Like Salvation Army bands everywhere December in any other year would have been busy for us playing carols and Christmas music in many different settings.
Instrumental
A Wander Round A Piano
From yesterday’s quite ‘formal’ Ceremony of Carols we switch to something which is best described as a “bit of fun”. Up until now I have managed to avoid sharing anything that has recently appeared in my own newsfeed – however I think that this version is so different from what I heard earlier today that I can get away with a duplication of carol…..
Galway Playing Ireland – That’s Appropriate
Music by John Ireland today in an arrangement that is on one of the Christmas LPs in my collection.
A Lesser Known Skill
You might want to listen to this several times to get a sufficiently long “moment” of reflection today.
A Trumpeter Using His Voice
Just one instrument in today’s performance – well, I guess two since Wynton Marsalis also uses his voice to speak before playing his trumpet. Recorded just about a month ago I thought this was well worth sharing.
For Remembrance Sunday
In any ‘normal’ year our Band would be gathering near Bournemouth Square and preparing to lead the parade of veterans to the Cenotaph. This has been the norm for a long time – the number of veterans has be dwindling, the length of the march has become much shorter and there are now just a few flags of the British Legion instead of dozens, but it is always a special occasion.
Relaxing Percussion
Anyone who has followed my posts will know that Friday is a day for calming music and so they may be surprised that this video is percussion!! 😲 Rumour has it that not everyone finds the percussion section calming 😂
Serenade for Lockdown
For the first night of lockdown part 2 I think something gentle is appropriate 😊
Nearly French😂
I think that a bit of fun is called for seeing as it is Saturday.
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”.