"This is a terrific piece of music that is also a virtuoso display piece for the bass trombone.  It requires excellent dynamic control, command of a four-octave range and great flexibility. The trombonist must be able to negotiate a wide gamut of styles, from long lyrical legato lines, to multiple tonguing, to quick shifts of register.  Another important requirement is a very secure pedal range, which descends down to CC.  Although unique, the musical language has faint echoes of William Schuman, with its bi-tonal harmonic structure, jazz informed rhythms and sheer energy.  The piano part, while not as virtuosic as the trombone part, requires a performer with good technique and excellent rhythmic skills.  Again, let me repeat, a terrific piece of music!"

Journal of the International Trombone Association