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
Christine Draeger, Lamorna Nightingale & Jocelyn Edey-Fazzone
invite you to join in a celebration of new Australian Flute Music at the launch of their CD.
Eat Chocolate and Cry Australian Flute Music 1999-2009
Reed Music is pleased to be publishing many pieces from this new CD release.
Date: 5:30pm Tuesday 29 September 2009
Where: Australian Music Centre,
Level 4, The Arts Exchange, 10 Hickson Road, THE ROCKS
“The fifteen pieces chosen for this CD celebrate the surprising diversity of new Australian flute music. It will be of particular interest to flute teachers and students but we also think it's a lovely selection of Australian composers' ‘miniature’ pieces, of interest to the discerning music lover. We only included pieces that we enjoy playing!"
Repertoire by Katy Abbott, Damian Barbeler, Tim Dargaville, Christine Draeger, Ross Edwards, Maria Grenfell, Alan Holley, Elena Kats- Chernin, Gordon Kerry, Graeme Koehne, Matthew Orlovich, Jan Preston and Jane Stanley
“This selection of exciting flute works by both emerging and established Australian composers is indeed like a chocolate box of special and delicious treats. It provides a fascinating glimpse into Australian composition for flute over the last decade.” John Davis CEO, Australian Music Centre
“I think this represents a wonderful, unmatched resource for teachers, performers and lovers of music generally. It's usefulness for teachers of HSC music performance is unparalleled.” Jude Huxtable, Flute Teacher
Date: 5.30 pm Tuesday 29 September 2009
Venue: Australian Music Centre,
Level 4, The Arts Exchange, 10 Hickson Road, THE ROCKS
RSVP Friday 25 September as numbers are limited. lamorna@tpg.com.au 0402 051 903 or cdraegerflute@hotmail.com 0412 213 799
The CD and sheet music for CD repertoire will be available at the launch and in the future Reed Music.
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. 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.
'Sounds Great!' explores a range of curriculum approaches, rehearsal and conducting techniques, repertoire, jazz and improvisation, music advocacy and technology. Sounds Great! is a meeting place for all music educators from government, catholic and independent schools, a bringing together of instrumental and classroom music teachers from prep to VCE – for all methods and all philosophies of music education.
Venue:
Australian Catholic University
115 Victoria Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
Melway reference – Map 2C:A/B12
July 16th-19th 2009
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.
Maryborough Music Conference 2009 is open to Instrumental Music Teachers, Primary and Secondary Classroom Music Teachers, General Primary and Secondary Teachers, University Students, Community Choral and Band Directors and their members and anyone interested in Music, Dance and Media Education.
This biennial event offers delegates the highest quality professional development opportunity lead by world renowned national and international music educators, band and choral directors and clinicians.
The program offers over 100 multiple choice topics over the 5 days.
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.
