Hope Salmonson
composer, tubist

Tundral Beacon
for unaccompanied horn
Olivier Huebscher was my brass instructor for my last two years of studying tuba at Mount Allison University. When he commissioned me for a work just prior to my fifth year, it occurred to me that I was getting ready to take my next steps post-undergrad, and I felt a bit of anxiety at not knowing where to go once I left New Brunswick. I thought of wolves howling to each other, which can be heard from kilometres away over flat landscapes. Over the uncertain terrain of my future, the howl I hear is music—wherever I go, music will be my guide.
Extended techniques in this work include air sounds produced by blowing into the instrument, and hand glissandi used in a variety of ways.
"Tundral Beacon" was premiered at Olivier Huebscher's recital "New; Standards," November 20, 2021 at 7:30pm.