Orchestra 9-13

1 So 1 S + SoSSAATTBBGbCb.Steve says: ' This piece was written as an encore for a joint concert in Germany by the Scottish Recorder Orchestra and the Dortmund Recorder Consort. The circumstance of the composition was a bit unusual. I received an email from Eileen Silcocks Friday lunchtime, and if I decided to write a piece it had to be with them the next morning to start rehearsal, in time for the concert on Sunday afternoon. I emailed the score and parts over late on Friday night, and I believe the concert and the piece went well. Naturally I'd prefer it if this short fun piece is seen as a useful encore for recorder orchestras, rather than as a bizarre party trick! Not difficult, although the soloists will need to be good.'

Orch SoSSAATTBBGbCb. Steve has been involved for some time with a project to bring the pleasures of the recorder orchestra to players who are technically not very strong. There is little music suitable for such groups, and this easy arrangement of a 14th Century French tune is one attempt at starting to fill that gap. This 5 minute piece makes no great attempt at authenticity, but freely uses some elements of the period - bare harmonies and occasional violent clashes - hopefully to dramatic effect. Also available for sextet (MHE20108a).

Orch: 1 S + SAATTBGbCb. A larger-group arrangement of Sleazy Blues from Three Recorder Blues (MHE 90303]. Nothing too frightening, although these pieces will not succeed without accurate rhythm playing, so some work may be called for!

1 Gark 11 SoSSAATTBBGbCbsubCbsubCbsubCb. Steve says: 'I wrote these pieces for Dietrich Schnabel and the Blockflštenconsort Dortmund. This is a large recorder orchestra, with a sizeable bass department, including subcontrabasses and a subsubcontrabass. The four adventures are very colourful pieces, which use the range of the recorder orchestra to its full, even adding a garklein for good measure. They can be played as a group of pieces, or individually.'

Orch SAATTBGbCb. This piece was written to mark the 60th anniversary of the Bristol branch of the Society of Recorder Players. In less than eight minutes it illustrates the historic journey of John Cabot and his crew aboard the Matthew, when they set sail from Bristol in May 1497 to find a route westward to Asia. Various moods are explored in this moderately easy piece.

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