Celebration of 40 years in business for June Emerson Wind Music

 Good food and good company

Saturday 25th June marked the celebration of 40 years in business for June Emerson Wind Music. A select gathering of staff, ex-staff, friends, family and a few music business colleagues got together for an afternoon in the office, being shown round and meeting the current staff, followed by a really memorable evening party in a marquee in the field outside on our hilltop. It was wonderful to see people who had travelled such a long way, people who’d never visited before and so many old friends who used to work here.

  Rachel, Daniel and June Emerson

Mid-way through the evening, June made a short speech to thank everyone for coming, followed by a presentation to two members of staff for their many years of hard work and dedication - John Toll, for 30 years as our accountant, and Tracy Battensby, office manager, for her 25 years with the company.

  Party continued through the evening

The evening seemed to be over so quickly and was rounded off with a firework display. A really good time was had by all!

Supplying Sheet Music for Wind Players for 40 years - June Emerson Wind Music's 40th Anniversary

2011 marks the 40th birthday of June Emerson Wind Music!

 June and Rachel Emerson with sheet music flying in the wind

Having spotted a gap in the market, June started the business with a working capital of £11.23 and no sheet music stock. It has grown gradually over the last 40 years and we now have what is probably the biggest stock of wind music anywhere with over 38,000 titles of music for wind instruments. Catering for everyone from beginners to professionals, we stock everything from exam syllabus repertoire to the obscure pieces that you wouldn't find anywhere else. Ordering from our suppliers at least three times a week and dealing with publishers big and small worldwide, this is probably the only place you'll find such an interesting and diverse selection all under one roof.

None of this would have been possible without a combination of incredibly loyal customers, wonderfully dedicated staff and, of course, the hard work and passion of June Emerson herself.

THANK YOU!!

New London Chamber Ensemble are to play Jonathan Cooper’s The Funambulist's Daring Feats

 

Music at Leasowes Bank Festival host the New London Chamber Ensemble with members of the Dante Quartet 
Saturday 30th July 2011 - 8.00pm

Renowned for its innovative programming and attention to musical detail, New London Chamber Ensemble is one of the UK’s leading wind ensembles. Its programmes range from works that form the core of the chamber music repertoire to newly commissioned contemporary pieces. This concert celebrates the music of Martin Butler and the group joins with members of the Dante Quartet to give the second performance of his ‘Rondes d’automne’ which the ensemble will be premiering at the Cheltenham International Music Festival earlier in July, juxtaposed with Spohr’s ‘Nonet in F major Op 31’. Martin was commissioned by Music at Leasowes Bank in 1991 to compose ‘Down Hollow Winds’ and tonight it will have its 20th anniversary performance. With music by Jonathan Cooper and Poulenc this concert is destined to be a fitting finale to the 2011 Festival.

Tickets: £12.00 (adult) £9.00 (under 18) - You can find details on booking tickets here.

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About Music at Leasowes Bank
Music at Leasowes Bank is one of England’s remotest music festivals. About ten miles to the south of Shrewsbury in Shropshire, between the dramatic rocky outcrops of the Stiperstones and the Long Mynd is Leasowes Bank Farm where, each summer, concerts covering a diverse range of music are held in a converted barn.

For more information on the fesitval visit http://www.leasowesmusicfestival.co.uk

Gallimaufry at the City of London Festival

Music in the Yard: Office Musicians of the Year 

Wednesday 06 July

12:30pm - Guildhall Yard

2010 winner Chris Horril performs Jonathan Cooper's new work for clarinet, Gallimaufry. Joined by this year’s Office Musician of the Year and Office Ensemble of the Year 2011. Presented by Music in Offices.

Music In Offices makes music accessible in the work place and shares the many benefits music brings to an office environment. They have set up eleven new office choirs and bring tuition into News International and Norton Rose. www.musicinoffices.com

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Sheet Music Collections - Pieces for Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone ...

One section of our Saxophone sheet music collection at Windmill Farm

Here at June Emerson Wind Music we are proud of our ever increasing collection of sheet music for wind instruments. As of the middle of the May 2011 (new titles added each week) our catalogue consists of:

• 4,270 flute pieces
• 2,615 clarinet pieces
• 1,544 flexible ensembles
• 1,308 wind quintets
• 1,922 trumpet pieces
• 1,072 saxophone quartets. 

These don’t include duets, trios, quartets etc.

Editor's Choice - May 2011


Our Editor's choice for this month is Paul Lewis's Four Jazz Sketches for solo bassoon - an entertaining and fun to play suite of movements. Perfect for the later grade player to release their inner groove!

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Corfe Castle - Drums, Fanfares, Flags and Fire - Saturday 21st May 2011

Opening Spectular in the grounds of Corfe Castle

Launchpad prize-winners, Meridian Brass, are joining forces with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Brass, the Marylebone Quartet, Magic Drum and Fipenny Piece in the grounds of Corfe Castle for a spectacular evening of Drums, Fanfares, Flags and Fire to kick-start the Purbeck Arts Week Festival.

Reflection of Meridian Brass

After 5.30pm entrance is free. There will be a BBQ food stall with teas, coffees and soft drinks. At dusk there will be a performance of Fire and Flame by Matt Wilkinson.

For more information about the festival, please visit: http://www.purbeckartweeks.co.uk/

Launchpad Winners Gelachter Wind Trio visit June Emerson Wind Music

Last Monday we had a visit from the Gelachter Trio, one of our Launchpad winners. They had traveled up from London, spent a few hours here and then went back down again, all in the same day. They were such a lovely group and it was great to listen to them playing their repertoire – obviously all very talented musicians.

Gelachter Wind Trio with Rachel

Here's an excerpt on the day from the Gelachter Wind Trio website:

On Monday 18th April Gelachter Trio had an amazingly fun road trip up to York to visit the lovely Rachel Emerson who has so kindly been supporting us since last year after our success in the Royal College of Music Chamber Competition.

It was such a useful experience to be able to choose whatever music we liked from the shop and have a play through as sometimes you really can never judge a piece by its cover! We discovered a whole new repertoire that day with some beautiful arrangements of Shostakovich, Bozza and Rameau that we are very keen to programme into our up and coming recitals! We came away hours later weighed down with new music and heading back for London very sleepy but very excited for our next rehearsal.

Thank you again Rachel for a memorable day :)

If you wish to purchase music we highly recommend their store so please visit them at http://www.juneemerson.co.uk/

Read the whole story on their website: http://www.gelachtertrio.com/news.html