There were quite a few good reasons for me to write a solo concerto for bass trombone and wind orchestra. In the first place to commemorate my 35 years of friendship with bass trombone player Ben van Dijk, which coincides with my 30-year jubilee as a professional musician. (May 1, 2007); my desire to contribute to the solo literature for bass trombone – there is a lack of lyrical compositions in which the vocal capacities of the instrument are fully utilized, and last but not least as an in memo...