New Works for Euphonium

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2 premieres kick off the first recital of 2009, our 8th. season at St. Mary's.

'Maestoso Spiritoso' is a joyous new 10 minute work by Salvation Army composer Terry Treherne, in two contrasting main sections.

http://www.euph9.freeserve.co.uk/terry.htm

'Musing' by Joe Miserendino (USA) is a shorter 3 min piece that's quite thought provoking in mood. There's a central waltz section with a brief reference to 'As Time Goes By' before the opening mood section returns with a coda.

http://www.joesmusicroom.com/

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The Godard (correct spelling) 'Berceuse de Jocelyn' is a beautiful piece and this arrangement is from the composer's piano original, not the trombone solo arr. by Eric Ball (although that's a fine adaptation).

It's a tone higher and only the chorus repeats, not the verse, (so it does not go back to the begining). There are extended closing bars too.

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Live recordings of some items from the concert on Saturday now online at;

http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?so ... 069&T=6372

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UK Willson Euphonium Artist Charley Brighton will premiere a new work by Italian composer Lorenzo Melissano on May 2nd. at St. Mary’s Parish Church, Slough, Berkshire, with Malcolm Stowell, Piano.

‘Centurion’ is a 3 movement work written for Charley, following on from the success of ‘Masquerade’ in 2008 by the same composer.

There will also be a premiere of a new duet for Euphonium & Baritone; ‘The Mill Pond’ by Terry Treherne.

For his 8th. season of recitals in Slough, he has also unearthed a little known Scherzo for Bassoon by the Russian composer Miroshnikov and will feature his own arrangement of the slow movement from the Saint-Seans ‘Sonata for Oboe’.

He recently took part in the charity concert for the Clarence Adoo Trust with the London Brass Symposium in the Salvation Army Regent Hall in London and will be guest soloist with Ascot Brass at their next concert in Maidenhead in April.

www.euph9.freeserve.co.uk

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On Saturday November 7th. Willson UK Euphonium Artist Charley Brighton will be premiering the brass band version of Terry Treherne's new Euphonium solo 'Maestoso Spiritoso' as a guest with the Staines Band of the Salvation Army, in Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, Middx.

Bandmaster Tim Parker will conduct the premier of the brass band version of the piece, written for me and piano accompanist Malcolm Stowell originally, and performed at St. Mary's, Slough earlier this year.

Also in the programme is a special adaptation (with the arrangers permission) of Sunrise, Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof. Original scored for flute & piano, and John Golland's 'Peace'.

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We gave Terry Treherne's new setting of Infant Holy it's first public appearance today, in a very cold St. Mary's and tuned down to the organ pitch of A431 which gave a few minor intonation problems.

http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=1297262&t=1010

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Sue & I recently were invited back too perform at a Carols Around the Wurlitzer concert in Woking, Surrey with international theatre organist Len Rawle and other guests.

I premiered a new version of Infant Holy arranged by Terry Treherne and Sue performed John Ireland's The Holy Boy. We duetted in The Christmas Song and the Cavalry Tuba got an airing in O Holy Night.

We played too 2 packed houses at 2.30pm and 7.30pm raising monies for the American Theatre Organ Society.

http://s91.photobucket.com/albums/k309/ ... g&newest=1

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Facts & Figures;

At the St. Mary's free Saturday lunchtime concert series in 2009, 51 concerts were given by 56 performers (and 3 choirs) of which 36 were male and 20 female.

Some 450 pieces of music were performed, the visiting audiences (numbering 2166) raised just over £2340 for Church funds.

We start the 20th. year of these concerts with a full concert diary for 2010 and with bookings into 2011. In the last 7 years alone these concerts have raised over £23.000!

http://www.euph9.freeserve.co.uk/Stmarys.htm

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We gave Terry Treherne's new setting of Infant Holy it's first public appearance today, in a very cold St. Mary's and tuned down to the organ pitch of A431 which gave a few minor intonation problems.

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11 new additions to Terry Treherne's music page for solo euphonium/quartet/full band & more;

http://www.euph9.freeserve.co.uk/terry.htm#new

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