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Re: Instrumental straightjackets (was alternative instrument for

I know there is a decent arrangement of Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano 
Concerto around. Richard Philips (now BM at Enfield Citadel) played 
it with the International Staff Band at the Royal Albert Hall a few 
years ago. For some reason Bill Himes' name springs to mind as the 
arranger, but please corect me if I am wrong. If you want a 
recording, there may have been a live one done by SP&S.
I know RP has performed this with other bands, the one that I'm part 
of, Birmingham Citadel Band (SA), for one about a year ago.

Regards,
Ed.
BCB

Mark Freech wrote;
> Concertante for Piano and Brass Band by Edward Gregson can also be
> found  on a CD (Heavy Weight HR002/D)  of the 1989 National's Gala
> Concert.  It's performed by the composer and backed by Rigid Containers
> Group Band conducted by Bramwell Tovey.
> Gregson composed this during his student days (1966) at the Royal
> Academy of Music in London and while he was still involved with The
> Salvation Army which are both reflected in the piece.  The last movement
> uses "Onward Christian Soldiers" as it's theme.
> 
> I believe you can still obtain it from Heavyweight Records Ltd. PO BOX
> 57, Kettering, Northants, NN15 5PL
> 
> While on this piano thread, here are a few others.
> 
> Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue was recorded by the GUS Band in 1982 on a
> Chandos LP with Frank Wibaut on piano and Keith Wilkinson MD (also his
> arrangement)
> 
> Rhapsody for Piano (three hands) and Brass Band by Gordon Jacob
> ....piano soloists - Phyllis Sellick and Cyril Smith recorded with the
> Solna Brass (Sweden) conducted by Per Ohlsson. This is on a 1972 Granada
> (EMI) recording.
> 
> In 1959 Erik Leidzen arranged and performed the 2nd and 3rd movements of
> the Grieg Piano Concerto with the New York Staff Band (Richard E. Holz,
> conductor)
> 
> (Dr.) Ron Smart of Australia then arranged the first movement of the
> Grieg Concerto but for a slightly smaller instrumentation during his
> sojourn to California in the 60s.........
> 
> Mark Freeh (NYC)
> *******************************************************************
> Merv Roberts wrote:
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cameron Mabon <cmabon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Tuesday, 28 April 1998 5:38
> > Subject: Re: Instrumental straightjackets (was alternative instrument
> > for
> > cornet players
> >
> > .
> > >I once
> > >heard a rumour that a brass band composer had written a concerto
> > >specifically for piano and brass band (I can't remember who -
> > probably
> > >someone like Denis Wright or Roy Newsome maybe?).
> > >
> > >
> > >Regards,
> > >
> > >Cameron
> > >
> >
> > Roy Newsome wrote "Concerto for Piano and Band".  It was commissioned
> > for,
> > and received its first performance at the Festival Concerts of the
> > National
> > Brass Band Festival at Royal Albert Hall in October 1969.  It appears
> > on an
> > old recording by Black Dyke entitled Ivory and Brass, is conducted by
> > Roy
> > Newsome, with pianist Keith Swallow.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Merv Roberts
> > Ex Australian Army Band Corps
> > Soprano Cornet - Townsville Brass
> > Queensland Australia
> >
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