Douglas Yeo: Publications and Discography

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND DISCOGRAPHY Here you will find a complete list of music I have edited and published with G. Schirmer, International Music, EMKO Publications, and Southern Music, as well as information about many articles I have written (including links to several). Also, you can find complete information about my nw recording on serpent, Le Monde du Serpent, my four bass trombone solo recordings, Two Of A Mind, Cornerstone, Proclamation and Take 1. Details about the new book by Edward Kleinhammer and me, Mastering the Trombone and a discography of recordings I have played on as a member of the trombone section may also be found.

LE MONDE DU SERPENT My most ambitious recording project to date, this new CD features my playing serpent and contrabass serpent in repertoire spanning four centuries, assisted by members of the Baltimore Symhony Orchestra, the Gloriæ Dei Cantores choir, Berlioz Historical Brass, Deborah DeWolf Emery, piano and Jennifer Ashe, soprano. With a detailed 24 page booklet, this disc, details of which can be found here on my website, brings this most unusual of instruments to life in a new way.

TWO OF A MIND My newest bass trombone recording project is one of solos and duets for tenor and bass trombone with British tenor trombonist Nick Hudson, accompanied by pianist David Chapman and the Williams Fairey Band, Thomas Wyss, conducting. Follow this link to a page with photos from the recording sessions as well as information about the album and a track listing. This resource provides links to information on how to order this new album as well as complete program notes to the recording and more.

BRIDGEWATER HALL LIVE 2002 This new disc features highlights of the 2002 Great Northern Brass Arts Festival held in Manchester, England on September 7, 2002. Featured performances are by some of England's top brass bands including Black Dyke Band, Williams Fairey Band, Household Troops Band and Fodens Band. Included is my solo performance of Kenneth Coook's solo "The Passing Years" with the Fodens Band. Tenor Trombonist Nick Hudson is featured playing Ray Steadman-Allen's great solo, "The Eternal Quest" with the Household Troops Band.

CORNERSTONE My newest solo recording project is CORNERSTONE which features performances of hymns and gospel songs accompanied by four pianists (Patricia Yeo, Stephen E. Gerber, Wes Ross and Beatrice Bush Bixler) along with readings by trombone and radio legend Bill Pearce. This resource provides links to information on how to order this new album as well as complete program notes to the recording, reviews and more.

PROCLAMATION My solo recording, PROCLAMATION, accompanied by Britain's Black Dyke Mills Band, was released to critical acclaim. In 2007 I took over production of the CD from Doyen Recordings and I updated the printed material but the audio content remains the same as the original issue. In this resource, I give detailed information about the recording, include complete program notes and reviews from publications from around the world, and provide an order form for those who wish to purchase the CD as well as its companion book by Roger Challoner Green, In Pursuit of a Dream.

TAKE 1 My album, Take 1, features me as soloist in live performances given in concert from 1975-1997. The repertoire includes the Rimsky-Korsakov Trombone Concerto, Alan Hovhannes' Symphony No. 34, Op. 310 for Bass Trombone and Strings, Norman Bolter's Of Mountains for Bass Trombone and Orchestra and several other works. In this resource, I give detailed information about the recording, include complete program notes and reviews from publications from around the world, and provide an order form for those who wish to purchase the CD.

THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD Since 1998 I have been Music Director of the New England Brass Band. The NEBB's third and newest release is "The Light of the World", a CD which features powerful and moving sacred music for brass band. With this link, readers can get complete information about this recording which is conducted by me and includes my being soloist in Andrew mackereth's solo Swing Low as well as an order form to purchase the CD, and links to the New England Brass Band Official Website where complete program notes to the CD may be found.

HONOUR AND GLORY The NEBB's's second CD release is "Honour and Glory", a CD which features great music on noble British themes, mostly by British composers. With this link, readers can get complete information about this recording which is conducted by me and includes my being soloist in Kenneth Cook's classic Salvation Army solo The Passing Years as well as an order form to purchase the CD, and links to the New England Brass Band Official Website where complete program notes to the CD may be found.

MASTERING THE TROMBONE The new book, Mastering the Trombone was written by Edward Kleinhammer (Bass Trombonist, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1940-1985) and me. In it, we discuss the importent facets of trombone playing and include many exercises and musical examples to help players develop and hone their skills. In this resource, I give detailed information about the book as well as include reviews of the publication and an order form should you wish to purchase a copy.

DOUGLAS YEO FLOATY PENS For many years I have collected that most unique of classic souvenirs, floating pens. Finally, I have had a pen of my own designed. On this page, you can get information about my pens and find out how you can add one to your collection.

THE EUGENE ADAM COLLECTION This resource contains dozens of pages of free, downloadable PDF files of music written by Eugene Adam, former trombonist and tubist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra (1918-1947). A former first prize winner at the Paris Conservatory (1903), Adam's music is an important look into early 20th century trombone pedagogy. Also in this resource is a free, downloadable copy of Joannes Rochut's edition of the Bach Two Part Inventions. Historic photos of Boston Symphony brass players are also included in THE EUGENE ADAM COLLECTION.

yeodoug.com DOWNLOADABLE PDF FILES This page contains downloadable files of resources on this website which may be obtained in PDF format, readable with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software. Included, among other things, are the annotated musical examples from The Bass Trombonist's Orchestral Handbook. Users will also find a link which will lead them to a website where they can download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software.