Theo’s Tango

A tango version of the iconic Charlier No.2. And, yes, it will make you chuckle. But all of the charm of the melody is there, just with a Latin flair. In Greg's words: "At the end of 2014 I had the idea to use the Charlier Etude No.2 as the basis for a trumpet ensemble piece. The melody was begging to be turned into a tango, so that’s what I did. I had a blast writing this and we (Professors ensemble) performed it at our annual Trumpet Festival of the Southeast in 2015 at the University of Alabama with none other than Phil Smith conducting. I tried to maintain all of the original parts of the melody but exposing them to the implied harmonies and character of the tango groove with repeats as necessary to fit the style."