Divertimento No 1 in Eb major (4 mvts)

Divertimento No 1 in Eb major (4 mvts)

My original composition in 4 mvts.
It is written in the classical style and is based on 4 Tyneside songs.

Wassail! (includes :Gloucester Wassail, Somerset Wassail and The Wassail Song.)

A new arrangement for flute quintet
Wassail! (includes :Gloucester Wassail, Somerset Wassail and The Wassail Song.)

Paxton house

Looking fwd to gigging on Saturday for Northumberland Hospice 

New wind quintet music

New arrangement of the 1st piece: Berceuse, from the Dolly Suite by G Faure.

This was the theme music for Listen with Mother on the BBC Light Programme from 1952 to 1980s, and was originally written for piano duet.

new wind quintet arrangement

Some of my music is now available on the IMSLP web site

Faure Pavane

http://imslp.org/wiki/Pavane,_Op.50_(Fauré,_Gabriel)

Debussy Reverie

http://imslp.org/wiki/Rêverie_(Debussy,_Claude)

My new composition in the classical style: Divertimento in Eb for wind quintet based on Tyneside songs
Mvt 1 Blaydon Races
Mvt 2 The Cliffs of Old Tynemouth.
Mvts 3 Keel Row and 4 Keep your feet still Geordie Hinny are available also.

Last Night of the Proms 2001

Having a sort out and found a CD of the band in 24/11/2001.

Current members who were in the band then are/were

Flutes Pam/Claire
Oboe Katy
Clarinet Tim/Rachel
Alto George
Bari Sue
Hn Mel
Tpt Glen/Ron
Tbn David
Euph Morag/Andrew
Tuba Derek
Bass Kirsteen
Perc Kate P (now on flute)

Also present were both the Hogg offspring Kristina Flute and Daniel Bass clt.

We had 42 members then...quite a turnover of members!!

Apart from the traditional proms tunes we played

Die Meistersinger   Wagner
Dances from West side story-Mambo Cha Cha & America
Symphonic Gershwin-I'll add a link idc.

Photo of me with not so grey hair!!