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
