Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2.-2.2.0.0 - timpani, harp - strings

Sunbeam differs from the conventional idea of a trombone concerto. It is a work composed with measured steps, not haste—like walking across a landscape while the world rushes by.

Here, the trombone is not projected as a vehicle of power, but as a voice thinking out loud. Likewise, the orchestra does not oppose it; it engages in conversation.

Sunbeam turns its gaze to the edges of light: the first beam of morning—tentative, clea...