I just came back from a day of adjudicating and have to say that I heard very little stimulating repertoire for young bands. It is easy, these days, to find...
Thanks for starting this discussion Marc! While I am a strong proponent of works with "introductory aesthetics", i.e., music that opens up kids to those ...
Hi All I feel a bit of an imposter responding to this for I no longer conduct a band.... but I know what Marc is on about, in fact I'd go as far as to say I...
Hi Marc, Ralph and everyone It is great to visit the WASBE Schools Network and read all of the postings. Keep the dialogue up on repertoire, since that is our...
Thanks for your comments, Tim: Good to have you on line with us. Good to hear about Adam's newest and the work of Fergal Carrol and Mr. Connor. I will...
Hello All, This came across my "desk" the other day and I though that might be something that would interest people on this list. If you are unfamiliar with...
Hi, Marc: I'll echo "Old Churhes" by Colgrass. My colleage and I have also had success with Daniel Buckvich. Our Advanced MS Band performed "Electricity"...
Hi, Rebecca: Welcome to the group! I'm a big Colgrass fan and have programmed his upper level repertoire but my teaching colleague beat me to the punch on...
Personally, I like some of the standard composers for young band such as Carl Strommen, Robert W. Smith, John O'Reilly, and Michael Sweeney (etc., etc.). I...
Hi Rebecca and Marc, and everyone else, This is the toughest area to seek out repertoire; my programming is as far as possible to pick music with an emotional...
Good to hear from Rebecca Davidson and Marc Crompton about their take on school repertoire. I have been going to the Mid-West Clinic for over 25 years looking...
FROM THE CONFERENCE CIRCUIT A REPORT OF MUSIC AT SCHOOL BAND LEVEL ANN ARBOR – STUTTGART - GLASGOW - KILLARNEY Tim Reynish, 26th July 2007 WORKS FOR...
I will be out of the office starting 19/07/2007 and will not return until 31/07/2007. I am away conducting in Hong Kong. I will be back on the 31st of July...
Hi Tim, Thanks for the great list! It's always great to reap the benefit of your exposure to so much music. I second the endorsement for the Fergal Carroll's...
Greetings to all! Let me also send my thanks to Tim for sharing this music list with the WASBE School Network. On the truly easier side of things, Jodie...
Hi James, I don't know why I didn't think of Heart Songs! I'm doing the first movement, Quiet Song, at an adult community music camp right now. If you're in...
Colleagues, I have followed the discussions over time about this matter. I append here a list of works that I have written (from an email to Jim Ripley) - and ...
Hi to you all, Following the thread about this matter I would like to suggest a few things. Firstly: Art is art - the technical demands of a work does not make...
Hi All Following on from Ralph's interesting thoughts. I totally agree that a commissioned composer should be able to respond with a piece which is being...
Mark Heron has posted details of the recent Canford Conducting course on the BASBWE site. If you are interested go to http://basbwe.org/canford.ht The 2007...
Hi All You need to add an "m" at the end of the link to make it work! Tim Reynish <timreynish@...> wrote: Mark Heron has posted details of the recent...
I will be out of the office starting 13/08/2007 and will not return until 20/08/2007. I will be back on the 20th of August. I will check email when I am able...
Thanks to Richard Jones of the eagle eye who spotted that I needed an m at the end of <http://basbwe.org/canford.htm> http://basbwe.org/canford.htm Following...
Hello, Colleagues: We have not had section leaders (or any ranking within sections at all) in our Middle School band (ages approx. 11 to 13). We would like to...
Hi Rebecca, Its many years since I taught in a High School and we certainly never faced this problem. I wonder however whether if you and the students were ...
... Rebecca, I am writing directly to you (not copying the others) because I am pleased to know there is a program at SAS. For many years I was involved (while...
Hi Rebecca, I've been working with students at the middle school level for the last 15 years and have not incorporated section leaders at this level yet. It...
Hi, Tim: I'd like to have a copy of the disc: Rebecca Davidson Singapore American School 40 Woodlands Street 41 Singapore 738547 Thank you! Tim Reynish...
Apologies if this has come through a second time but i got a message undeliverable on it! Although my experience is in a high school it is in the UK system and...
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