Calming music for Friday and we return to Debussy as – given that we are having a mini series of French music there are very few that can compete with this for calm.
George McConnell
Bolero – But Not As You Know It
The third French composer of the week is Ravel – this is an arrangement of Bolero – shortened from the original and part of the theatre show Blast! I didn’t get to see this show live – but I did experience the follow up show which was called Shockwave – it didn’t prove to be such a hit – not sure why because I for one thought it was a great show.
Another French Choice
Having had Poulenc yesterday we will stay in France for a few days and listen to some Debussy today. There are an assortment of arrangements of this music – I played a wind band arrangement when tutoring at the Glasgow Schools Concert Band course (can’t remember which year, but it may have been more than once) but I prefer listening to the orchestral version that we have here.
Chamber Music Fun
This is a piece of music that I played quite a lot – partly because it was always easier to find just two other players compared to any larger grouping😃
A Romantic Symphony
Today’s “big” piece is a symphony that is not part of what I perceive to be the “well known” classical repertoire. Indeed I can’t actually remember how I came across this one.
My Tribute
I first heard this song more than a few years ago at a Scottish SA Congress. The visiting section was (if I remember correctly) the band from Örebro and they had with them a vocal soloist. She sang this with a male voice “backing group” more than once over the weekend and it stuck in my head for a long time.
Staying In Italy…
An Italian Overture today – this one has a story attached.
Some Italian Calm
For the more calming Friday music we stay with Italy. A composer/performer today who has plenty of options when it comes to “calm”.
Boscombe Band in Rome – More Pictures
Day 2 of marking the Band’s visit to Rome – this time a small collection of the many photos that were taken during the trip.
Boscombe Band in Rome
The visit of the Band to Rome for the 125th Anniversary celebrations of the Salvation Army’s work in Italy was a recent highlight. Being invited to accompany the General for this weekend was, of course, a great honour and it was great to join with the Italian salvationists.