• Johann Sebastian Bach/arr. Douglas Yeo, Duo from Cantata 78 for Two Trombones and Piano, catalog SU483
• Eric Ewazen/arr. Douglas Yeo, Pastorale for Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone and Piano, catalog SU499
• Albinoni/arr. Douglas Yeo, Trio Sonata for Three Trombones, catalog SU328
• Bruckner/arr. Douglas Yeo, Inveni David (Motet) for Double Trombone Choir (8 part), catalog SU-51
• Bruckner/arr. Douglas Yeo, Ave Maria (Motet) for Trombone Choir (8 part), catalog SU-913
• Bruckner/arr.Douglas Yeo, Ave Maria (Motet) for Brass Choir, catalog SU- 010

International Music Company

• Handel/arr. Douglas Yeo, Sonata in F, Op. 1, No. 12 for Bass Trombone and Piano, catalog 3308
• William Grant Still/arr. Douglas Yeo, Romance for Trombone and Piano (also with orchestra), catalog 3292

G. Schirmer, Inc.

• Dmitri Shostakovich/arr. Douglas Yeo, Eight Preludes, Op. 34 for tenor and bass trombones, catalog ED 4019
• Douglas Yeo, editor, Trombone Essentials: 11 Solos for Recital and Contest for Trombone and Bass Trombone, catalog ED 4082

De Haske Music

• John Rutter/arr. Douglas Yeo, What Sweeter Music for brass band, catalog DHP 1094739

Sarastro Music (London)

• attributed to F. J. Haydn, performing edition and critical commentary by Douglas Yeo, Divertimento No. 1 in B flat, "Chorale St. Antoni", catalog SAR 0110

PUBLICATIONS

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MASTERING THE TROMBONE

by

Edward Kleinhammer with Douglas Yeo

Over 50 articles for various periodicals, magazines and journals including:

• New England Conservatory Brass, The Brass Herald, Issue 21, December 2007 - January 2008.

• An Interview with Bill Pearce, OnLine Trombone Journal, 1997, updated August 2007.

• With the Right Tool You Can Do Any Job: Why Using The Right Instrument Matters, chapter in The Brass Player's Cookbook: Creative Recipes for a Successful Performance, Meredith Music Publications, 2006.

• Hold On To Hope, Graduation address by Douglas Yeo at Caritas Academy, Hudson, MA, June 10, 2006.

• The Contrabass Trombone, The Brass Herald, Issue 13, May - July 2006.

• Interview with Douglas Yeo, by Matthew Guilford (matthewguilford.com), February 2006.

• Some Clarity about the Cimbasso, The Brass Herald, Issue 11, December 2005-January 2006.

• The Buccin: A Trombone With A Serious Bite, The Brass Herald, Issue 8, May-July 2005.

• Haydn's Creation, International Trombone Association Journal, Vol. 33, No. 2, April 2005.

• Exploring the Serpent and Ophicleide, The Brass Herald, Issue 7, February-April 2005.

• Serpentists in Charles Wild's "Choir of the Cathedral of Amiens" c. 1826 Historic Brass Society , Vol. 13, 2001.

• A tribute to Robert King (1914-1999) Historic Brass Society Newsletter, Issue 13, Summer 2000.

• An Interview With Bill Pearce, An interview of jazz/gospel trombonist and "Nightsounds" radio host Bill Pearce in the OnLine Trombone Journal.

• I've Been to London (NOT) to Visit the Queen: A European Tour Odyssey, The Trombonist OnLine (the website of the British Trombone Society, first posted March 1998.

• Air-ev Productions and The "Frequency Band" Endeavor: An Interview with Norman Bolter and Carol Viera, The OnLine Trombone Journal, Volume 3, Issue 1, September 1998.

• Me, Myself and I: Are Orchestral Brass Players Losing the Concept of Being Team Players?, The International Trombone Association Journal, Volume 25, No. 1, Winter 1997, and the Tuba Universal Brotherhood Association (TUBA) Journal, Volume 24, No. 3, Summer, 1997.

• The Modern Symphony Orchestra: Turmoil, Liberation and Redemption, from a "Music: The Liberating Discipline", Wheaton College (IL), May 1997.

• Winning an Orchestral Audition: Some Tips for Wind and Brass Players, The International Musician, November, 1992.

• The Bass Trombone: Innovations on a Misunderstood Instrument, The Instrumentalist, Vol. 40, No. 4, November, 1985.

• The View From The Back Row, Christianity Today, January 21, 1983.

• Tempted by a Serpent, Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Program, October 13-15, 1994 (week 3)

• Boning up on the Web, The Real Issue, Vol. 14, No. 3, April/May 1996.

• The Difference Between Playing and Practicing Windplayer, Number 54 (summer 1996)

• A Pictorial History of Low Brass Players in the Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1887-1986, International Trombone Association Journal, Vol. XIV, Number 4, Fall, 1986.

• Tuba Players of The Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1913-1987, T.U.B.A. Journal, Vol. 14, Number 4, May, 1987.

• Horn Players of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1881-1988, The Horn Call, Vol. XVIII, Number 2, April, 1988.

• Trumpet Players of the Boston Symphony, 1881-1990: A Pictorial History, Journal of the International Trumpet Guild, Vol. 15, Number 2, December, 1990.

• David Taylor, Bass Trombone: An Appreciation and Interview, International Trombone Association Journal, Vol. 19, Number 4, Fall, 1991 and Vol. 20, Number 1, Winter, 1992.

• International Listing of Symphony, Opera and Ballet Orchestra Low Brass Personnel, International Trombone Association Journal, Vol. 19, No. 1, Winter, 1991.

• So, You Want to Play In An Orchestra? A Primer on Audition Readiness, International Trombone Association Journal, Vol. XIV, No.4, Winter, 1987.

• Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Tuba Auditions, But Didn't Know Who To Ask . . ., T.U.B.A. Journal, Vol. 11, No. 3, Winter, 1984.

• A Conversation with Kauko Kahila : Bass Trombonist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra 1952-1972, International Trombone Association Journal, Vol. XV, No. 3, Summer, 1987.

• Edward Kleinhammer (Bass Trombonist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1940-1985): A Tribute, International Trombone Association Journal, Vol. XIII, No. 3, July, 1985.

• In Defense of the Single Valve Trombone, International TromboneAssociation Journal, Vol. XII, No. 3, July, 1984.

• You'll never get anything done by letting things slide . . . unless you play the trombone, Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Program, March 9 - 11, 1989 (week 18).

• When Parents Won't Parent, Trouble Is Ahead. Column for The Lexington Minuteman, September 26, 1996.

• Alleluia v. Sapientia deundabit - Anonymous chant, Auxerre, realized by Marcel Peres (Gloriæ Dei Cantores Schola with Douglas Yeo, serpent)
• Etude 8: Allegretto - Jean-Baptiste Metoyen (Douglas Yeo, unaccompanied serpent)
• Etude 1: Andante - Schiltz (Douglas Yeo, unaccompanied serpent))
• Divertimento [Feldparthie] in B flat, Hob. 2:46 - Franz Josef Haydn [?] (Douglas Yeo, serpent, with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra)
• March from "Scipio" - George Frideric Handel, arr. Alan Lumsden (Douglas Yeo & Craig Kridel, serpent)
• Les Mots de Berlioz - Clifford Bevan, text by Hector Berlioz (Berlioz Historical Brass with Gloriæ Dei Cantores)
• Foxtrot - Matyas Seiber (Douglas Yeo , Craig Kridel & Phil Humphries, serpent)
• Poem: The Pesky Sarpent [On Springfield Mountain] - Nathan Torrey {?} or Daniel or Jesse Carpenter {?} (Douglas Yeo, recitation)
• Variations on "The Pesky Sarpent" - Clifford Bevan (Douglas Yeo, serpent with Deborah DeWolf Emery, piano)
• Quatre Tanka - Drake Mabry (Jennifer Ashe, soprano, with Douglas Yeo, serpent)
• Duo 2 - A[lexandre?] Hardy (Douglas Yeo and Craig Kridel, serpent)
• Credo - Henri Du Mont, realized by Peter Wilton (Gloriæ Dei Cantores Schola with Douglas Yeo, serpent)
• Etude 3 [de L'Eclair] - Schiltz (Douglas Yeo, unaccompanied serpent)
• Allegretto from Symphony 7 - Ludwig van Beethoven (Douglas Yeo, contrabass serpent with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra)
• Serpent Concerto - Simon Proctor (Douglas Yeo, serpent with Deborah DeWolf Emery, piano & Craig Kridel, cupped bells)
• Domine Salvum - Nicholas Roze (Gloriæ Dei Cantores Schola with Douglas Yeo, serpent)

Click HERE to see photos of the recording session, see a complete track listing, expanded program notes and information on how to order the CD.

For over 400 years, the serpent has challenged players and fascinated listeners with its unique shape and sound. In this video - the first of its kind - Douglas Yeo (bass trombonist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra) gives the viewer a comprehensive look at the serpent. Part One features an historical overview of the traditional French church serpent, and many other forms of serpents and bass horns - including English military serpents, serpent Forveille, serpent a pavillon, early cimbasso, ophimonocleide, English bass horn, bass cornetto and the great "Anaconda" contrabass serpent - are shown and demonstrated, many for the first time in an audio or video production. Part Two is a serpent lesson, where Douglas Yeo guides the beginning serpent player through a practical approach to the instrument. In Part Three, the viewer can play along with Douglas Yeo in a series of serpent of duets taken from 19th century French serpent method books. Several of these duets are done in both slow and faster tempos to allow players to to enjoy the music in different ways. Finally, Part Four answers the questions one may have about the serpent: where to purchase an instrument, music and recordings, how to get more information about the instrument, and an introduction to the "Rogers mouthpiece," especially made for modern baritones and euphoniums to give today's players an entry into the sound world of the serpent. Also included on this disc are PDF files of all music played on the video including exercises, warm ups and duets.


Approaching the Serpent: An Historical and Pedagogical Overview invites viewers to view the program as a continuous track, or select individual instruments or duets. Available in both NTSC (United States) and PAL (United Kingdom and Europe) formats and manufactured to be compatible on DVD players and computers in all regions, this standard-definition DVD will display all content on all types and sizes of DVD players and television sets as well as all computers and computer monitors that will play DVDs.

This recording features arrangements of well known hymns and gospel songs:

• Cornerstone (Lari Goss/arr. Hugh S. Livingstone, Jr) [Stephen Gerber, piano]
  
• I'd Rather Have Jesus (George Beverly Shea, arr. Don Marsh) [Patricia Yeo, piano]
  
• Jesus, The Very Thought of Thee/Be Thou My Vision (John B. Dykes/traditional/arr. Wes Ross) [Wes Ross, piano]
  
• O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Anonymous 12th Century/arr. Stephen E. Gerber) [Stephen Gerber, piano; reading by Bill Pearce]
  
• He Touched Me (William J. Gaither/arr. James Curnow) [Patricia Yeo, piano]
  
• I Am Not Worthy (Beatrice Bush Bixler) [Beatrice Bush Bixler, piano]
  
• Cast Thy Burden Upon The Lord (Benjamin Harlan) [Stephen Gerber, piano]
  
• As The Deer/There Is None Like You (Martin Nystrom/Lenny LeBlanc/arr. Wes Ross) [Wes Ross, piano]
  
• His Eye Is On The Sparrow (Charles Gabriel/arr. Fred Bock) [Patricia Yeo, piano]
  
• Were You There?/O Sacred Head, Now Wounded (traditional/J. S. Bach/arr. Stephen E. Gerber) [Stephen Gerber, piano; reading by Bill Pearce]
  
• Jesus Paid It All (John Grape/arr. Bill Pearce) [Patricia Yeo, piano]
  
• It May Be Today (Beatrice Bush Bixler) [Beatrice Bush Bixler, piano]
  
• People Need The Lord (Greg Nelson and Phill McHugh/arr. Tom Fettke) [Stephen Gerber, piano]
  
• The Love Of God (Frederick M. Lehman/arr. Bill Pearce) [Wes Ross, piano]
  
• Come Unto Him (Stephen E. Gerber) [Stephen Gerber, piano; reading by Bill Pearce]
  
• 'Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus (William J. Kirkpatrick/arr. Harold DeCou) [Patricia Yeo, piano]
  

Repertoire includes [* = accompanied by The Black Dyke Mills Band]:

• Proclamation (Gordon Langford - world premiere) [*]
  
• Rhapsody for Bass Trombone (Stephen Bulla) [*]
  
• Tribute to George Roberts [including Stella By Starlight , Feelin' Low and In The Hall Of The Mountain King] (arr. Bill Geldard - world premiere) [*]
  
• Variations on Palestrina's "Dona Nobis Pacem" (David Fetter) [unaccompanied]
  
• Skylines (David Uber, transcr. John Harpin) [*]
  
• Share My Yoke (Joy Webb, arr. Ivor Bosanko) [*]
  
• Conversation (Charles Small) [with Ronald Barron, trombone]
  
• Rainy Day in Rio (Goff Richards - world premiere) [*]
  
• Blue Topaz (Tommy Pederson) [with trombone sextet]
  
• Triptych (Lawrence Wolfe - world premiere) [*]
  
• Amazing Grace (Traditional, arr. James Curnow) [with Patricia Yeo, piano)
  

• Concerto for Trombone (Rimsky-Korsakov)
  with the Wheaton College Concert Band, Arthur Katterjohn, conductor (recorded 1975)

• Tetra Ergon (Donald White)
  with Timothy Salzman, piano (recorded 1976)

• Solace: A Mexican Serenade (Scott Joplin)
  Douglas Yeo, vibraphone with Craig Wahlgren, marimba (recorded 1976)

• Profile (David Fetter)
  unaccompanied bass trombone (recorded 1997)

• Symphony No. 34, op. 310 for bass trombone and strings (Alan Hovhaness)
  with the Tokyo Artists Ensemble, Yoshiyuki Yamagishi, conductor (recorded 1997)

• Of Mountains (Norman Bolter)
  with The "Frequency Band" Orchestra, Norman Bolter, conductor (recorded 1997)

This unique new recording is a complete, unedited live concert given by Norman Bolter (retired trombonist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra) featuring his own compositions including several collaborations with Douglas Yeo:

• Passions of Survival for trombone and orchestra - Norman Bolter, trombone solo; Douglas Yeo conducting The "Frequency Band" Orchestra
  
• Of Mountains, Lakes and Trees for bass, tenor and alto trombone and orchestra - Douglas Yeo, bass trombone; R. Douglas Wright, tenor trombone; Scott Hartman, alto trombone; Norman Bolter conducting The "Frequency Band" Orchestra
  

This new album features Ronald Barron performing duet repertoire for tenor trombone and various other instruments with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra "family" including, with Douglas Yeo, bass trombone:

• Eight Preludes, Op. 34 (Dmitri Shostakovich/arr. Douglas Yeo)
  as published by G. Schirmer.
• Conversation (Charles Small)
  as published by Kagarice Brass Editions.

Over 35 recordings as Bass Trombonist with Boston Symphony Orchestra (1984-present) including:

• Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra and The Miraculous Mandarin [complete ballet] (Philips/Ozawa)
• Berlioz: Requiem (RCA Victor/Ozawa)
• Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem (BSO Classics/Levine)
• Brahms: Symphony 1 (Philips/Haitink)
• Brahms: Symphony 2 (Philips/Haitink)
• Brahms: Symphony 3 (Philips/Haitink)
• Brahms: Symphony 4 (Philips/Haitink)
• Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes [from the CD: Bernstein-The Final Concert], (DG/Bernstein)
• Dutilleux: The Shadows of Time (Erato/Ozawa)
• Dvorak: Cello Concerto (Erato/Rostropovich/Ozawa)
• Dvorak: Dvorak in Prague (Sony/Ozawa/Ma/Perlman)
• Faure: Requiem (Sony/Ozawa/Bonney/Hakegard)
• Franck: Symphony in d (DG/Ozawa)
• Gubaidulina: Offertorium (DG/Kremer/Dutoit)
• Mahler: Symphony 1 (Philips/Ozawa)
• Mahler: Symphony 2 (Philips/Ozawa)
• Mahler: Symphony 3 (Philips/Ozawa)
• Mahler: Symphony 5 (Philips/Ozawa)
• Mahler: Symphony 6 (Philips/Ozawa)
• Mahler: Symphony 7 (Philips/Ozawa)
• Mahler: Symphony 9 (Philips/Ozawa)
• Mahler: Symphony 10 (Adagio) (Philips/Ozawa)
• Previn: Violin Concerto (DG/Previn)
• Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet [complete ballet], (DG/Ozawa)
• Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe [complete ballet], (BSO Classics/Levine)
• Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe [complete ballet], (Philips/Haitink)
• Sibelius: Symphony 2, Finlandia (London/Ashkenazy)
• Strauss: Elektra [playing bass trumpet], (Philips/Ozawa)
• Strauss: Don Quixote (CBS/Ma/Ozawa)
• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker [complete ballet], (DG/Ozawa)
• Tchaikowsky: Pique Dame (RCA-BMG Classics/Ozawa)
• Tchaikowsky: Symphony 6 (Erato/Ozawa)

3 recordings as Bass Trombonist with Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (1981- 1985) including:

• Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite (MMG-Vox/Comissiona)
• Brahms/Schoenberg: Piano Quartet in g (MMG- Vox/Comissiona)

18 recordings as Bass Trombonist with Boston Pops Orchestra (1985-present) with John Williams, Conductor including:

• Cinema Serenade 2: The Golden Years [with Itzhak Perlman, violin] (Sony)
• Summon the Heroes (Sony)
• It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing (Sony)
• Music for Stage and Film (Sony)
• Joy to the World (Sony)
• The Green Album (Sony)
• The Spielberg/Williams Collaboration (Sony)
• Williams on Williams (Sony)
• Holst: The Planets (Philips)
• By Request (Philips)
• Bernstein By Boston (Philips)
• Pops By George [Gershwin] (Philips)
• Pops a la Russe (Philips)

14 recordings as Bass Trombonist with Boston Pops Orchestra (1985-present) with Keith Lockhart, Conductor including:

• Handel's Messiah Rocks (Sony) - DVD
• Chris Botti in Boston (Columbia) - CD and DVD
• The Red Sox Album (Boston Pops Recordings)
• Oscar and Tony (Boston Pops Recordings)
• America (Boston Pops Recordings)
• Sleigh Ride (Christmas album) (Boston Pops Recordings)
• My Favorite Things (RCA/BMG)
• The Latin Album (RCA/BMG)
• Encore! (RCA/BMG)
• A Splash of Pops (RCA/BMG)
• Runnin'Wild: The Boston Pops Plays Glenn Miller (RCA/BMG)
• American Visions (RCA/BMG)
• The Celtic Album (RCA/BMG)
• Holiday Pops (Christmas album) (RCA/BMG)

1 recording as Serpentist with Boston Baroque:

• Handel:Music for the Royal Fireworks (Telarc/Pearlman)

5 recordings as Music Director of the New England Brass Band including:

• Be Glad Then America
• This is Christmas
• The Light of the World
• Honour and Glory
• Christmas Joy!

Also featured on:

• Saving Private Ryan - Original Film Soundtrack [Boston Symphony/ Williams]

• Schindler's List - Original Film Soundtrack [Boston Symphony/ Williams/Perlman], (MCA MCAD-10969)

• Mystic River - Original Film Soundtrack [Boston Symphony]

• Hindemith on Trombone [with Ronald Barron, Trombone], (Boston Brass/BB-1002 CD)

• Music of Gabrieli [with Empire Brass], (Telarc CD 80204)

• Occurences [with Norman Bolter, Trombone], (Air-Ev 72890)

• American Showcase [with Ronald Barron, Trombone], (Boston Brass/BB-1006CD)

• Le Trombone Francais II [with Ronald Barron, Trombone], (Boston Brass/BB-1005CD)

• Vaclav Nelhybel - Counterpoint No. 2 for Bass Trombone and Percussion (1978 - with Kathleen Kastner, percussion)

• Vaclav Nelhybel - Concerto for Bass Trombone and Wind Ensemble (1989 - with New England Conservatory of Music Wind Ensemble, Frank Battisti, Conductor)

• John Williams - Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra [version for Bass Trombone and Orchestra] (1990 - with the Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams, Conductor)

• David Uber - Skylines for Bass Trombone and Brass Ensemble (1992 - with Trenton State College Brass Ensemble, David Uber, Conductor; version for Bass Trombone and Brass Band [transcr. John Harpin] - 1996 -with The Black Dyke Mills Band, James Watson, Conductor)

• Lawrence Wolfe - Wildfire for Bass Trombone and Wind Ensemble (1995 - with University of Washington Wind Ensemble, Timothy Salzman, Conductor)

• David Fetter - Suite for Unaccompanied Bass Trombone (1996)

• Gordon Langford - Proclamation for Bass Trombone and Brass Band (1996 - with The Black Dyke Mills Band, James Watson, Conductor)

• Bill Geldard (arr) - Tribute to George Roberts for Bass Trombone and Brass Band (1996 - with The Black Dyke Mills Band, James Watson, Conductor)

• Goff Richards - Rainy Day In Rio for Bass Trombone and Brass Band (1996 - with The Black Dyke Mills Band, James Watson, Conductor)

• Lawrence Wolfe - Triptych for Bass Trombone and Brass Band (1996 - with The Black Dyke Mills Band, James Watson, Conductor)

• David Fetter - Split Personality including "Profile" and "Insomnia at Pops" for Unaccompanied Bass Trombone (1997)

• Norman Bolter - Of Mountains for Bass Trombone and Orchestra (1997 - with Symphony Orchestra, Norman Bolter, conductor)

• Cliff Bevan - Variations on "The Pesky Sarpent" for Serpent and Piano (North American Premiere - 1997 - with Deborah DeWolf Emery, Piano)

• Norman Bolter - Temptation for Serpent and String Quartet (1999)

• James Theobald - The Serpent Dances for Serpent and Percussion (2000)

• Founder and Chairman, Lexington Parents Information Network (LEXNET) - A parents organization in Lexington, Massachusetts, formed in June 1993 "To strengthen public education in our community by informing parents and enabling them to become more involved in their children's education."
• Columnist, The Lexington Minuteman (a Community Newspapers publication).
• Recipient of Massachusetts Family Institute 1994 "Citizen Award."
• Frequent guest speaker at college and university Christian Fellowship meetings.
• Frequent clinician and recitalist in United States, Europe, Bermuda and Japan.
• Vice President, North American Brass Band Association (NABBA), 2007-2009. Editor of NABBA's official publication, "The Brass Band Bridge", 2006-2009.
• Music Director, New England Brass Band, 1998-2008; Director Emeritus, 2008 -
• Associate Conductor, Natural State Brass Band (Little Rock, Arkansas), 2009 -

• Christian Instrumentalists and Director's Association
• Historic Brass Society
• Berlioz HIstorical Brass
• International Trombone Association
• Yamaha Corporation (Instrument Design Consultant, YAMAHA International Performing Artist)
• YAMAHA Young Performing Artists Program (member, Board of Advisors)
• Also proficient on bass trumpet, contrabass trombone, sackbut, buccin, serpent and ophicleide (perform as needed with Boston Symphony Orchestra).