Greetings!
I am delighted to announce that I have been working on some new music for everyone, and that I have now reached consortium-formation stage! This consortium is somewhat unusual, in that both pieces of music are nearly-complete - although there are several refinements and finishing touches that still need to be made.
The two new pieces are the original work Fantasia - La Folia (2023) for solo woodwind instrument (duration: 5-6 mins); and Three Country Dances (1779/2023) by the ex-slave British composer & abolitionist Ignatius Sancho (1729-1780), transcribed for high/low woodwind duet. Dur. 3-4 mins.
I am delighted to announce that I have been working on some new music for everyone, and that I have now reached consortium-formation stage! This consortium is somewhat unusual, in that both pieces of music are nearly-complete - although there are several refinements and finishing touches that still need to be made.
The two new pieces are the original work Fantasia - La Folia (2023) for solo woodwind instrument (duration: 5-6 mins); and Three Country Dances (1779/2023) by the ex-slave British composer & abolitionist Ignatius Sancho (1729-1780), transcribed for high/low woodwind duet. Dur. 3-4 mins.
Please click on the score images, or go to the Menu, to visit the Feature Page for each piece, for further information, images and videos.
This consortium is designed to cover expenses associated with composing Fantasia - La Folia and attending a live performance in the USA in 2024: and the transcription fee. I am delighted to include, as a bonus gift for both Senior & Co-commissioners, my new transcription of three country dances by Ignatius Sancho! The Eb arrangement for Alto & Bari Saxes is finished, and received its world debut performance in June, less than one mile away from the site of Sancho's Greenwich Park home (Montagu House), in London. The video of this performance - delightfully performed by two Trinity Laban Conservatoire students - can be viewed on the Feature Page. However, I have yet to create the C & Bb scores: and I want to provide mix-and-match parts, so that any combination of instruments can play the piece. They are beautiful dances (one reel, one courtly dance and one jig) - and the back story behind their composition is quite remarkable.
Fantasia - La Folia, is a companion piece to Fantasia Dodecaphonica: but this new work finds its inspiration in Marin Marais' famous Les Folies d'Espagne. Feature Page
This consortium is designed to cover expenses associated with composing Fantasia - La Folia and attending a live performance in the USA in 2024: and the transcription fee. I am delighted to include, as a bonus gift for both Senior & Co-commissioners, my new transcription of three country dances by Ignatius Sancho! The Eb arrangement for Alto & Bari Saxes is finished, and received its world debut performance in June, less than one mile away from the site of Sancho's Greenwich Park home (Montagu House), in London. The video of this performance - delightfully performed by two Trinity Laban Conservatoire students - can be viewed on the Feature Page. However, I have yet to create the C & Bb scores: and I want to provide mix-and-match parts, so that any combination of instruments can play the piece. They are beautiful dances (one reel, one courtly dance and one jig) - and the back story behind their composition is quite remarkable.
Fantasia - La Folia, is a companion piece to Fantasia Dodecaphonica: but this new work finds its inspiration in Marin Marais' famous Les Folies d'Espagne. Feature Page
Practicalities
Consortium Opening Date: Sunday 10 September 2023
Closing Date: Sunday 22 October 2023
World Premiere (Oboe) of Fantasia - La Folia: Friday 03 November 2023
Bassoon World Premiere of Fantasia - La Folia: Sunday 12 November 2023
Flute World Premiere of Fantasia - La Folia: TBA
WANTED!!
Two Senior Commissioners to give the Saxophone & Clarinet World Premieres of Fantasia - La Folia
See Feature Page for Benefits
Please contact me for pricing information
Unlimited Co-commissioners in Oboe and all other instruments (see Feature Page for Benefits & Price)
Exclusivity Period:
04 November 2023 - 03 November 2024
Only Lead, Senior & Co-commissioners will have access to both pieces during the exclusivity period. Both scores are scheduled to go on general sale on 04 November 2024
Consortium Opening Date: Sunday 10 September 2023
Closing Date: Sunday 22 October 2023
World Premiere (Oboe) of Fantasia - La Folia: Friday 03 November 2023
Bassoon World Premiere of Fantasia - La Folia: Sunday 12 November 2023
Flute World Premiere of Fantasia - La Folia: TBA
WANTED!!
Two Senior Commissioners to give the Saxophone & Clarinet World Premieres of Fantasia - La Folia
See Feature Page for Benefits
Please contact me for pricing information
Unlimited Co-commissioners in Oboe and all other instruments (see Feature Page for Benefits & Price)
Exclusivity Period:
04 November 2023 - 03 November 2024
Only Lead, Senior & Co-commissioners will have access to both pieces during the exclusivity period. Both scores are scheduled to go on general sale on 04 November 2024
