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Re: Masters Test Pieces - Wilfred Heaton



> Jeramy
> with regards to Toccata Wilfred Heaton Originally scored it for brass
sextet
> at the request of Bramwell Coles Heaton does not recall when or why he
> rescored it for full band (without percussion I might add) The Army did
not
> shelve the piece as you put it Ray Steadman Allen had it published in 1974
> Regards
> Wayne Lewis


Hi Wayne - I had been informed by James Williams - one of the original 6
performers in the sextet - that the piece had been offered to the SA in the
1950's and shelved until RSA found it in the 70's when he took over the
Editorial department.

Jeremy


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