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Welcome to my HOMEPAGE MARCH 1st 2022
Apologies, its me that’s mad, not the Hare; my last Homepage was on May Day 2021 so Sir John Tenniel’s March Hare welcomes in my latest Homepage, only ten months after the last one. Apologies – a long lockdown and hibernation for this dormouse is the feeble excuse.
A CELLO CONCERTO IS MY FINAL COMMISSION
Here is Luis Serrano Alarcon giving valuable advice about his Cello Concerto which grandson Andy and I premiered with the Union Musical Santa Cecilia de Villar del Arzobispo on October 16th 2021.
In August my second son died, and our lives were put back together with having the premiere of my last commission, a Cello Concerto by Luis Serrano Alarcon, commissioned originally in memory of my third son William, but played in October in Spain in a concert in memory of both of them. I am sending you a link to the video of the premiere with Andy my eldest grandson and Luis’ incredible band. Premiere of the Cello concerto by Alarcon. Please turn off the video and just listen, terrible conducting. Rule No 1 put your stand at the right height…THAT MEANS YOU REYNISH! Unemployable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luE3xjiKk0A
The work is scored for 3353:4331:T4P Piano, lasts about 21.30 and is a magnificent addition to the cello solo repertoire, with wonderful writing for all the soloists in the orchestra.
UK PREMIERE
RNCM Wind Orchestra with Mikhail Nemtsov (cello) Thursday 3 March 2022, 7.30pm RNCM Concert Hall, Manchester Anna Thorvaldsdottir into – Second Self Nelson Jesus Porto de Saudades RNCM Student New work Luis Serrano Alarcon Cello Concerto Anna Thorvaldsdottir Sequences Kenneth Hesketh Diaghilev Dances
USA PREMIERE
Cleveland Winds with Andrew William Reynish (cello) Sunday 6 March 2022, 3.00pm Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center 1855 Ansel Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA Streitman - Indoor Overture Gustav Holst - March on three Folk Tunes Luis Serrano Alarcon - Cello Concerto Terence Greaves - Suite
LONDON PREMIERE – CONCERT TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF MATTHEW REYNISH
RNCM Alumni Wind Orchestra conducted by Tim Reynish and Luis Alarcon with Andrew William Reynish (cello) Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sian Edwards Sunday 10 July at St Helen’s School, Northwood HA6 3AS Brahms - Serenade no 1 for decet first movement Alarcon - Cello Concerto Andy Reynish Alarcon - To the Unknown Friend Elgar - Introduction and Allegro The Coull Quartet Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending Fenella Humphreys Mozart - Farewell Trio from Cosi Haydn - Finale from Farewell Symphony Tickets will be available from 1st May
WOMEN CONDUCTORS DOMINATE EUROPEAN WIND COMPETITIONS
FIRST COMPETITION IN SICILY
PREMIO FREDERICK FENNELL Following is the result of the final of this first edition of the International Competition "Frederick Fennell Award" held in Sicily.
🥇First Ranked: Tina DiMeglio - USA
🥈 Second Ranked: Francisco Antonio Soler Compañ - Spain
🥉Third Ranked: Leon Frantzen - Poland
SECOND COMPETITION IN WARSAW
🥇I PLACE (ex equo) – Michelle Rakers (Denmark) and Hirokazu Amakasu (Japan)
DISTINCTIONS – Guntis Kumačevs (Latvia) and Won Lim (South Korea) Special prize for the best conductor, selected by members of the Concert Wind Orchestra of the Representative Artistic Ensemble of the Polish Army Forces – Hirokazu Amakasu (Japan) Special prize for the best Polish conductor – Justyna Chmielek-Korbut
Tina DiMeglio is the Assistant Director of Bands at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, USA.
Michelle Rakers was the Senior Assistant Director for “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band and Marine Chamber Orchestra from 2004 – 2018.
TRUMPET CONCERTO by Yasuhide Ito
Premiered on 17th march 2018 at Udine, Italy
Ottaviano Cristofoli : Trumpet Fulvio Dose : Conductor Orchestra di Fiati Val Isonzo
ACB COMPOSITION COMPETITION
There are over a thousand community bands in the United States and more across the globe who are performing concert band music. These ensembles play music from across the spectrum - show tunes, patriotic selections, marches, transcriptions, new works for band. These bands are looking for new music that fits a more traditional style of concert band literature that audiences will enjoy. Composers should keep this audience in mind for their submission to this contest.
LATEST ADDITION TO NEW SERIES FROM MAECENAS for
WOODWIND AND SAXOPHONES
Brilliantly re-scored, 2232:2ATB this fantastic little march enters the series of three romantic orchestral miniatures, lovingly rescored for the same combination by Malcolm Binney, giving us a chance for complete contrast in our programmes. Maurice Ravel was reportedly dissatisfied with his Pavane pour une infante defunte but it remains one of his most popular works today, as is Gabriel Faure's Pavane; finally Malcolm turned to Elgar for a winning transcription of his Chanson de Matin,
Also new two works by Adam Gorb, scored for chamber ensemble.
Yiddish Dances 1131:A:1211:2P
Bohemian Rhapsody 1131:A2322:2P
PRAGUE
HAS BEEN VOTED
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CITY
IN THE WORLD!
COME TO PRAGUE THIS SUMMER
INTERNATIONAL REPERTOIRE RECORDINGS AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON
| VOL.12 CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY SYMPHONIC WIND ORCHESTRA AND CHAMBER WINDS CLEVELAND WINDS Conductors Birch Browning and Timothy Reynish ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC WIND ORCHESTRA - (54372 – MCD) Euphonium David Childs Conductors Tim Reynish & Clark Rundell |
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Scottish Dance Suite |
Thea Musgrave |
Scotland |
Variations on a Theme |
Cedric Thorpe Davie |
Scotland |
Euphonium Concerto |
Adam Gorb |
England |
Aue |
Christopher Marshall |
New Zealand |
Dance Movements |
Marco Putz |
Luxembourg |
Serenade for Sophie |
Guy Woolfenden |
England |
Welsh Airs and Dances |
Alun Hoddinott |
Wales |
VOL.11 ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC WIND ORCHESTRA - (52691 – MCD) Conductor Timothy Reynish Marimba Simone Rebello |
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Elements: Suite for Percussion and Wind Ensemble (1998) |
Adam Gorb |
England |
Three American Icons; Suite for Wind Ensemble and Percussion (1997) |
Judith Bingham |
England |
Heathcote’s Inferno (1996) |
Roger Marsh |
England |
VOL.10 ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC WIND ORCHESTRA (52580 – MCD) Conductor Clark Rundell THE MUSIC OF DAVID BEDFORD |
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Praeludium (1990) |
David Bedford |
England |
Sun Paints Rainbows on the Vast Waves (1984) |
David Bedford |
England |
Canons and Cadenzas (1995-6) |
David Bedford |
England |
Sea and Sky and Golden Hill (1985) |
David Bedford |
England |
Ronde for Isolde (1986) |
David Bedford |
England |
VOL.9 ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC WIND ORCHESTRA (52579 – MCD) MANCHESTER BOYS CHOIR THE MUSIC OF EDWARD GREGSON Henry Herford baritone James Keenan treble Conductors Edward Gregson Timothy Reynish |
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Celebration (1991) |
Edward Gregson |
England |
Metamorphoses (1979) |
Edward Gregson |
England |
Miss Brevis Pacem (1987) |
Edward Gregson |
England |
The Sword and the Crown (1991) |
Edward Gregson |
England |
Festivo (1985) |
Edward Gregson |
England |
VOL.8 ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC WIND ORCHESTRA (52578 – MCD) Conductor Timothy Reynish Trumpet Martin Winter MORNING MUSIC – MIDNIGHT MUSIC |
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Morning Music (1987) |
Richard Rodney Bennett |
England/USA |
Trumpet Concerto (1993) |
Richard Rodney Bennett |
England/USA |
The Four Seasons (1991) |
Richard Rodney Bennett |
England/USA |
Midnight Music (1991) |
Irwin Bazelon |
USA |
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