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Re: New Music - Concert programmes

Mark

How can I get this? Can you send it to me and how much - old chum, old pal
;-)

Seriously, I would like to use it in September and at Spennymoor - assuming
we can play it.

Let me know.

Jeremy

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> From: brassman <brassman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: New Music - Concert programmes
> Date: 11 June 1998 12:29
> 
> Jeremy....
> I don't mean to blow my own horn, but I did an arrangement of
> Bernstein's"On the Waterfront" which is a dazzling opener or closer. It's
5
> minutes long and requires two timpani players. It was only played once by
> Rigid Containers at Rothmans. Is that obscure enough?  Regards.
> 
> Mark Freeh
> (NYC)
> 
> ----------
> > From: JEREMY P WISE <jeremy.wise@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: New Music - Concert programmes
> > Date: Wednesday, June 10, 1998 5:46 PM
> > 
> > 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.
> What
> > 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
> > 
> > ----------
> > 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
> Drover
> > > 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
> the
> > 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.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 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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