Articles by David Gordon

Reed Music is pleased to have the following publications included on the 2010 VCE syllabus for baritone saxophone. These Australian compositions are available from our online store. The official list can be seen on the VCE website.

Baritone saxophone

RM252 Capricorn from Zodiac (12 pieces) Barry Cockcroft
RM095 Octennial Song Stuart Greenbaum
RM608 A Wordless Eulogy Greg Clarkson
RM003 The Autumn Cannon Ball Lachlan Davidson
RM042 Ritual 4 – The Son of the Dragon Paul Witney
RM004 One for Mum Lachlan Davidson
RM112 Perdy Perdy Lachlan Davidson
RM098 Scherzetto Tomasz Spiewak
RM429 Fandango Gregory van der Struik

Reed Music is pleased to have the following publications included on the 2010 VCE syllabus for oboe. These Australian compositions are available from our online store. The official list can be seen on the VCE website.

Oboe

RM077 Black Stick John Barrett
RM189 One for Mum Lachlan Davidson
RM421 Flight of Fancy Matthew Orlovich
RM092 Autumn Song Katy Abbott

Reed Music is pleased to have the following publications included on the 2010 VCE syllabus for alto and tenor saxophone. These Australian compositions are available from our online store. The official list can be seen on the VCE website.

Alto Saxophone

RM072 Curved Stick John Barrett
RM002 Black and Blue Barry Cockcroft
RM003 The Autumn Cannon Ball Lachlan Davidson
RM095 Octennial Song Stuart Greenbaum
RM059 Autumn Song Katy Abbott
RM038 When They Were Gone Greg Clarkson
RM004 One for Mum Lachlan Davidson
RM326 Strange Times Lachlan Davidson
RM025 The Lake and the Hinterland Stuart Greenbaum
RM335 Flight of Fancy Matthew Orlovich
RM214 Drive John Peterson
RM047 Black Swan Waltz and Lazy Blues from Blue Ride Collection
Tomasz Spiewak
RM046 A Little Serenade and Gavotte from Kaleidoscope Collection
Tomasz Spiewak

Reed Music is pleased to have the following publications included on the 2010 VCE syllabus for clarinet and bass clarinet. These Australian compositions are available from our online store. The official list can be seen on the VCE website.

Bb clarinet

RM069 John BARRETT Black Stick
RM478 Barry COCKCROFT Blue Tongue
RM428 Dindy VAUGHAN Del Espirito Santo no. 1 or no. 2
RM591 Greg CLARKSON A Wordless Eulogy
RM262 Lachlan DAVIDSON Mediterranean Blue
RM359 Lachlan DAVIDSON Perdy Perdy
RM346 Matthew ORLOVICH Flight of Fancy
RM106 Tomasz SPIEWAK Mazurka
RM356 Tomasz SPIEWAK Dawn

Bass Clarinet

RM255 Barry COCKCROFT Zodiac – 12 Pieces for solo clarinet, ‘Capricorn’

Barry’s Cockcroft’s piece Rock Me! is now available in our online store (look under the advanced tab). Written for American saxophonist Kenneth Tse in 2007, this advanced piece calls for great feats of saxophone dexterity! Rapid quasi-slap tonguing, distortion like an electric guitar, a drum solo performed entirely on the mouthpiece and occasionally even some standard saxophone notes. Complex for sure but a guaranteed crowd pleaser.

The 16th World Saxophone Congress will take place in St. Andrews, Scotland in 2012. Reed Music composer and saxophonist Barry Cockcroft has been elected to the International Saxophone Committee along with Claude Delangle (France), Kenneth Tse (USA), Andy Scott (UK), Shyen Lee (Thailand) and Thomas Liley (USA). Reed Music offers its congratulations to Richard Ingham (UK), director of the next congress and is looking forward to offering its support for this important event.

The university town of St Andrews is an exceptionally attractive location for an event of this sort. The university’s beautiful main concert hall seats nearly 1000 and there are convenient rehearsal facilities, a wide variety of performance venues of all sizes, and plentiful accommodation and restaurants all within easy walking distance in this charming and ancient coastal town. The congress proposal is supported by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, other UK conservatoires such as the Royal College of Music, The Royal Northern College of Music, the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, leading soloists and composers, the National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain and the Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain. The World Saxophone Congress coincides with the University’s 600th anniversary celebrations and with the Olympic Games in London.

Reed Music composers Barry Cockcroft and Adam Pinto have just arrived for the 15th International Saxophone Congress in Bangkok Thailand. Held in a new location every 3 years, this significant gathering of saxophonists features concerts, lectures, information sessions and a chance to meet composers, performers and researchers of the highest calibre.

Barry will be performing his composition ‘Rock Me!’ for solo alto saxophone followed by ‘Crazy Logic’ for alto saxophone and piano by Sydney composer Matthew Orlovich. Barry will be joined by Perth pianist Adam Pinto who will also be performing with New Zealand saxophonist Mark Hobson. Other Reed Music publications being featured at the conference include a performance by English saxophonist and composer Tony Davis of Barry Cockcroft’s ‘Ku Ku’ played on tenor saxophone. Mark Hobson will be playing Maria Grenfel’s ‘Time Transfixed’ for soprano saxophone and piano.

Reed Music will be appearing at ‘Sounds Great!’ the Victorian statewide music education conference. ‘Sounds Great!’ is an extensive professional learning event that consists of inspiring keynote address, exemplary student performances, practical and theoretical breakout sessions, a gala concert, trade exhibition and social activities. This event runs from July 16th-19th 2009.

Reed Music composers Sam Seabrook and Barry Cockcroft will be in attendance at the trade display and all visitors to our stand can pick up a complimentary book from Sam’s Australian Band Method, Band Class 1.

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Reed Music will be appearing at the 2009 Maryborough Music Conference in Queensland. Reed Music composer Sam Seabrook will be demonstrating her Australian band method, Band Class 1 and a selection from our 600 sheet music publications will also be available. All attendees to the Reed Music trade display are able to pick up a complimentary book from Band Class 1.

Maryborough Music Conference 2009 will be held from Saturday, 11th July to Wednesday, 15th July at the magnificent Brolga Theatre, and is now recognised as Australia’s premiere music educator’s event.

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Violin Suite
Violin and Piano
Brendan Collins, ed. Susan Collins
Published by Reed Music
Approx. Grade: 8+
Reviewer:  Jane Gillie

Reprinted with the kind permission of European String Teachers Association (British Branch)

This is real fun stuff, brash and brilliant and very jazzy.  It could be a refreshing adjunct to Vieuxtemps, Janacek, Beethoven and Brahms or perhaps apart of the repertoire of a light music player. There are three movements: Fiddler’s Be Bop, Bowing 747 and Groover’s Manoeuvre.  It is well written for violin, although most of Collins’ other work is for assorted brass and wind.  (The editor, Susan Collins is Head of Strings at Newcastle Conservatorium.)   Collins restricts his exploration of violin idiom to sweeping around the E and A strings with cross rhythm double stop accents punctuating what melody there is.    Occasional lyricism is confined to the top string.  The piano part is full of funky harmony.   It’s great to recognise the versatility of the violin again and for the zillionth time.