young musicians Natalie and Laura Cockwill, piano duet

Frederick Schipizky (b. 1952)
Strange Quartet # 1 (2002) for trumpet, trombone, double bass and piano

Bert Tersteeg (b. 1928)
Western Skies (from "4 Canadian Scenes") (1973, arr. 2005) for flute, trumpet, trombone and piano (World Premiere Performance)

Lou Harrison (1917-2003)
Alma Redemptoris Mater (1951) for baritone, violin, trombone and tack piano

Mark Hand (b. 1956)
Palimpseste: Nature Morte (1991) for clarinet, trumpet, double bass, percussion and piano

Nancy Telfer (b. 1950)
Newfoundland Suite (2005) for piano duet

Dale Sorensen (b. 1968)
hare and hounds (2005) for flute, tenor sax, trumpet, trombone, marimba and piano

Sam Decter (b. 1981)
riverrun (2002) for violin, flute, tenor sax, trumpet, marimba and piano

Anna Pidgorna (b. 1985)
Study in Rhythm (2003, rev. 2005) for 2 trumpets, trombone and double bass

Monte Keene Pishny-Floyd (b. 1941)
Study for Violin, Trombone and Piano (1967)

Matt Doran (b. 1921)
Quartet for Flute, Marimba, Trombone and Piano (1993) (World Premiere Performance)

Peter Brown, Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton (arr. D. Sorensen)
Sunshine of Your Love (1968) for the ensemble



Saturday, November 26, 2005 - Steel Recital Hall, UPEI, Charlottetown, PEI

Canada Music Week Celebration with Rob Drew, guitar; Amanda Mark, flute; Dale Sorensen, trombone; Jacqueline Sorensen, piano and harpsichord; Rick Tersteeg, cello

Peter Riddle
Song for trombone, piano

Richard Covey
Discord (2005) for flute

John Weinzweig
Suite for Piano No. 2 (1950) for piano

Jane Naylor
To Another Time (2005) for flute, trombone

Nic Gotham
Vecrigas Noktirne: A Nocturne of Old Riga (2001) for harpsichord, flute, cello

John Weinzweig
Riffs II (1991) for trombone

John Weinzweig
Micromotions 9, 12, 18 (1988)
"Aeolian" from 3 Pieces for Piano (1989)
"Rush Hour" from Playnotes (2002) for piano

Elizabeth Raum
Fantasy (1981) for trombone, piano

Jennifer Barrett-Drew
Two Trees in Eden (2005) for flute, trombone, cello, guitar, piano



Saturday, April 9, 2005 - Charlottetown Mall, PEI

Saturday, May 14, 2005 - Steel Recital Hall, UPEI, Charlottetown, PEI

"Spotlight on Island Composers" with Rob Drew, guitar; David Cyrus MacDonald percussion; Kevin MacLean, saxophone (May 14); Amanda Mark, flute; Gerry Rutten, conductor; Morgan Saulnier, assistant percussion; Dale Sorensen, trombone; Jacqueline Sorensen, piano; Rick Tersteeg, cello; Seth von Handorf saxophone (April 9)

Jennifer Barrett-Drew
Two Trees in Eden (2005) for flute, trombone, cello, guitar, piano

R. Murray Schafer
Sonatina for Flute and Harpsichord (or Piano) (1958) for flute, piano

Jim Dickson
Odd One Out (2005) for flute, trumpet, trombone, percussion, piano

Richard Covey
Discord (2005) for flute

Gerry Rutten
PEI Suite (2005) for flute, trumpet, trombone, percussion, piano

Seth von Handorf
Cartoon Circus Spy (2005) for flute, alto saxophone, trumpet, trombone, percussion, piano

Jane Naylor
To Another Time (2005) for flute, trombone

Bert Tersteeg
Bachanalis (2005) for flute, trumpet, trombone, vibraphone, piano

Dale Sorensen
Eine Kleine Naught Musik (2005) for flute, tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, marimba, piano



Saturday, November 27, 2004 - Beaconsfield's Carriage House, Charlottetown, PEI

All-Canadian concert in celebration of Canada Music Week with Suzanne Campbell, voice; Richard Covey, piano; David Cyrus MacDonald, marimba; Dale Sorensen, trombone

Anthony Genge (b. 1952)
New Hockets (1989) for flute and piano

Jacques Hétu (b. 1938)
Aria, Op. 27 (1977) for flute and piano

Song Set:
arr. by Keith Bissell (1912-1992)
I Dyed My Petticoat
arr. by Keith Bissell
Johnny's Gone a-Sailing
arr. by Godfrey Ridout (1918-1984)
She's Like the Swallow
arr. by John Beckwith (b. 1927)
There Was a Woman in Our Town

Anthony Genge
First duo (1988, rev. 1999) for flute and marimba

Laura Hoffman (b. 1948)
Darker colours (2002) for trombone and piano

Anthony Genge
Shadows and Glass (2004) for trombone and piano (World Premiere performance)

Song Set:
Clifford Crawley (1929)
Trolls
Kenneth Ira Bray (1919-1999)
White Butterflies
Violet Archer (1913-2000)
April Weather
Marguerite Spencer (1892-1993)
June Magic
Robert Fleming (1921-1976)
The Genius

Richard Covey (b. 1979)
Fantasia (2003) for trombone and piano



Saturday, November 22, 2003 - Beaconsfield's Carriage House, Charlottetown, PEI

All-Canadian concert in celebration of Canada Music Week with Karin Aurell, flute; Kathryn Ledwell, piano; Helen Pridmore, voice; Lorne Altman, accordion; Kay Diviney, flute; Cameron MacLaine, trombone; Dale Sorensen, trombone

Rémi Bouchard (b. 1936)
Prairie Desert (1980) for trombone and piano

Richard Gibson (b. 1953)
Nightingales for Katy (1982) for flute

Mary Gardiner (b. 1932)
Footloose (1973) for piano

Mary Gardiner
Fast forward (2000) for 2 flutes

Elizabeth Raum (b. 1945)
Fantasy (1981) for trombone and piano

David Eagle (b. 1955)
Encounters (2001) for flute

Mary Gardiner
Three Love? Songs (1995) for medium voice and piano

Michael Conway Baker (b. 1937)
Elegy, Op. 21 (1972) for flute and piano

Samuel Dolin (1917-2002)
Kinesis I (1981) for trombone and piano

Gilles Tremblay (b. 1932)
Envol (1986) for flute

John Weinzweig (b. 1913)
Riffs II (1991) for trombone

Mary Gardiner
Short Circuits (1982) for piano

Mary Gardiner
Soulmates (2000) for 2 flutes and piano

Sam Decter (b. 1981)
riverrun (2002) for 9 performers



Saturday, November 23, 2002 - Steel Recital Hall, UPEI, Charlottetown, PEI

All-Canadian concert in celebration of Canada Music Week with Kay Diviney, flute; Kevin MacLean, alto saxophone; Mark Parsons, trumpet; Dale Sorensen, trombone; Jacqueline Sorensen, piano and harpsichord; Kirk White, percussion

Samuel Dolin (1917-2002)
Kinesis I (1981) for trombone and piano

Laura Hoffman (b. 1948)
Darker colours (2002) for trombone and piano

Alexina Louie (b. 1949)
Music for Piano (1982)

James Grant Code (b. 1942)
Scherzo Eclectique (2002) for trumpet, trombone and piano (World Premiere performance)

W.L. Altman (b. 1959)
Inside C (2002) for flute, alto saxophone, trumpet, trombone, vibraphone and piano (World Premiere performance)

Thomas Schudel (b. 1937)
Dialogues (1987) for trombone and percussion

Rémi Bouchard (b. 1936)
Riding Mountain (1982) for trombone and piano

R. Murray Schafer (b. 1933)
Sonatina (1958) for flute and harpsichord

Anthony Genge (b. 1952)
New Hockets II (1991) for flute, marimba and piano



Sunday, February 10, 2002 - Steel Recital Hall, UPEI, Charlottetown, PEI

with Anne Bergstrom and Kay Diviney, flutes; Mark Parsons, trumpet; Barrie Sorensen, clarinet/tenor saxophone; Dale Sorensen, trombone; Jacqueline Sorensen, piano; Kirk White, percussion

Jean-Claude Tavernier
Rivoiras (1985) for trumpet and timpani

Don Appert (b. 1953)
Canticle (1986) for alto trombone and piano

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Sonata for Flute and Piano (1957)

Allen Molineux (b. 1950)
A Brief Diversion (1970) for trumpet, trombone and piano

György Ligeti (b. 1923)
The Big Turtle - Fanfare from the South China Sea for alto trombone

Benjamin Lees (b. 1924)
Fantasia (1954) for piano

Richard Ross (b. 1947)
Tabloid (1976) for tenor saxophone and trombone

Katherine Hoover (b.1937)
Trio for Flutes, Op. 6 (1974)

Jérôme Naulais (b. 1951)
Appels et Mirage (1990) for trombone

William Presser (b. 1916)
Jorepi (1967) for clarinet, trombone and piano


 

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