Bob's charts always delight our audiences.
His music
challenges and rewards
every
player.
Check out his work. You're going to like
it!
John Monroe, Stanford Trbn 4tet, Brazzissimo
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Our
group recently recorded several of
Bob's quartets, as we are big fans of his music.
All six charts in his latest volume are winners,
and 'That's A Plenty' is our new encore piece!
Dave Dahlgren, Westside Trbn
4tet (Minneapolis)
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I
cannot recommend Mr. Elkjer's stuff highly
enough. Much more interesting than
the
standard "SATB" style.
Daniel Rossi,
college student, Spokane, WA
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I
have played most of (Bob's) trombone
quartets. Anyone who has
played
these knows
that
they are AWESOME! Well written and
great looking.
Pat Stuckemeyer www.patstuckemeyer.com
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Thanks
Bob, for writing charts that keep me
and my friends on our toes, that are fun to play,
and that audiences love to hear.
Todd Jonz,
Southwestern, Vermont
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Fantastic
arrangements. Although we don't do
many gigs, we know good music when we hear it.
Audiences love Bob's stuff interspersed with more
classical pieces. Good fun to play!!
David O'Flynn, England
www.davidoflynn.com
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Good charts are hard to find. Bob's stuff is
more like "real" music than anything I've run
across.
It's
not a classical exercise. It's meant
to be entertaining to
all-- not just to those
who play it.
Bill
Redgate, Lawrenceville GA
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Love your
stuff. Our quartet plays it
all the time.
Goes over great at gigs.
Jim Edwards
www.slidebyslide.ca
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Bob- the Sinatra BQ medley has been getting
RAVE reviews at
our performances. It was a pleasure
to work with you on that! All my best--
Matt Erickson, Bellevue NE
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I have found the trombone quartet arrangements of
Robert Elkjer to be a virtual gold mine of music
for the aspiring trombonist. Not only are they
very musical, but Mr. Elkjer has masterfully
written in four parts what most arrangers would
need five or six parts to achieve. His style
of arranging combines great rhythmic lines in the
bass trombone over which the other parts embellish
eachother making for musical statements
unheard of without the use of a rhythm section.
What's more, he has written each volume of
Christmas arrangements so they are playable
without a lot of rehearsal, which is welcome
performing seasonal carols.
.
During the rest of the year, his jazz quartets
on the other hand challenge you to dig in
to enjoy the sometimes intricate and
challenging concepts he has incorporated
in his writing. Very few arrangers have the fresh
and unique approach of making a
trombone quartet lush at times and
bombastic at others, thus showing off
the uniqueness of both the instrument
and musicians. For all this you would expect
to pay top dollar. Not with the reasonable
prices in his volume packaging of six
arrangements in book form. You'll not find
a better value in inspiring arrangements.
.
Gary Hammond
The Funnybones Quartet
Los Angeles, CA
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