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Re: New Music - Concert programmes

Thanks to all the contributions so far. Keep them coming.

The problem is, all of the pieces mentioned so far, I have used. With a
band that does a lot of concert work repertoire gets eaten up rapidly. Wh=
at
I am ideally looking for are some of the more obscure or very recent
arrangements that have not been done to death.

I am trying Ray Farrs Khachaturian 3 at the moment and quite like it but
it's more a player than audience pleaser. I have done Rodney Newtons
Spanish Impressions which is nice music but not enough of a finisher.

Any more suggestions welcome.

Jeremy

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From: Andy Wooler <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: New Music - Concert programmes
Date: 10 June 1998 21:24

In the Message regarding "New Music - Concert programmes" dated 10 Jun 98=
,
JEREMY P WISE  <jeremy.wise@xxxxxxxxxxx> said that ...

> As a general rule I find that the Goff Richards, Howard Snell, Ray Farr
> arrangements work really well and others by Alan Fernie and Adrian Drov=
er
> appeal greatly.

Jeremy, You seem to favour similar arrangers to myself:

>From Ray Farr try the ending of his Firebird arrangement - just do me a
favour and tell your euph player to kill the vibrato on the opening if i'=
m
in the audience! You could of course consider the whole arrangement, it's
a fine example of transcriptions for brass band. (imho)

As an alternative, the Frank Renton arrangement of the Saint Saens Organ
Concerto - one of my favourites in the original orchestral version,
works well for brass.

For other items (not starters of finishers), how about Goff's "Songs of t=
he
Quay", Snells "Exhibition Can Can" ( a wonderful mix of Offenbach meets
Pictures at an Exhibition), and my current fave arrangement, Adrian's
MacArthur Park.

Whilst it's quite easy. we've used the Farandole from L'Arlsienne as a
concert finale recently -although it did us no favours at a recent
entertainment contest, it worked well on our easter dutch tour.

As a personal opinion, the standard of the band determines
what you are capable of playing - however, the standard (read nature)  of
the audience determines what they are capable of  enjoying; - you don't
mention what kind of gig you had in mind.


=A0=A0
Andy Wooler Resident Conductor, Uckfield Concert Brass
Responses during the world cup  will be supported by Morlands "Old
Speckled Hen" (5.2%sg)
MD The Classic Dance Band, Trumpet: Sussex Symphony Orchestra
andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx , http://www.awooler.demon.co.uk


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