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.
An Exhibition of Sculpture and Musical Performance
Sculpture and concept:
Peter Blizzard
Performance:
Adam Simmons (Saxophone)
Novak Conrad (Guitar)
Barry Cockcroft (Saxophone)
Tony Johnson (Keyboards)
Sunday 31 May 2009 12pm to 6pm
(performance commencing at 2.30)
35 Derby Street Collingwood Victoria
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with special guests
Barry Cockcroft (saxophones)
Ken Murray (guitar)
9 new Australian works for wind symphony including 5 premiere performances. Guitar and saxophone works with original compositions by Barry Cockcroft & Ken Murray.
7:30pm Saturday June 20th 2009
Melba Hall (opposite Story St)
The University of Melbourne
Royal Parade Parkville
tickets at door $15/$20
tickets online $11
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Reed Music publications may not be copied.
Reed Music and the AMCOS agreement
The AMCOS licence, established in 1991 allows Australian school teachers to make photocopies of print music publications under certain circumstances. Reed Music publications are not included in this agreement. Although Reed Music appreciates that you are using our publications and want to share them with your students...
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Rompduo
In recent weeks Rompduo (Barry Cockcroft & Adam Pinto) have given several concerts in Victoria, Australia. Performing several publications by Reed Music, the concerts saw the Australian premiere of several new works including the Sonata by Perry Goldstein, Naked Hum by Taran Carter, Three Places for a New Millenium by Stuart Greenbaum and two new compositions by Barry Cockcroft.
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Brenton Broadstock
Reed Music composer Brenton Broadstock will be featured in Friday's opening ceremony at the Beijing olympics.
Australian composers William Barton, Julian Yu and Brenton Broadstock have co-written the music for the Oceania section of ceremony and their music will be played during the entrance of the athletes. The indigenous band, led by William, will perform his music first, then Julian's then Brenton's, but this will be in between music from the other continents.
Reed Music composer Stuart Greenbaum took out the 2008 Classical Music orchestral award for 90 Minutes Circling the Earth, a work inspired by observations made by astronauts from various countries, on how the Earth looks from outer space.
The Australian music industry celebrated the success of this year's most outstanding Australian classical music achievements at the 2008 Classical Music Awards. The Awards were presented by APRA and the Australian Music Centre, at The Playhouse, Sydney Opera House. Stuart has several works published by Reed Music including his popular works for saxophone.
Australian duo Rompduo - Barry Cockcroft (saxophone) & Adam Pinto (piano) will be performing a recital in Melbourne on Sunday August 24th at 2pm.
The program will feature the following pieces:
Claude Debussy - Rapsodie
Matthew Orlovich - Crazy Logic
Barry Cockcroft - Rock Me!*
Taran Carter - Naked Hum
Perry Goldstein - Sonata*
Saint-Saëns - Oboe Sonata
Barry Cockcroft - Blue Tongue*
Stuart Greenbaum - Three Places for a New Millennium
& more...
*Australian premiere
2pm Sunday 24th August
Reid Studio
Fintona Girls School, Balwyn
enter of Millah Road
