Elevating Brass Ensemble Music to New Heights.

Three other pieces are less of virtuoso show-offs than beautiful melodies in tasteful arrangements. All three have connections with the province of Dalecarlia, Karlin’s home territory. Koppången is a song inspired by the wilderness in the northern part of the province – hence I suppose the title of the CD. It was composed by one of the foremost folk fiddlers in the region, Per-Erik Moreaus. Håkan Norlén was not from Dalecarlia but had many connections with the province. Visa vid midsommartid is a setting of a poem that was also inspired by the Dalecarlian wilderness. Gammal fäbodpsalm is a traditional folk melody that has become immensely popular in the organ setting by Oskar Lindberg. He was born in Dalecarlia, even though he spent most of his adult life as an organist and composer in Stockholm. These arrangements for trombone ensemble are true declarations of love from Karlin to his home district.