The Midst of Life: Celebrating the Life and Music of Stephen Dodgson

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The English composer Stephen Dodgson sadly died earlier this year. He was a prolific English composer, and we were lucky enough to have published a few of his wind pieces.

The pieces we publish are:

• O Swallow! for alto flute & piano
• Bagatelles for clarinet quartet
• Baermann's Treasure & Baermann: The Sequel for clarinet & piano
• Gipsy Songs for mezzo voice, clarinet & piano 

To be published this October:

• Five Occasional Pieces for flute & piano

The Midst of Life: A Hearty Celebration of the Life and Music of Stephen Dodgson, in aid of the MAE Foundation, will take place on Thursday, October 3, 2013 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm at 

St James's Church

197 Piccadilly 

London

W1J 9LL

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Featuring:

  

The Tippett String Quartet

John Williams (guitar)

Maggie Cole (harpsichord)

Richard Harvey (recorder)

Zone 6 Brass Quintet

Benedict Cruft (violin) 

 and more... subject to availability.

The Tippett String Quartet, who have recorded all nine of Stephen Dodgson's quartets, and John Williams, who has played his music for 57 years, lead this wide-ranging celebration of his life and work.

This celebration of Stephen Dodgson is raising funds for the MAE Foundation, which aims to provide musical instruments and music teaching to thousands of refugee children from Burma in the jungle refugee camps along the Thai border.

Despite the changes now taking place in Myanmar, the children in these camps -- more than 60,000 of them -- will still be living in temporary, leaf-roofed huts in the jungle for years to come.

The MAE Foundation, set up three years ago by Richard Harvey, a former student of Stephen Dodgson, is already helping more than a thousand of these bright, enthusiastic refugee children learn to play music together.

YMEC 2013 at The School of Philosophy, Leeds on 13 Sept 2013

Yorkshire Music Education Conference 2013, a new CPD-focused event for teachers from across the region, will take place on 13 September at The School of Philosophy, Leeds.

The day will be jam-packed with a wide range of high quality training sessions, catering for both instrumental/vocal teachers and classroom teachers – both specialists and non-specialists – helping everyone get the new academic year off to an inspirational, musical start.

YMEC - sponsored by June Emerson Wind Music and Trinity College - is organised for teachers, by teachers. And with leading presenters such as John Holmes (ABRSM Chief Examiner) and Paul Harris among the line-up, it promises to be an unmissable day.

Alongside the extensive event programme will be the opportunity to browse the latest sheet music and resources on offer from retailers at the trade stands and network with like-minded colleagues.

There are still a few delegate places remaining... Click here to secure yours today!

Open Day at June Emerson Wind Music

Saturday 7th September 2013, 10.30am to 4.30pm

Browse

• Come and browse through our unrivalled stock of wind music
• Beautiful setting, peaceful atmosphere, warm welcome & refreshments

Play

• An adjoining room is available for you to play through any of our music
• Hour-long slots are bookable (in advance), music stands and keyboard provided

Over 150 feet of flute music!

Flexible ensembles for schools

Slots available: 

10.30-11.30; 11.30-12.30; 12.30-1.30; 

1.30-2.30; 2.30-3.30; 3.30-4.30

Tel: 01439 788324

Email: sales@juneemerson.co.uk

Brass music

 From the A1 (west)

• Leave the A1 on the A168 (to Thirsk) which then joins the A170 near Thirsk.
• Approximately 3.5 miles from the top of Sutton Bank take the right turn, signposted to Ampleforth, and follow the road for a further 2 miles. 
• Windmill Farm (privately rented) is on your right, and the office is down the drive just before it.

From York (south)

• Follow the B1363 which exits the north side of the York ring road.
• Continue as far as Brandsby where you should turn left for Ampleforth village. 
• Turn right at the T-junction in the village, then take the first left up the hill (signposted to Helmsley). 
• At the top of the hill turn left - Windmill Farm is the first house on the left, approximately 500 yards from the junction. 
• The office is down the drive behind the house (privately rented).

From Helmsley/Scarborough (east)

• Follow the A170 out of Helmsley towards Thirsk. 
• After approximately a mile and a half turn left at Sproxton - this turning is on a right-hand bend and a large stone archway stands opposite. 
• After a mile, take the right-hand turn to Ampleforth uphill through the woods. 
• At the top of the hill turn right - Windmill Farm is the first house on the left, 
• approximately 500 yards from the junction. 
• The office is down the drive behind the house (privately rented).

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June Emerson Wind Music 
Windmill Farm
Ampleforth
York YO62 4HF
Tel: 01439 788324 (NOT answered on the day)
Fax: 01439 788715
sales@juneemerson.co.uk
www.juneemerson.co.uk

It says on our website that we stock over 40,000 titles

(It must be many more than that by now...)

So just in case you thought that we couldn't possibly have it all in stock, ready to send, here's a photo of the flute music shelves. (That's just studies and pieces; ensembles are round the corner and take up a third as much shelf space again!)

Our Flute Music Shelves

One for the clarinetists... This is one of our clarinet shelves:

167 method books

410 study books

2,977 pieces 

(ensembles take up another wall)

growing daily!

Visitors are always welcome and there's a space to play through pieces if you bring your instruments. It's a beautiful part of the world and well worth a visit!

Prima Vista Presents An Afternoon Of French Baroque Music

Adel Sahnoun - Baroque & Modern Flute  |  Petra Hajduchová - Harpsichord   

Prima Vista is an energetic ensemble that approaches the baroque repertoire with a very original and imaginative interpretation. Their versatility has also enhanced their range of style and eras to explore more recent work written for their combination by composers such as Edmund Rubbra and Jean-Michel Damase to make them perform on both original and modern instruments.  

While studying at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance, Adel Sahnoun and Petra Hajduchová founded Prima Vista and received coaching by Anna Noakes, James Johnstone, Stephen Preston, Pamela Thorby and Dan Laurin. 

They are now both graduated and emerging their self into the professional world.  

They have recently performed at venues such as: 

• the Chapel / Old Royal Naval College
• the Maritime Museum
• Fenton House
• Our Lady Star of the Sea Church.

Prima Vista
 Presents An Afternoon Of French Baroque Music
 

3.00pm, June 2 2013

Prima Vista approach the baroque repertoire with original and imaginative interpretation. The programme will include Sonatas by Blavet, Leclair and Boismortier. Their versatility and style enables exploration of more recent works written for their combination, by composers such as Edmund Rubbra and Jean Michael Damase. Adel and Petra met while studying at Trinity Laban Conservatoire School of Music and Dance, and won the 2012 June Emerson Wind Music Launchpad prize. 

 "……the spirit of music flows from Adel Sahnoun’s body when he plays……..he lives his music….’"



Wissam Boustany, International soloist. 

 £8 (including tea following the performance): Buy tickets here.

 

Launchpad Winners News Update: The Echo Trio

The Echo Trio, formed in 2011 at the Royal College of Music (RCM),

is an exciting combination of saxophone (Amy Green), 

violin (Radu Ropotan) and piano (Alexandra Zlatior).

They participated in the Chamber Music and Woodwind Ensemble competitions at the RCM in 2012, winning the June Emerson Launchpad Prize.

Based in London, they have performed in the concert series at St Mary Abbots Church, High Street Kensington, and in St John’s Church, Notting Hill, in conjunction with the Music Chamber series. This engaging trio enjoy working together and performing a diverse range of music.

Earlier in the year, The Echo Trio performed: 

• Electric Clouds by Ian Stewart
• Cantilene et Danse by Marc Eychenne
• Notturno: In Memoriam Toru Takemitsu by Marilyn Shrude
• Quartet for an Outdoor Festival by Robert Aldridge

at St Stephen's Church, Gloucester Road, London.

Pledge Funds to Help Make Superbrass's Next Album "Brass Taps" a Reality

With your help, SUPERBRASS are going to record a new album of original brass and percussion music called BRASS TAPS !


 


For as little as £10 you can support Superbrass's commitment to continually bringing you new exciting brass and percussion repertoire.

For as little as £10, you will receive a BRAND NEW CD, posted to you directly from the ARTISTS themselves, with FREE postage within the UK. (Add £3 postage for a NON-UK address).

Hopefully, as an incentive and making EXCELLENT early Christmas presents, they've bundled together a few bits and pieces of merchandise alongside copies of the new sheet music and the all important BRASS TAPS CD.

 "A Right Pair of Mugs" - modelled by SUPERBRASS trombonists Andy Wood & Matt Gee,...look how chic you would look wearing these magnificent trendy threads :)))

Excepted from: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/339361054/superbrass-brass-taps