Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5318-9309
Date Available
7-12-2024
Year of Publication
2024
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Document Type
Doctoral Dissertation
College
Fine Arts
Department/School/Program
Music Performance
First Advisor
Bradley S. Kerns
Abstract
Border Bones, a trombone duo formed in 2023, is committed to encouraging marginalized and underrepresented composers from Mexico and the United States. In its first project, Border Bones commissioned ten new works for the trombone repertoire. The focus and representation of this projected included Mexican, female, and LGBTQ+ composers. Once commissioned, Border Bones recorded these works through New Branch Records and released them as an album titled, Between Borders.
This dissertation is a performer’s guide to forming an ensemble, commissioning new works, and recording an album. It also includes interviews with well-known individuals from the music industry that have commissioned, recorded, and formulated an ensemble in the past. These interviews provide perspectives on the process from various angles and inform those looking to start a project like that of Border Bones.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2024.339
Recommended Citation
Saldivar, Juan Jr, "BORDER BONES – BETWEEN BORDERS: A PERFORMER’S GUIDE TO THE FORMATION OF A MUSIC ENSEMBLE, COMMISSIONING, AND RECORDING" (2024). Theses and Dissertations--Music. 253.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/music_etds/253
