Birmingham Symphonic Winds Keith Allen Conductor Juliette

bsw BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONIC WINDS

Birmingham Symphonic Winds ...an exciting concert of British & American music Keith Allen conductor

Juliette Bausor flute

Birmingham Symphonic Winds

Keith Allen conductor Simone Rebello percussion David Childs euphonium

Saturday 9 April 2011 ~ 7.30 pm CBSO Centre, Birmingham, UK

Sunday 17 April 2011 ~ 2.00 pm Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, USA

supported by bsw BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONIC WINDS

Birmingham Symphonic Winds ...an exciting concert of British & American music Keith Allen conductor

Juliette Bausor flute

Birmingham Symphonic Winds

Keith Allen conductor Simone Rebello percussion David Childs euphonium

Saturday 9 April 2011 ~ 7.30 pm CBSO Centre, Birmingham, UK

Sunday 17 April 2011 ~ 2.00 pm Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, USA

supported by PROGRAMME

Second City Ceremony ...... Philip Sparke

Shakespeare Pictures ...... Nigel Hess Much Ado About Nothing A Winter's Tale – The Statue Julius Caesar – The Entry To The Senate

th Prelude from 49 Parallel ...... Ralph Vaughan Williams

Divertimento for Band ...... Guy Woolfenden Toccata “an ingeniously themed concert drew a capacity audience Aubade into a creative programme by this highly-skilled wind orchestra Scherzo . . . high standards, originality and style . . . splendid entertainment

...Birmingham Symphonic Winds delivered with flair and skill” A Weekend in New York ...... Philip Sparke The Birmingham Post

The Canticle of the Sun ...... Martin Ellerby “a well prepared, neat and tidy performance . . . wit, charm and exuberance ... enthusiastically embraced by BSW INTERVAL . . . high octane ...exuded confidence ...impressive.” Winds Music Magazine Jupiter (The Bringer of Jollity) from The Planets ...... Gustav Holst “well-devised and excellently played programme,

given by Keith Allen and Birmingham Symphonic Winds Euphonium Concerto ...... Karl Jenkins ...deftness and energy ...a delight in craftsmanship and colour.” Romanza The Birmingham Post A Troika? Tidy

Lux Aurumque (Light and Gold) ...... Eric Whitacre

Danceries (set II) ...... Kenneth Hesketh Jennie's Bawbee Tom Tinker's Toye Heart's Ease Peascod's Galliarda

Humoresque on Swanee ...... George Gershwin/J. P. Sousa bsw BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONIC WINDS PROGRAMME

Second City Ceremony ...... Philip Sparke

Shakespeare Pictures ...... Nigel Hess Much Ado About Nothing A Winter's Tale – The Statue Julius Caesar – The Entry To The Senate

th Prelude from 49 Parallel ...... Ralph Vaughan Williams

...Birmingham Symphonic Winds delivered with flair and skill” A Weekend in New York ...... Philip Sparke The Birmingham Post

Lux Aurumque (Light and Gold) ...... Eric Whitacre

Danceries (set II) ...... Kenneth Hesketh Jennie's Bawbee Tom Tinker's Toye Heart's Ease Peascod's Galliarda

Humoresque on Swanee ...... George Gershwin/J. P. Sousa bsw BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONIC WINDS Second City Ceremony ...... Philip Sparke Second City Ceremony was commissioned by Keith Allen and Birmingham Symphonic Winds and received its first performance in June 2010 at the CBSO Centre, Birmingham. It is the fourth piece this enterprising ensemble has commissioned as part of a 5 year project which began in 2006. The composer writes: “Birmingham is proud of its nickname as the ‘Second City’ in the UK, only London having a greater geographical area and larger population. Second City Ceremony is designed as a concert-opener and is full of nervous energy, contrasts and syncopated rhythms. It opens with a modal fanfare on the brass and saxophones, which is repeated with woodwind flourishes. A more lyrical theme in the middle of the band is again accompanied by upper woodwinds and develops into a climax for the whole band before the fanfare returns. A waltz-like second subject provides a moment of elegance but the fanfare keeps returning in various guises and orchestrations and eventually brings the piece crashing to a close.”

Shakespeare Pictures ...... Nigel Hess Much Ado About Nothing A Winter’s Tale – The Statue Julius Caesar – The Entry to the Senate This is the third piece of BSWs 5 year commissioning project and was given its first performance by BSW in November 2008. Shakespeare Pictures originates from incidental music written by Nigel Hess for productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon and London, and is now expanded and re-orchestrated to form a new suite for symphonic wind orchestra. Much Ado About Nothing: Actually used as the entr’acte in the production itself, this concert overture uses material from the joyous dance sequences scattered throughout the well-known love story of Beatrice and Benedict, played on this occasion by Sinead Cusack and Derek Jacobi. A Winter’s Tale – The Statue: “Music, awake her strike!” So says Paulina as the statue of Hermione comes to life at the end of this magical play. “Descend: be stone no more; approach; strike all that look upon with marvel.” In this production, Jeremy Irons played a memorable Leontes. Julius Caesar – The Entry to the Senate: starring Peter McEnery and David Schofield, this production featured a spectacular Senate scene, complete with Cathedral organ and a battalion of brass players fanfaring the imminent death of Caesar himself.

th Prelude from 49 Parallel ...... Ralph Vaughan Williams Ralph Vaughan Williams was in his sixties when in 1941 he produced his first film score for the Michael Powell/Emeric Pressburger film 49th Parallel. The Prelude, an orchestral hymn in praise of freedom and mutual trust, accompanies the film’s prologue which is spoken over majestic shots of the Canadian Rockies. This orchestration by Leroy Osmon retains the rich texture of the original, written for strings and utilizing thick scoring throughout.

Divertimento for Band ...... Guy Woolfenden Toccata Aubade Scherzo Divertimento for Band was given its first performance by Birmingham Symphonic Winds conducted by the composer at the WASBE Conference (World Association for Symphonic Bands & Ensembles) in Killarney, Ireland in July 2007. It was commissioned by BSW with financial assistance from The John Feeney Charitable Trust. The composer writes: “Many of the principal ideas for Divertimento for Band are derived from music I composed for a documentary film called Country Camera, which celebrated the work of the earliest photographers who recorded a way of life which vanished at the outset of the First World War. The three movements are played without a break. The Toccata pits a four-note motif (which always appears with its mirror image) against several other derived ideas, including a sour horn (later trumpet) figure, a tiny lyrical passage initiated by a solo alto saxophone, and a more gentle, but still staccato episode. Many polytonal devices keep the four-note motif active and interesting. The Aubade contrasts a Euphonium Concerto ...... Karl Jenkins lyrical pastorale with a more intense central section from the brass. The Scherzo finale has three main ideas; a tune for bassoon and euphonium of a playful child-like Romanza nature, a rushing figure for the woodwinds later developed by the full band, and a A Troika? Tidy solo trumpet and clarinet, involving a descending scale and a lyrical wide-leaping This Concerto was given its premiere at the Welsh Proms, Cardiff by David Childs recovery. The exuberant coda is derived from themes from the previous two with the BBC Concert Orchestra in July 2009 and has now had some twenty movements.” performances, including a performance at Carnegie Hall, New York in 2010. The second movement of this four movement piece, Romanza is an unashamedly A Weekend in New York ...... Philip Sparke lyrical outpouring for the soloist with its folk-song like simplicity, however never crossing the boundary into sentimentality. The composer writes: “The brief of this 2008 commission from The United States The Finale, A Trioka? Tidy needs pronouncing with a Welsh accent to fully Army Field Band, Washington was for a piece ‘with an American theme’ and as I had appreciate the witty ambiguity of the title. This movement, as the title suggests is just returned from a stopover weekend in New York, this seemed to be an ideal mainly in the form of an exhilarating Russian cossack dance with pedal notes from subject. the soloist gatecrashing the party. A central lyrical section with a melody that just Although I have visited the States many times, this was my first trip to the Big might have flowed from the pen of Leroy Anderson and a Villa-Lobos like steam-train Apple. The city holds a huge fascination for those of us from ‘across the pond’ but I imitation before the tour-de-force coda, which starts with the soloist accompanied had a feeling that our impressions were tingled with romanticism; I was amazed to by sleigh bells, progressing through a display of multi-phonics and other discover that this incredible city was all I expected and more. So I felt fully justified pyrotechnic feats before driving on to a breathtaking conclusion. that, when creating a musical impression of my brief visit, I could indulge in what are perhaps musical ‘New York’ clichés, as this was one time when the cliché and reality Lux Aurumque (Light and Gold) ...... Eric Whitacre were satisfyingly the same! The work opens with a description of the cityscape and tries to capture the This short piece was commissioned for the 2005 Texas Symphonic All State Band. excitement of my first experience in Manhattan. This leads to a laid-back blues The composer writes: “Lux Aurumque (Light and Gold) began its life as an a theme but is abruptly interrupted by faster music, which could be called ‘Street cappella choral work written in 2000. This adaptation for symphonic winds, includes Scene’. This is followed by a passionate melody which depicts, perhaps, a sense of a re-written climax using the grand ‘Bliss’ theme from my opera Paradise Lost.” awe at the whole experience until I walk past the open door of a jazz club, the music spilling out onto the street. The ‘street’ music soon returns, eventually leading back Danceries (set II) ...... Kenneth Hesketh to the opening material. A short coda brings the work to a close.” Jennie’s Bawbee Tom Tinker’s Toye The Canticle of the Sun ...... Martin Ellerby Heart’s Ease This piece for solo percussion and concert band was commissioned by Birmingham Peascod’s Galliarda Symphonic Winds, for Simone Rebello, with financial support from The PRS Danceries (set II) was commissioned by Keith Allen and Birmingham Symphonic Foundation and given its premiere conducted by Keith Allen at the CBSO Centre, Winds as the final piece of its 5 year commissioning project with financial support th Birmingham in November 2006. BSW then performed the revised version at the 13 from the PRS for Music Foundation, The John Feeney Charitable Trust, the RVW Trust, WASBE Conference in Killarney, Ireland in July 2007. This was the first piece of the BASBWE and members of the BSW ‘Full Score’ scheme. This piece is receiving its BSW 5 year commissioning project. world premiere on 09 April 2011 at the CBSO Centre, Birmingham and its USA The composer writes: “The work is based on the canticle written by St Francis of premiere on 17 April 2011 at the Lincoln Center, New York. Assisi (1181-1226) whose idea that nature and the material world were gifts from The composer writes: “This second set of Danceries continues the format God and should be valued and appreciated. I have taken some suitable lines to form established in Danceries (set I), namely in using material taken from Playford’s subtitles and contrasting sections within a piece without any breaks. After an initial Dancing Master, a collection of folk and popular tunes published in the seventeenth gesture on wind gong and spring drum the work opens with a cantus firmus century, to form the basis of an extended dance suite. In this set, the melodies have announced by the soloist on a bowed vibraphone. This cell of perfect fifth intervals been more abstracted and project only a distant echo of their original forms, but as forms the material for the majority of the piece. This is followed by Brother Sun on before, each movement is self-contained, colourful and direct, with its own distinct low tremolandi marimba, a solo flute joining in to form a simple texture. Sister Moon mood. and the Stars is an energetic interlude for solo xylophone followed by an equally The outer movements – Jennie’s Bawbee and Peascod’s Galliarda – share a vibrant vibraphone solo. A brief bridge passage leads into Brother Wind, the Air and use of driving percussion writing with a military air. Tom Tinker’s Toye and Heart’s Clouds with the soloist performing a celebratory dance on the higher register of the Ease (movements two and three) are both settings of original melodies. All marimba. A brass fanfare subsides into Sister Water where an ethereal melody is movements are more extended than in the first set. With a freer use and approach to played on crotales. the material; melodies now occur in various keys and are supported by greater Brother Fire is a percussive and sometimes violent section that engages in variety of harmonic colouring. The result is a richer, even more exhilarating set of conversation with the band. This leads into a solo cadenza and a return of the dances. Danceries has come of age!” previously heard fanfare takes us to Mother Earth where crotales are again featured. I have added an additional section which I call Father Heaven and this quotes the Humoresque on Swanee ...... George Gershwin/J. P. Sousa hymn Holy, Holy, Holy as a brass chorale. The marimba joins in and the work closes Sousa’s humoresques are dramatic proof of his abilities as a master showman – he with a coda that brings the piece full circle ending in a mood of gentle knew the value in bringing popular melodies to the people in humorous settings. contemplation.” They are arranged in many ways, each having some effects and individual comedy added. Jupiter (The Bringer of Jollity) from The Planets ...... Gustav Holst The variations on a well-known melody (such as Gershwin’s Swanee) includes fragments of other songs where appropriate and this humoresque was written at the Gustav Holst composed The Planets in 1915 – each one of the seven movements peak of the song’s popularity in 1920. It is liberally sprinkled with other songs, those symbolically describing a different planet. The work has insistent odd meters, thick quoted in this piece are Hail, Hail the Gang’s All Here, Listen to the Mocking Bird, streams of parallel triads and an opulent instrumentation – it was first performed in Dixie, Old Folks at Home. public in 1919. Jupiter – The Bringer of Jollity is introduced by a genial, syncopated dance demonstrating Holst’s love of English folk song and dance. The middle section has become a well-loved tune in its own right – a long majestic flowing melody. This movement has been transcribed for wind orchestra by James Curnow. devices keep the four-note motif active and interesting. The Aubade contrasts a Euphonium Concerto ...... Karl Jenkins lyrical pastorale with a more intense central section from the brass. The Scherzo finale has three main ideas; a tune for bassoon and euphonium of a playful child-like Romanza nature, a rushing figure for the woodwinds later developed by the full band, and a A Troika? Tidy solo trumpet and clarinet, involving a descending scale and a lyrical wide-leaping This Concerto was given its premiere at the Welsh Proms, Cardiff by David Childs recovery. The exuberant coda is derived from themes from the previous two with the BBC Concert Orchestra in July 2009 and has now had some twenty movements.” performances, including a performance at Carnegie Hall, New York in 2010. The second movement of this four movement piece, Romanza is an unashamedly A Weekend in New York ...... Philip Sparke lyrical outpouring for the soloist with its folk-song like simplicity, however never crossing the boundary into sentimentality. The composer writes: “The brief of this 2008 commission from The United States The Finale, A Trioka? Tidy needs pronouncing with a Welsh accent to fully Army Field Band, Washington was for a piece ‘with an American theme’ and as I had appreciate the witty ambiguity of the title. This movement, as the title suggests is just returned from a stopover weekend in New York, this seemed to be an ideal mainly in the form of an exhilarating Russian cossack dance with pedal notes from subject. the soloist gatecrashing the party. A central lyrical section with a melody that just Although I have visited the States many times, this was my first trip to the Big might have flowed from the pen of Leroy Anderson and a Villa-Lobos like steam-train Apple. The city holds a huge fascination for those of us from ‘across the pond’ but I imitation before the tour-de-force coda, which starts with the soloist accompanied had a feeling that our impressions were tingled with romanticism; I was amazed to by sleigh bells, progressing through a display of multi-phonics and other discover that this incredible city was all I expected and more. So I felt fully justified pyrotechnic feats before driving on to a breathtaking conclusion. that, when creating a musical impression of my brief visit, I could indulge in what are perhaps musical ‘New York’ clichés, as this was one time when the cliché and reality Lux Aurumque (Light and Gold) ...... Eric Whitacre were satisfyingly the same! The work opens with a description of the cityscape and tries to capture the This short piece was commissioned for the 2005 Texas Symphonic All State Band. excitement of my first experience in Manhattan. This leads to a laid-back blues The composer writes: “Lux Aurumque (Light and Gold) began its life as an a theme but is abruptly interrupted by faster music, which could be called ‘Street cappella choral work written in 2000. This adaptation for symphonic winds, includes Scene’. This is followed by a passionate melody which depicts, perhaps, a sense of a re-written climax using the grand ‘Bliss’ theme from my opera Paradise Lost.” awe at the whole experience until I walk past the open door of a jazz club, the music spilling out onto the street. The ‘street’ music soon returns, eventually leading back Danceries (set II) ...... Kenneth Hesketh to the opening material. A short coda brings the work to a close.” Jennie’s Bawbee Tom Tinker’s Toye The Canticle of the Sun ...... Martin Ellerby Heart’s Ease This piece for solo percussion and concert band was commissioned by Birmingham Peascod’s Galliarda Symphonic Winds, for Simone Rebello, with financial support from The PRS Danceries (set II) was commissioned by Keith Allen and Birmingham Symphonic Foundation and given its premiere conducted by Keith Allen at the CBSO Centre, Winds as the final piece of its 5 year commissioning project with financial support th Birmingham in November 2006. BSW then performed the revised version at the 13 from the PRS for Music Foundation, The John Feeney Charitable Trust, the RVW Trust, WASBE Conference in Killarney, Ireland in July 2007. This was the first piece of the BASBWE and members of the BSW ‘Full Score’ scheme. This piece is receiving its BSW 5 year commissioning project. world premiere on 09 April 2011 at the CBSO Centre, Birmingham and its USA The composer writes: “The work is based on the canticle written by St Francis of premiere on 17 April 2011 at the Lincoln Center, New York. Assisi (1181-1226) whose idea that nature and the material world were gifts from The composer writes: “This second set of Danceries continues the format God and should be valued and appreciated. I have taken some suitable lines to form established in Danceries (set I), namely in using material taken from Playford’s subtitles and contrasting sections within a piece without any breaks. After an initial Dancing Master, a collection of folk and popular tunes published in the seventeenth gesture on wind gong and spring drum the work opens with a cantus firmus century, to form the basis of an extended dance suite. In this set, the melodies have announced by the soloist on a bowed vibraphone. This cell of perfect fifth intervals been more abstracted and project only a distant echo of their original forms, but as forms the material for the majority of the piece. This is followed by Brother Sun on before, each movement is self-contained, colourful and direct, with its own distinct low tremolandi marimba, a solo flute joining in to form a simple texture. Sister Moon mood. and the Stars is an energetic interlude for solo xylophone followed by an equally The outer movements – Jennie’s Bawbee and Peascod’s Galliarda – share a vibrant vibraphone solo. A brief bridge passage leads into Brother Wind, the Air and use of driving percussion writing with a military air. Tom Tinker’s Toye and Heart’s Clouds with the soloist performing a celebratory dance on the higher register of the Ease (movements two and three) are both settings of original melodies. All marimba. A brass fanfare subsides into Sister Water where an ethereal melody is movements are more extended than in the first set. With a freer use and approach to played on crotales. the material; melodies now occur in various keys and are supported by greater Brother Fire is a percussive and sometimes violent section that engages in variety of harmonic colouring. The result is a richer, even more exhilarating set of conversation with the band. This leads into a solo cadenza and a return of the dances. Danceries has come of age!” previously heard fanfare takes us to Mother Earth where crotales are again featured. I have added an additional section which I call Father Heaven and this quotes the Humoresque on Swanee ...... George Gershwin/J. P. Sousa hymn Holy, Holy, Holy as a brass chorale. The marimba joins in and the work closes Sousa’s humoresques are dramatic proof of his abilities as a master showman – he with a coda that brings the piece full circle ending in a mood of gentle knew the value in bringing popular melodies to the people in humorous settings. contemplation.” They are arranged in many ways, each having some effects and individual comedy added. Jupiter (The Bringer of Jollity) from The Planets ...... Gustav Holst The variations on a well-known melody (such as Gershwin’s Swanee) includes fragments of other songs where appropriate and this humoresque was written at the Gustav Holst composed The Planets in 1915 – each one of the seven movements peak of the song’s popularity in 1920. It is liberally sprinkled with other songs, those symbolically describing a different planet. The work has insistent odd meters, thick quoted in this piece are Hail, Hail the Gang’s All Here, Listen to the Mocking Bird, streams of parallel triads and an opulent instrumentation – it was first performed in Dixie, Old Folks at Home. public in 1919. Jupiter – The Bringer of Jollity is introduced by a genial, syncopated dance demonstrating Holst’s love of English folk song and dance. The middle section has become a well-loved tune in its own right – a long majestic flowing melody. This movement has been transcribed for wind orchestra by James Curnow. BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONIC WINDS was established in 1992 by its Musical Director, Keith Allen is the Musical Director of Birmingham Symphonic Winds, Director of Keith Allen, to meet the large demand of players in the area wanting to perform with ncbf (National Concert Band Festival) and Artistic Director of the London a high quality wind ensemble. Since then it has gained both a national and International Wind Band Festival. He has conducted Solihull Youth Wind Orchestra international reputation as one of the leading wind ensembles of its kind in the UK. since May 2004 and in September 2005 was appointed conductor of Katabatic BSW has received numerous accolades for its performances spanning the last 19 Winds, the new regional youth wind ensemble based at The Sage Gateshead. His years. These include a Gold Award at the Finals of the National Concert Band Festival busy schedule includes adjudicating at numerous music festivals across the UK and and gala concerts at the International Wind Festival held at the Royal Northern also Music for Youth, plus tutoring on the annual European Youth Summer Music College of Music, Manchester in both 1999 and 2004. BSW has represented the UK Course. At the end of 2001, he spent a month conducting and promoting British on several occasions including the 1997 WASBE Conference (World Association for music in Australia and from 1999 – 2004 he was the Consultant Editor for the Faber Symphonic Bands and Ensembles) held in Schladming, Austria and at the 4th Music Wind Band Series. He is a regular visitor to American Universities conducting International Wind Band Festival in Strasbourg, gaining first prize. British repertoire and in March 2006 presented a lecture at the CBDNA Conference BSW was the first ever UK ensemble to perform at the prestigious Midwest Clinic, at the NorthWestern University, Illinois and has conducting engagements in the USA Chicago in December 2003. This concert to over 2000 people promoted British with the Minnesota Intercollegiate Honors Band, University of Minnesota Duluth contemporary wind orchestra repertoire to the ‘world stage’ with soloists Linda Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Twin Ports Wind Orchestra in 2011. Merrick (clarinet) and Simone Rebello (percussion), together with guest conductor Guy Woolfenden. More recently, BSW were invited to perform the opening concert of SIMONE REBELLO graduated with Distinction from The Royal Northern College of Music the Musik Triennale Köln in front of Cologne Cathedral in April 2007 and also to embark on a solo career that has seen her recording several solo CDs (including the performed an invitation concert at the WASBE Conference in Killarney in July 2007. latest with the BBC Singers), touring extensively nationally and internationally, BSW has been invited to present a programme of British music by Distinguished appearing on UK and international television and radio and winning a collection of Concerts International New York at the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, New York awards and prizes including the Cosmopolitan Woman of the Year in Performing Arts. on Sunday 17 April 2011. Simone works frequently as a concerto soloist with wind orchestras and brass bands BSW promotes its own themed concert series at the CBSO Centre, Birmingham, around the world with recent trips to Europe, Australia and New Zealand. In 2011 she home to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. These concerts have featured will appear as concerto soloist at the Lincoln Centre in New York as well as working distinguished soloists including Alison Balsom (trumpet), David Childs across Europe and premiering several new works for solo percussion. (euphonium), Craig Ogden (guitar) and the broadcaster Richard Baker and actor She is a founder member of the highly successful BackBeat Percussion Quartet John Nettles. BSW has performed over 350 different pieces of music, including a who freqently tour and record internationally and have won a number of chamber number of premiere performances, in more than 25 different venues in the UK, USA music competitions in the UK (Royal Over - Seas League and Park Lane Group), Japan and Europe. In 2001, BSW presented a special 80th birthday concert for Sir Malcolm (International Chamber Music Festival) and the USA (Concert Artists Guild). These Arnold, in the presence of the composer. prizes have lead to concerts in prestigious venues around the world including the Birmingham Symphonic Winds is delighted to be supported by Hortons’ Estate The Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall. Simone works with a number of other ensembles Limited www.hortons.co.uk, who received a special commendation from the Judges including The Equivox Trio (with Rob Buckland - saxes and Peter Lawson - piano), Ex in the 2007 Jaguar Awards for Arts & Business for their long term partnership with Cathedra, The BBC Singers, Young Voices in Concert, and in a duo with outstanding BSW. BSW gratefully acknowledges support from the PRS for Music Foundation, The jazz pianist Jason Rebello. John Feeney Charitable Trust,the RVW Trust and members of BSWs Full Score In addition to performing Simone is an experienced adjudicator of percussion scheme towards the 5 year commissioning project, and alsoo from Awards for All for events, brass and wind band contests and general music competitions. She has a new recording project: Premieres & Encores Vol. 1 was released in June 2007. been invited to judge at the highest level including for The Royal Academy of Music, Premieres & Encores Vol. 2 was released in Novemeber 2008. BBC Young Musician of the Year, National Concert Band Finals and National Brass Championships for New Zealand, Australia, USA and Switzerland. KEITH ALLEN was born and educated in London – he was awarded a scholarship to Simone is frequently asked to present concerts and talks/lecutres featuring all the Royal College of Music, studying clarinet with Basil Tchaikov and piano with aspects of playing percussion and she works as a presenter at numerous events Bernard Roberts. He subsequently undertook post-graduate studies in Education at including the 2010 European Brass Band Championships which she hosted for a live Birmingham University; has been awarded a Fellowship of Trinity College, London, international webcast. In September 2010 Simone was appointed as Director of and also holds a Bachelors degree from Kingston University and a Masters degree Percussion at The Royal Northern College of Music. Simone is a solo artist and from Thames Valley University. He played clarinet and saxophone in numerous endorsee for Yamaha Music, Sabian Cymbals and Mike Balter Mallets. orchestras, and has worked with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. He was the Saxophone Tutor at Birmingham Conservatoire and also held various posts with Birmingham DAVID CHILDS has emerged as one of the finest brass soloists in the world today. Education Department, including, being the Head of Music Service for the city. Since winning the brass final of the BBC Young Musician of the Year 2000 he has not Keith Allen is an experienced conductor and adjudicator who has been working ceased to wow audiences with his astonishing technique, extrovert musicality and with a wide range of orchestras, choirs and youth ensembles for a number of years. engaging stage presence. David has appeared as soloist with the BBC National He has conducted at many of the major concert halls in the UK, including the Royal Orchestra of Wales, Royal Philharmonic, BBC Concert Orchestra, Sinfonia Cymru and Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall in London; Fairfield Hall, BBC Philharmonic; given concerto performances at the BBC Proms, Cheltenham Croydon; Symphony Hall and Town Hall in Birmingham; The Sage Gateshead. As well Festival, Harrogate International Festival, Welsh Proms and New York Wind Festival; as being an accomplished woodwind and keyboard player, Keith Allen has always performed solo recitals at the Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room, Bridgewater Hall and retained an active interest in vocal music and has been the Musical Director for over London’s Royal Albert Hall; and regularly records as a solo artist for radio, television 40 shows. Keith Allen has been responsible for many premiere performances by and commercial disc. British, American and European composers (Malcolm Arnold, Benjamin Britten, Inspired by his father Robert, David began playing the euphonium at an early age David Bedford, Mark Camphouse, Nigel Clarke, Michael Daugherty, Jonathan Dove, with British style brass bands forming a major part of his musical education. Having Martin Ellerby, Kenneth Hesketh, Søren Hyldgaard, Jay Kennedy, David Maslanka, studied with his father at the Royal Northern College of Music David is now Professor David Matthews, Mike Mower, Geoffrey Poole, Philip Sparke, Kit Turnbull and Guy of Euphonium at both the UK’s Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and Woolfenden) both in this country and abroad, and has worked with a number of Birmingham Conservatoire. As a soloist David is in great demand touring regularly distinguished soloists, including Katya Apekisheva (piano), Richard Baker throughout Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Japan, Hong Kong, and the USA. Last (broadcaster), Alison Balsom (trumpet), Juliette Bausor (flute), David Childs year he made his debut in New York performing Karl Jenkins’ Concerto for (euphonium), Robert Childs (euphonium), Jack Gibbons (piano), Evelyn Glennie Euphonium and Orchestra at the prestigious Carnegie Hall. (percussion), Philip Mead (piano), Linda Merrick (clarinet), John Nettles (actor), David is enjoying leading the way for a new generation of euphonium players Craig Ogden (guitar), Simone Rebello (percussion), Owen Slade (tuba), Frank Wibaut worldwide, cementing a place for his instrument as a genuine solo voice within the (piano) and Sarah Williamson (clarinet). classical world of music. For further information visit www.davechilds.com BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONIC WINDS was established in 1992 by its Musical Director, Keith Allen is the Musical Director of Birmingham Symphonic Winds, Director of Keith Allen, to meet the large demand of players in the area wanting to perform with ncbf (National Concert Band Festival) and Artistic Director of the London a high quality wind ensemble. Since then it has gained both a national and International Wind Band Festival. He has conducted Solihull Youth Wind Orchestra international reputation as one of the leading wind ensembles of its kind in the UK. since May 2004 and in September 2005 was appointed conductor of Katabatic BSW has received numerous accolades for its performances spanning the last 19 Winds, the new regional youth wind ensemble based at The Sage Gateshead. His years. These include a Gold Award at the Finals of the National Concert Band Festival busy schedule includes adjudicating at numerous music festivals across the UK and and gala concerts at the International Wind Festival held at the Royal Northern also Music for Youth, plus tutoring on the annual European Youth Summer Music College of Music, Manchester in both 1999 and 2004. BSW has represented the UK Course. At the end of 2001, he spent a month conducting and promoting British on several occasions including the 1997 WASBE Conference (World Association for music in Australia and from 1999 – 2004 he was the Consultant Editor for the Faber Symphonic Bands and Ensembles) held in Schladming, Austria and at the 4th Music Wind Band Series. He is a regular visitor to American Universities conducting International Wind Band Festival in Strasbourg, gaining first prize. British repertoire and in March 2006 presented a lecture at the CBDNA Conference BSW was the first ever UK ensemble to perform at the prestigious Midwest Clinic, at the NorthWestern University, Illinois and has conducting engagements in the USA Chicago in December 2003. This concert to over 2000 people promoted British with the Minnesota Intercollegiate Honors Band, University of Minnesota Duluth contemporary wind orchestra repertoire to the ‘world stage’ with soloists Linda Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Twin Ports Wind Orchestra in 2011. Merrick (clarinet) and Simone Rebello (percussion), together with guest conductor Guy Woolfenden. More recently, BSW were invited to perform the opening concert of SIMONE REBELLO graduated with Distinction from The Royal Northern College of Music the Musik Triennale Köln in front of Cologne Cathedral in April 2007 and also to embark on a solo career that has seen her recording several solo CDs (including the performed an invitation concert at the WASBE Conference in Killarney in July 2007. latest with the BBC Singers), touring extensively nationally and internationally, BSW has been invited to present a programme of British music by Distinguished appearing on UK and international television and radio and winning a collection of Concerts International New York at the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, New York awards and prizes including the Cosmopolitan Woman of the Year in Performing Arts. on Sunday 17 April 2011. Simone works frequently as a concerto soloist with wind orchestras and brass bands BSW promotes its own themed concert series at the CBSO Centre, Birmingham, around the world with recent trips to Europe, Australia and New Zealand. In 2011 she home to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. These concerts have featured will appear as concerto soloist at the Lincoln Centre in New York as well as working distinguished soloists including Alison Balsom (trumpet), David Childs across Europe and premiering several new works for solo percussion. (euphonium), Craig Ogden (guitar) and the broadcaster Richard Baker and actor She is a founder member of the highly successful BackBeat Percussion Quartet John Nettles. BSW has performed over 350 different pieces of music, including a who freqently tour and record internationally and have won a number of chamber number of premiere performances, in more than 25 different venues in the UK, USA music competitions in the UK (Royal Over - Seas League and Park Lane Group), Japan and Europe. In 2001, BSW presented a special 80th birthday concert for Sir Malcolm (International Chamber Music Festival) and the USA (Concert Artists Guild). These Arnold, in the presence of the composer. prizes have lead to concerts in prestigious venues around the world including the Birmingham Symphonic Winds is delighted to be supported by Hortons’ Estate The Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall. Simone works with a number of other ensembles Limited www.hortons.co.uk, who received a special commendation from the Judges including The Equivox Trio (with Rob Buckland - saxes and Peter Lawson - piano), Ex in the 2007 Jaguar Awards for Arts & Business for their long term partnership with Cathedra, The BBC Singers, Young Voices in Concert, and in a duo with outstanding BSW. BSW gratefully acknowledges support from the PRS for Music Foundation, The jazz pianist Jason Rebello. John Feeney Charitable Trust,the RVW Trust and members of BSWs Full Score In addition to performing Simone is an experienced adjudicator of percussion scheme towards the 5 year commissioning project, and alsoo from Awards for All for events, brass and wind band contests and general music competitions. She has a new recording project: Premieres & Encores Vol. 1 was released in June 2007. been invited to judge at the highest level including for The Royal Academy of Music, Premieres & Encores Vol. 2 was released in Novemeber 2008. BBC Young Musician of the Year, National Concert Band Finals and National Brass Championships for New Zealand, Australia, USA and Switzerland. KEITH ALLEN was born and educated in London – he was awarded a scholarship to Simone is frequently asked to present concerts and talks/lecutres featuring all the Royal College of Music, studying clarinet with Basil Tchaikov and piano with aspects of playing percussion and she works as a presenter at numerous events Bernard Roberts. He subsequently undertook post-graduate studies in Education at including the 2010 European Brass Band Championships which she hosted for a live Birmingham University; has been awarded a Fellowship of Trinity College, London, international webcast. In September 2010 Simone was appointed as Director of and also holds a Bachelors degree from Kingston University and a Masters degree Percussion at The Royal Northern College of Music. Simone is a solo artist and from Thames Valley University. He played clarinet and saxophone in numerous endorsee for Yamaha Music, Sabian Cymbals and Mike Balter Mallets. orchestras, and has worked with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. He was the Saxophone Tutor at Birmingham Conservatoire and also held various posts with Birmingham DAVID CHILDS has emerged as one of the finest brass soloists in the world today. Education Department, including, being the Head of Music Service for the city. Since winning the brass final of the BBC Young Musician of the Year 2000 he has not Keith Allen is an experienced conductor and adjudicator who has been working ceased to wow audiences with his astonishing technique, extrovert musicality and with a wide range of orchestras, choirs and youth ensembles for a number of years. engaging stage presence. David has appeared as soloist with the BBC National He has conducted at many of the major concert halls in the UK, including the Royal Orchestra of Wales, Royal Philharmonic, BBC Concert Orchestra, Sinfonia Cymru and Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall in London; Fairfield Hall, BBC Philharmonic; given concerto performances at the BBC Proms, Cheltenham Croydon; Symphony Hall and Town Hall in Birmingham; The Sage Gateshead. As well Festival, Harrogate International Festival, Welsh Proms and New York Wind Festival; as being an accomplished woodwind and keyboard player, Keith Allen has always performed solo recitals at the Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room, Bridgewater Hall and retained an active interest in vocal music and has been the Musical Director for over London’s Royal Albert Hall; and regularly records as a solo artist for radio, television 40 shows. Keith Allen has been responsible for many premiere performances by and commercial disc. British, American and European composers (Malcolm Arnold, Benjamin Britten, Inspired by his father Robert, David began playing the euphonium at an early age David Bedford, Mark Camphouse, Nigel Clarke, Michael Daugherty, Jonathan Dove, with British style brass bands forming a major part of his musical education. Having Martin Ellerby, Kenneth Hesketh, Søren Hyldgaard, Jay Kennedy, David Maslanka, studied with his father at the Royal Northern College of Music David is now Professor David Matthews, Mike Mower, Geoffrey Poole, Philip Sparke, Kit Turnbull and Guy of Euphonium at both the UK’s Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and Woolfenden) both in this country and abroad, and has worked with a number of Birmingham Conservatoire. As a soloist David is in great demand touring regularly distinguished soloists, including Katya Apekisheva (piano), Richard Baker throughout Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Japan, Hong Kong, and the USA. Last (broadcaster), Alison Balsom (trumpet), Juliette Bausor (flute), David Childs year he made his debut in New York performing Karl Jenkins’ Concerto for (euphonium), Robert Childs (euphonium), Jack Gibbons (piano), Evelyn Glennie Euphonium and Orchestra at the prestigious Carnegie Hall. (percussion), Philip Mead (piano), Linda Merrick (clarinet), John Nettles (actor), David is enjoying leading the way for a new generation of euphonium players Craig Ogden (guitar), Simone Rebello (percussion), Owen Slade (tuba), Frank Wibaut worldwide, cementing a place for his instrument as a genuine solo voice within the (piano) and Sarah Williamson (clarinet). classical world of music. For further information visit www.davechilds.com bsw President Sir William Lawrence, Bt. OBE Patron Guy Woolfenden OBE NEW FROM POLYPHONIC..... BIRMINGHAM Musical Director Keith Allen SYMPHONIC ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC WINDS WIND ORCHESTRA conducted by: Clark Rundell, Mark Heronand Dario Sotello

Flute/Piccolo* Bassoon/Contra Bassoon* Trombone Emma Stockdale Alex Allan David Nash Jayne Rollason Patrick Hinks* Gemma Salt Milind Arolker* Pete Stares Abi Hill Alto Saxophone Sarah Crust Catherine Bickley Bass Trombone Georgie Farrow* Emma Stait* David Bates Sarah Bridgwater Oboe/Cor Anglais* Euphonium Anna Turmeau* Tenor Saxophone Saphran Ali Fiona Argyle Kate O'Malley David Childs Clarinet Baritone Saxophone Tuba Philippa Pearmain Jeremy Bridgwater Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra Callum Rookes Conductors: Clark Rundell, Mark Heron & Dario Sotelo Simon Purkess Soloists: Paul Goodey -oboe & Linda Merrick - clarinet Horn Bethan Ecclestone Danielle Hurley Laura Llewellyn Alison Hearn Karen Gubbins Double Bass Helen Kitto Phil Penglase Richard Marshall Five superbnew wind band works Sarah Bridgwater Emily Cunliffe from contemporary composers: Maria Howes Pete Clarke Harp Nicola Rogers Lucy Brown Rebecca Hung 1. A MALVERN SUITE (Sparke/Holland) Shona Rhodes 2. MUSINGS ON A THEME (Barry) Trumpet/Cornet Timpani 3. HERITAGE SUITE (Clarke) Eb Clarinet Carolyn Pugh Robert Jones Catherine Bickley Paul Hart 4. DOUBLES (Carpenter) Soloists:Paul Goodey(oboe) and Linda Merrick (clarinet) Bass Clarinet Edd Crust Percussion Joy Johnson Graham Kershaw Alex Webb 5. MALCOLM ARNOLD VARIATIONS (Ellerby) Gary Horne David Jones Mark Stait James Maddocks All music published by STUDIO MUSIC COMPANY Kelly Evans POLYPHONIC REPRODUCTIONS LTD [email protected] Board of Trustees Tel: 01582 432 139 Chairman Bill Rogers Administrator Philippa Pearmain Treasurer Simon Purkess Development Officer Carolyn Pugh Trustees Alex Allan, Maria Howes, Jayne Rollason Ex Officio Keith Allen

Forthcoming Concerts Saturday 02 July – 7.00 pm Greswold Primary School, Solihull Music from the Movies ... a summer evening picnic concert HORTONS' ESTATE LIMITED continues to support Birmingham Symphonic Winds for the Saturday 09 July – 7.30 pm CBSO Centre, Birmingham 2010-2011 concert season. Hortons’ Estate Limited is a long established commercial Four in One ... an exciting musical journey around England, property development and investment company. Established in Birmingham in Victorian Ireland, Scotland & Wales, all in one evening! times it was first incorporated in 1892. The company is proud of its past and remains as David Childs euphonium a private family owned company. The company has assets close to £240 million in value. Over the years there have been many significant developments not least the Midland (now Burlington) Hotel and the Grand Hotel in Birmingham City Centre. In more recent times Birmingham Symphonic Winds would like to extend sincere thanks to the numerous over the past 20 years Hortons’ have developed some significant properties: The stone individuals and organisations who have generously given their talent, time or facade 40,000 sq ft offices Cathedral Court were constructed on Colmore Row and financial support to enable us to complete our unique five year commissioning continue to be let to Barclays Bank. project and showcase this new British symphonic wind repertoire in Birmingham, The former Midland Bank International building on New Street was acquired. This UK and New York, USA. important grade II listed building was restored and re-developed to form a new 26,000 sq ft retail store for Waterstone’s bookshop. Much experience was gained in this scheme of dealing with listed buildings and procuring specialist trades. The Burlington scheme in Birmingham Symphonic Winds also wish to thank the following: New Street was developed by part demolition and rebuild and part refurbishment and National Youth Wind Orchestra & BCMG for percussion; Greswold Primary School for alteration to form a mixed use scheme incorporating shops, offices, bars and a 4 star 112 rehearsal facilities; Stuart Rowen Photography (www.stuartrowen.co.uk) for BSW bedroom Hotel with conference and banqueting facilities for up to 500 delegates. photography; Kevin Cooke for on-going technical support & photography; Van Buck Innovation Square, in the centre of Birmingham, in Edmund Street, was acquired and International Ltd. for mens ties; The Printing House for music folders; All those in developed to create a mixed use scheme comprising 33,000 sq ft of grade A office space BSW who give time, skill and energy, as well as their musicianship. together with other office space within adjoining listed buildings of 11,000 sq ft, retail units, a restaurant/wine bar and apartments. Recent developments of Industrial and warehousing units include 53,000 sq ft to the Birmingham Symphonic Winds British Association of north of Nottingham, 93,000 sq ft let to Arrow Distribution near J7 M5 Worcestershire, tel/fax +44 (0)1295 788499 Symphonic e-mail: [email protected] Bands and 65,000 sq ft sold to Metalfin in Aldridge Walsall, 29,000 sq ft sold to Grespania in Rubery, Wind Birmingham and 27,500 sqft at J3 M6 to the north of Coventry. For more information visit website: www.bsw.org.uk Ensembles THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC SOCIETIES www.hortons.co.uk Registered Charity No. 1085058 bsw President Sir William Lawrence, Bt. OBE Patron Guy Woolfenden OBE NEW FROM POLYPHONIC..... BIRMINGHAM Musical Director Keith Allen SYMPHONIC ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC WINDS WIND ORCHESTRA conducted by: Clark Rundell, Mark Heronand Dario Sotello