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Bass Trom article in the Daily Telegraph

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Subject: Bass Trom article in the Daily Telegraph
From: "Alec Gallagher" <alec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 1998 00:05:58 +0100
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Last Saturday's (May 30) edition of the Daily Telegraph (UK) carried a
substantial article in the reviews section of the story behind the
'Proclamation' (Douglas Yeo) CD of bass trom solos.

It takes the form of an interview with Roger Challoner Green, describing how
he brought the album to fruition.  There are two or three particularly
interesting nuggets:

1) "Sandwiched between two tenor trombones and a tuba, the bass has been its
section's underachiever.  Bass trombones were, until recently, failed tenor
players".

(As they say, discuss).

2) (Apologies if you've heard this one before)  "In 1993, Carnegie Hall's
management seemed unwilling to publicise the (Black Dyke Mills Band)'s New
York concert.  Only 20 tickets were sold until (Douglas) Yeo organised a
protest letter from musicians, pointing out that the name Black Dyke Mills
Band was 160 years old and not calculated to offend Afro-Caribbeans or
lesbians.  The concert went ahead successfully.

3)  Mr Green seems to have had a nervous breakdown in the process (!)
Shouldn't laugh, really.

Just thought I'd mention it.  There's so little coverage of brass in the
general media, this article rather stood out.

Cheers

Alec

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