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Re: Hannaford Street Silver Band

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Subject: Re: Hannaford Street Silver Band
From: "David W. Buckley" <davebuckley@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 10:20:11 -0800
Organization: Buckley Associates Management Inc.
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David Lancaster wrote:
> 
> David Buckley wrote:
> 
> ...snip...
> 
> > Program
> >
> > The Standard of St. George		    Alford
> > A Moorside Suite			      Holst
> > Mechanical Ballet			     Clarke
> > Henry V					       Walton
> >
> > Intermission
> >
> > Blenheim Flourishes			   Curnow
> > Crown Imperial					Walton
> > Seventeen Come Sunday			 Vaughan Williams
> > Elegy from A Downland Suite		   Ireland
> > Finale from Pineapple Poll
> > A Tribute to Ted Heath
> > Pomp and Circunstance No. I		   Elgar
> >
> >
> Wow...what a great programme.  Certainly there's only one 'test'
> piece (plus a couple of movements) but lots of good stuff.  Is
> 'Clarke'  Nigel Clarke, if so how was his piece?  Tricky?   

Clarke's piece was to say the least "tricky". It certainly lived up to
its program notes as being a depiction of the factories in the north of
England. I found it initially exciting but with very limited ebbs and
flows so that ultimately I began hoping it would end soon. It might have
been more palatable in a larger space - it was very noisy. Of course
that was the intention. A real challenge for the band who had not seen
it until Watson brought it over with him aespecially since they missed a
rehearsal due to the snow.

Regards.

Dave.

I've been
> very impressed by all Nigel's BB music to date, particularly Pendle
> Witches.  Pray tell.
> 
> David
> 
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