"Never look at the trombones, it only encourages them." Richard Strauss
High Altitude Trombone Quartet
Mission of the Quartet
The High Altitude Trombone Quartet is a dedicated group of professional musicians whose mission is to broaden the acceptance of the trombone in chamber music settings. The group was co-founded by Bill Holst and Jeremy Van Hoy. Our name, High Altitude, refers to not only our home state of Colorado, but the high artistic standards toward which we aspire. We believe that our name represents our musical diversity and excellence.
6th Annual Christmas Program - December 6th, 2002 - 7:30pm
The Quartet will present our 6th annual Holiday/Christmas Program at 1st Lutheran Church on December 6th at 7:30pm. This year's featured guest trombonists include Tom Stark, new principal trombonist with the Colorado Springs Symphony Orchestra, and long-time friend, collaborator, arranger, and son, Andy Holst. We have several new arrangements, including a selection from the Bach Christmas Oratorio, and a new jazz arrangement by Jeremy.
Spring Jazz Program
We are planning an all Ellington program with a surprise guest artist who couldn't make it to a previous concert!
Recent Events
The Quartet recently performed in the first Rocky Mountain Trombone Festival at the new music building at the University of Denver. We shared a program with Ralph Sauer, principal trombonist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Colorado Symphony low-brass section.
Other Recent Events
2002 Trombone Day - May 11
We were pleased this year to have special guest trombonist Alex Iles, an L.A. studio recording artist. This was an all day event at Lewis-Palmer High School in Monument. Click here for information and a registration form.
High Altitude Gershwin
Our opening program for the 2001 season was "High Altitude Gershwin" featuring the quartet, rhythm section, and special guest trombonist Ryan Haines from the Band of the Rockies. Wycliffe Gordon, our scheduled soloist, was unable to make it due to restricted travel caused by the World Trade Center disaster. We played to a packed house at Packard Hall, Colorado College on September 16, 2001 at 3pm. Because of not having a major soloist fee, the Quartet and the Pikes Peak Jazz and Swing Society were able to donate over $1000 to the disaster relief effort!
Prior Events
We performed several events during for the 2000-2001 season. We performed our World Tour kickoff concert in Bennett, Colorado on April 29th. We then repeated our "Jazz on a Saturday Afternoon at the Warehouse" with our featured soloist Al Hermann! This program also featured outstanding local trombonists Andy Holst, Rick Crafts, Karl Bradley, and Mark Burditt. Please review our upcoming events to preview this and next year's program!
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