Par SPARKE PHILIP. A Bandsman’s Overture was commissioned by British Bandsman magazine to celebrate its 125th anniversary in 2012. It was premiered by Black Dyke Band, conducted by Dr Nicholas Childs, at a special anniversary concert held in Symphony Hall, Birmingham, on July 1st. British Bandsman was for a period known as British Bandsman and Contest Field, following an amalgamation of two magazi…

Si vous voulez jouer jazz et improviser comme un vrai pro ? Ce livre vous montrera comment, rapide ! Tout d'abord apprendre quelques notions de base : les échelles de première importance, doigté et séquences de corde, à commencer par un solo de simple Bossa nova. puis passer à arpèges et des modèles plus complexes tels que l'échelle be bop. Expérimenter des formes mélodiques et découvrez que la pr…

'Klassik für Kinder' wants to introduce clarinet pupils to the beauty of Baroque, Classical and Romantic concert literature. Cautiously, not only original clarinet literature was taken up, but catchy tunes and themes from the opera (The Freeshooter, The Magic Flute and others) and the concert hall (Four Seasons, Capriccio Italy, Reverie and others) were used as well. The edition starts with a piec…

L'expérience l'artiste de blues sensationnel Rory Block live in concert ! Enregistré à St. Louis' historique Sheldon Concert Hall, ce DVD capture chantant soulful de Rory, éblouissant technique de guitare et de la communication côtoyer avec son auditoire ravi. Cette performance complète comprend toute l'excitation musicale qui a fait de l'artiste de W.C. Handy Award-winning de quatre fois un favor…

From African Sanctus. Par FANSHAWE DAVID. David Fanshawe's setting of the Lord's Prayer was performed at the Royal British Legion Festival Of Rememberance at the Royal Albert Hall in 2004. The piece is originally part of his African Sanctus , which combines the sounds of African music with the more Latin and Anglican traditions. A simple and moving setting that brings this most devout of texts int…

Par ADES THOMAS. The first performance was given by the Endellioon Quartet in the West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge as part of the Cambridge Elgar Festival on 16 November 1994./ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

Par YORK ANDREW. The Grammy Award winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) recorded a live concert at the world-famous Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, Missouri on March 20, 2005. This DVD features many of their concert favorites including Pachelbel's 'Loose Canon”, 'Gongan”, 'La Fiesta de la Tirana/Tarantella” and the highly requested 'Nutcracker Suite”. This concert also features the LAGQ's o…

Par DEWITT SCOTT. Made famous by the legendary Jerry Byrd, the C6 tuning (CEGACE) for the non-pedal lap steel guitar has many advantages due to its versatility. The tuning is especially useful in playing two and three-string chord combinations and for easy single-string passages. Patience, dedication and many hours of practice are needed to perfect the 'slant' bar positions, especially the reverse…

Commissioned by The Bach Choir in memory of Leopold de Rothschild (1927-2012), a singing member of the Choir for 50 years and Chairman for 23 years. Following his resignation as a singer Leo became the Choir's President, a position he held until his death - over this extraordinary period of devotion to the Choir he became a friend to vast numbers of his fellow singers, and gave unstintingly of his…

Today's Choral Classics is a special collection of pieces from the most exciting talents in choral composition today. From the church to the concert hall, it is the perfect volume for choruses seeking a contemporary choral repertoire, rich in accessible, modern arrangements in a variety of styles. Featuring Paul Mealor's Wherever You Are , a Christmas #1 for The Military Wives choir, and Ubi Carit…