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Concert/Brass Band, Ensemble
& Solo Performance Dates for 2012;
Saturday, June 23rd.
BBC Elstree Concert Band at The Proms at St. Jude's, Hampstead 12.45pm
Saturday, June 23rd.
BBC Elstree Concert Band, Elstree Screen Heritage Concert, New Ark Theatre
Saturday, August 18th.
Euphonium Recital no.47 St. Mary's Parish Church, Slough 12 noon admission free
October 4th.- 7th.
Staines Salvation Army Band tour of Rome
Saturday, October 13th.
BBC Elstree Concert Band, Finchley Arts Festival Concert
Saturday, November 17th.
Euphonium Recital no.48 St. Mary's Parish Church, Slough 12 noon admission free
Saturday, December 15th.
Carols Around the Wurlitzer, with Theatre Organist Len Rawle, Woking Leisure Centre
RIP Composer Joe Miserendino 1932-2010
On returning from holiday in France, I heard the sad news that my dear friend Joe Miserendino passed away on Friday, August 6th. after a long fight with cancer.
I stumbled across Joe’s music quite by accident on his Sibelius music page in 2001, a little duet called Canzona di Donna, that I adapted as a duet for Sue & I to play on Baritone & Euphonium.
I sent him a recording following the performance and he was hooked on low brass!
That little piece was later rearranged as a solo for Sue’s 40th. birthday ‘Serenade for Susan’ and last year Joe arranged it for a brass quintet to play at our wedding.
I got to meet Joe twice in person. He flew over for the premiere of his 3 movement concerto ‘The Willson Concertante’ with the City of London Winds. In rehearsal everybody loved him!
That was later premiered in its orchestral version with the Southampton University Sinfonietta
He stayed the week with us and we toured the London sights, later, when I visited the US Army Tuba/Euph conference, I got to visit him and his wife Dottie Lee at their home in PA,
with Tommy Yandle and Mark Hill. That was very special.Working with Joe on his major Euphonium works was a joy. He never considered them anything special, and would often ask me if it should ‘go in his recycle bin’.
Yet anyone who has played his music can’t help but be moved by his writing, with emotion and often lots of wry humour. After waiting way too long, his music finally got into print, long may it be enjoyed.
Joe's music on acidplanet
Composer Joe Miserendino, after the premiere of his Willson Concertante, with the City of London Winds at Covent Garden.
Composer Joe Miserendino, me and conductor John Andrews after the City of London Winds concert at Covent Garden.
After some 15 years, I met up with Terry Treherne, who I had previously played under when he was Musical Director to the
Alder Valley (Aldershot) Brass Band. Our last performance together was as runners-up in the London regional qualifying rounds of the National Brass Band Championships at Watford Town Hall in 1990, playing Eric Ball's Journey Into Freedom.
The photograph was taken at Maida Vale Studio 1 after a live concert recording of his new
euphonium solo 'Recollections' with the B.B.C. Elstree Concert Band.
Amazing works for low brass from the U.S.A., featuring Euphonium / Tuba and Quartet music;
The most lyrical of works for Euphonium & Tuba from North of the border;
On November 3rd. 2004, I signed a contract with Willi Kurath, Director of Willson Band Instruments in Flums, Switzerland,
to promote their Euphoniums, and as a result, I now have a new top-of-the-range 2900 model to use in my performances!
In addition, the late Joe Miserendino from the U.S.A. composed"A Willson Concertante" to celebrate the new partnership.
It is in 3 movements, Con Bravura, Nocturne & Con Brio, listen to them here.
Now available, the Wind Band & Orchestra version
Listen to the premiere here.
The Piano version (catalogue number 50103).
Euphoniums Wanted !
I am interested in purchasing old euphoniums,
particularly Highams, Gisborne and other lesser known brands.
Preferably in playing condition, but not essential.
Email us here 
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The amazing array of weird and wonderful designs from Victorian five valve leviathans to micro sized marching instruments showed that in reality there is nothing new under the sun.
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