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Thanks, Nigel...

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Subject: Thanks, Nigel...
From: "honf" <honf@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 14:27:19 -0400

Dear list, the following is unabashed praise for Nigel, our hard working
list master, and his music. Nigel visited our band in Ottawa, Canada, a few
weeks ago and shared some of his music with us. We had a great time
together, both during and after rehearsal.

Hal Floysvik
EEb bass, Maple Leaf Brass band
Ottawa, Canada.
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Nigel, thanks for sharing your music with the Maple Leaf Brass Band on your
recent visit across the big pond. I'm glad you noticed a difference in our
sound and playing ability since the last time you sat in with us. It is nice
to have a professional outside opinion occasionally. By the way, I don't
know if anyone mentioned it to you but that night you were with us, all the
pieces we played, including yours, had their composers or arrangers in
attendance. A rare experience for any band, I'm sure.

We continue to be delighted by the three works you shared with us. I hope
you don't mind if I share some of our impressions with the rest of the list
members.

Firstly, Smaoinich ... etc. (great piece but it really needs a subtitle for
those who don't speak Gaelic!!!) What a great Flugel solo. The first eight
bars of unaccompanied flugel is incredibly wistful and haunting. Does a
fantastic job of setting up the rest of the piece More like this one,
please!

O Worship the King.  Rapidly becoming an all time favourite with MLBB,
particularly the last 3 parts: Gigue, Allegro, and Largo. We've got the
gigue up to a decent speed now; sounds very Celtic. The allegro does a nice
job of setting the stage for the largo with its 32 bars of cresc. from ppp
to fff. A lovely, intense, profound passage; the band's concentration on
getting this part right is palpable. We find ourselves getting an almost
bell-like effect during the last 12  or so bars. I usually take the final
F-conc. (Eeb bass) down  an octave to give the end a fine organ-like finish.
An interesting competition-grade piece (what level would you say?), this
would be fine for concert use, especially in a church.

When We're Apart.  Nice duet for Euphs though we've been using Euph and
Baritone. Haven't put as much time in on this one yet, but it is a lovely
addition to our solo repertoire.

That's about it for now. Thanks again, Nigel.


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