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Reed Music composers Barry Cockcroft, Adam Pinto & Sam Seabrook have been accepted to undertake a 3-month residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Alberta, Canada.
Barry & Adam (rompduo) will be doing 3 months of intensive rehearsal as well as premiering several new Australian compositions in a series of concerts at the prestigious arts centre. Formed in 2000, rompduo have made a significant impact upon the development of an Australian repertoire for saxophone & piano. Barry is also working on a new compositions 'Rock Me' for solo saxophone and Adam is completing a series of three tutor books for beginning piano students. The series is entitled My Favourite Piano Tutor Books.
Sam Seabrook, well known author of educational books for Australian music students is working on a new Band method to be called Band Class. Sam's books are used across Australian by many teachers and students and are known for their ease of use, Australian content and ability to engage students.
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Rompduo featuring Barry Cockcroft & Adam Pintoconcert and CD launch
Not Too Near....Not Too Far - Brenton Broadstock
Crazy Logic - Matthew Orlovich
*Flight of Fancy - Matthew Orlovich
*Erratic Movements - Taran Carter
Spiegel im Spiegel - Arvo Part
Sonata - Paul Creston
Le Api - Antonio Pasculli (arr. Kenneth Tse)
7:30pm Sat 16th June 2007
Arden Crescent, Rosanna, Melway 20 b12
Rosanna Uniting Church
Tickets are available at the door for $15/$20
or free entry with the purchase of a $25 CD.
Please contact info@reedmusic.com for group discounts.
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Tasmanian saxophonist and Churchill Fellow Jabra Latham is currently on a tour of the USA and Europe made possible by the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.
Investigating saxophone teaching and performance in the USA, The Netherlands, Germany, France and the UK, Latham is taking-in masterclasses, performances, workshops and informal chats with the likes of Eugene Rousseau, Jean-Michel Goury, Christine Rall, Simon Haram and Claude Delangle. He is also using the opportunity to perform a selection of works by Australian composer Russell Gilmour. The Gilmour works, including Reed Music publications Dark On Bach, Jab II, Some Observations About Chooks, Jog and Anthem have most recently been performed at the North American Saxophone Alliance Region 3 & 7 conferences.
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Australia's Champion Band, the North West Wind Ensemble records CD of My Favourite Band.
Conducted by well-known musician James Brice, the North West Wind Ensemble has completed a 72 track recording of Sam Seabrook's unique Australian band method. Available on CD or as a free download the recording is an excellent resource for students using My Favourite Band as a play-along CD. As a reference for developing accurate intonation and rhythm, this new recording will be useful for years to come. For providing a great venue, a special thanks goes to Noel Simmons, Director of the Castel Hill R.S.L. where the CD was recorded.
The Castle Hill RSL North West Wind Ensemble was established in 2004 to provide musicians with the opportunity to play an advanced repertoire of modern concert band music. The band consists of around 50 amateur and professional musicians from around Sydney. The band has had stunning success at State and National Championships and is building a wide repertoire. The band has an Open A competition grading.
Conductor James Brice was educated at the University of Melbourne, where he completed a Bachelor of Education, majoring in music education, conducting, instrumental performance and drama. He has studied conducting with Barry Bignell for three years, in which time James was appointed the Musical Director of the Moorabbin Brass Band, Head of Brass Studies at St. Leonard's College and also conducted the University of Melbourne Wind Orchestra.
After moving to Sydney in 1996 to accept the Principal euphonium/trombone position with the Royal Australian Air Force Air Command Band, James has worked extensively as a conducting and brass clinician, working with The Hills Music Academy, Holroyd Brass, City of Wollongong Brass Band, Crestwood Primary School Bands and Kellyville Public School Bands to name a few. He is currently the Musical Director of the Macquarie Towns Orchestra and in addition, James teaches many tuba and euphonium students in the Hills area.
James was appointed the Musical Director of the Castle Hill RSL Youth Band and the North West Wind Ensemble in April 2005. He proudly led both bands to 'A Grade Championship' success, in both Junior and Open fields, at the 2006 Australian National Band Championships in Brisbane. In addition to this, the CHRSL Youth Band was awarded 1st place honours in the ANZAC Day march, taking out the Youth and Cadet Section, for the second consecutive year.
In the R.A.A.F Air Command Band James performs regularly on euphonium, trombone, bass trombone and tuba. James has also attained his A Mus A on euphonium with Distinction in 1993, upgrading this to a Licentiate Diploma in 1995, being the first euphonium player to attain this diploma in Australia. To further promote the euphonium and the repertoire written for the instrument, James recorded and produced his own solo euphonium CD, Symphonic Variants for Euphonium in 1995.
Since then James has also attained his AMusA on Tuba in 1998, performed with the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
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Clasax hold VCE night at Blackburn High School featuring music published by Reed Music.
With a large audience of enthusiastic teachers and years 12 students, the Clarinet and Saxophone Society (clasax) held an evening of fine performances by some of Melbournes leading musicians. With 29 works selected for inclusion on the new syllabus Reed Music continues to be a strong supporter for new Australian music. All publications are now available at our online store many with recordings to sample.
Bb clarinet
RM069 Black Stick John Barrett
RM067 Snap Paul Stanhope
RM091 Autumn Song Katy Abbott
RM106
Mazurka Tomasz Spiewak
bass clarinet
RM067 Snap Paul Stanhope
alto saxophone
RM072 Curved Stick John Barrett
RM002 Black & Blue Barry Cockcroft
RM059 Autumn Song Katy Abbott
RM038 When They Were Gone Greg Clarkson
RM004 One for Mum (inc. tenor part) Lachlan Davidson
RM025 The Lake and the Hinterland Stuart Greenbaum
RM047 Black Swan Waltz from Blue Ride (7 pieces) Tomasz Spiewak
RM047 Lazy Blues from Blue Ride (7 pcs) Tomasz Spiewak
RM046 A Little Serenade from Kaleidoscope (8 pcs) Tomasz Spiewak
RM046 Gavotte from Kaleidoscope (8 pcs) Tomasz Spiewak
tenor saxophone
RM001 Foreign Barry Cockcroft
RM003 Autumn Cannonball Lachlan Davidson
RM097 Autumn Song Katy Abbott
RM074 Slinky Stick John Barrett
RM004 One for Mum (inc. alto part) Lachlan Davidson
RM107 The Listener Lachlan Davidson
RM039 A Little Fancy Tomasz Spiewak
RM105 Preludio - Allegro Tomasz Spiewak
baritone saxophone
RM003 Autumn Cannonball Lachlan Davidson
RM042 Ritual 4 — The Son of the Dragon Paul Witney
RM004 One for Mum (inc. tenor part) Lachlan Davidson
RM108 Perdy Perdy Lachlan Davidson
RM098Scherzetto Tomasz Spiewak
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Rompduo, Barry Cockcroft (saxophone) & Adam Pinto (piano) will be touring Australia during September 2005. Playing a mix of standard repertoire and Australian music published by Reed Music, concerts will be held in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane & Christchurch.
Repertoire to include:
Sonate by Edison Denisov for alto saxophone & piano
Prelude, Cadence et Finale by Desenclos for alto saxophone & piano
Faultlines by Perry Goldstein for alto saxophone & piano
Sonata by Stuart Greenbaum for alto saxophone & piano
Sonata by Tomasz Spiewak for tenor saxophone & piano (world premiere)
Fragments of Gratification by 20 Australian composers for solo piano
and original music and arrangments by Barry CockcroftPerth
7pm Thursday 1st of September 2005
Callaway Music Auditorium
School of Music
University of Western Australia
Nedlands
tickets at door $15/$10
Melbourne
7pm friday 2nd of september 2005
rosanna uniting church
arden crescent, rosanna, melway 20 b12
tickets at door $15/$10
download poster (700k)
Adelaide
1pm 4th of September 2005
Chapel Prince Alfred College
Kent Town
tickets at door $15/$10
Sydney
6:30pm Monday 5th of September 2005
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Brisbane
7:30pm Thursday 8th of September 2005
Queensland Conservatorium of Music
tickets at door $15/$10
Brisbane
1pm Friday 9th of September 2005
Queensland Conservatorium of Music Performance Masterclass
Melbourne
9:30pm Saturday 17th of September 2005
Trades Hall - Half Bent Winter Festival
Barry presenting a solo recital of his own compositions.
Christchurch
Tuesday 20th of September 2005
7:30pm The Chapel, Barbados Street
tickets at door $15/$10
Wellington
Thursday 22nd of September 2005
Massey University
5pm Saxophone workshop