Concertino premiere in Portugal
Concertino received an exciting world premiere at the Casa da Musica in Porto, Portugal. Sérgio Carolino, principal tuba with the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música, commissioned the work and was the inaugural soloist. He is an an extraordinary musician who plays Classical, funk, be-bop and had a duo with a DJ. He was accompanied by the Banda Sinfónica Portuguesa conducted by Francisco Ferreira. The concert was part of the São João Festival, held every year in Porto
Concertino is published by Potenza Music in both piano and concert band accompaniment versions. Mike Forbes gave the USA premiere, seen below