3 Equali, 4 trombones

Had a wonderfully satisfying time playing in a trombone quartet in Mannheim this afternoon. It was the first time that we had played together as a group, and it worked very well indeed. The first of Beethoven’s 3 Equali is a beautiful piece, which we played three times through, although in the final run my chops gave out - but R. was able to take over first trombone, just about. Time for me to start getting back into trombone shape!