Celebrations Book 5 brings together two suites of pieces for unaccompanied double bass by Lourdes and Michael Montgomery. Aimed at the intermediate bassist, these ten inventive, evocative and colourful pieces are ideal as both study and recital, Repertoire.
None of the pieces outstay their welcome, each with its own musical narrative and story to tell by exploring a wealth of colours and timbres available to the solo double bass.
To Pošta, To Prague
This suite was composed in 2017 for Pošta100 to celebrate the anniversary of the 100th birthday of František Pošta in 2019.
1. Guardians of the Legacy
PREMIERE: 20 April 2018 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas USA by Natalie Prime (double bass)
2.Mentors
PREMIERE: 22 April 2018 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas USA by Mateo Rios (double bass)
3. Etude No.5 (Für Pošta)
PREMIERE: 29 September 2019 at Hinton Blewett Church, Somerset UK by David Heyes (double bass)
4. The Sage
PREMIERE: 3 September 2017 at Village Hall, Templecombe, Somerset UK by David Heyes (double bass):
US PREMIERE: 22 April 2018 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas

5. Today’s Youth – Tomorrow’s Gatekeepers
PREMIERE: 29 September 2019 at West Harptree Church, Somerset UK by David Heyes (double bass)
Michael Montgomery writes: “I met František Pošta in the early 1980s when I was newly married and still working on my doctorate at the University of Miami under the tutelage of Dr. Lucas Drew. The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, on tour, had come to town to present a concert at the Dade County Auditorium in the “Little Havana” neighbourhood of Miami and Lucas had arranged for the principal bassist of the orchestra to come to his house and give a master class for some of the bass students of his studio. At the time, I was largely unaware of the significance of the position this wonderful bassist held and the great double bass heritage that preceded him in that position.