26th September 7:30pm
Riley Smith Hall, Tadcaster
York Concert Band join with the Tadcaster Corale


The Riley Smith Foundation is a charitable association and the Riley Smith Hall is (apparently) a fantastic venue but also rather large and an audience would be really appreciated.

Think tickets are about £8

Let me know if you are interested and I'll find out how to go about getting them or contact the Hall.
Details: The Riley-Smith Hall
Westgate
Tadcaster
Tel: 01937 832289

More details about the band here
Can't find a link to the Tad Corale.

Edit: Maybe this should be in Forum Events????

I put the Prom visit in this forum, I think you'll be fine putting this here too Dawn

Have fun at the gig, sorry I can't be there...

Thanks Barry. Didn't expect you to be there but a few more local members had expressed a vague interest....

Well, if I happen to be in the York area sometime in the future (and I'll have clocked up four visits this year alone!), and you happen to be doing a gig, I'll see if I can come along

We have some christmas ones coming up.....
And next year - June on usually.

Is anyone interested at all?

When I've done recitals, I've often had surprise forumites turn up on the day that I didn't expect to turn up. Deborah's quite good at doing that

I will keep an eye on your website, and if I'm vaguely near York on any weekend you're doing a gig, I'll see if I can come and watch.

Thanks Barry. Why does that sound a little scary.... But we are a good band and it's not like I'm solo

2 days to go......

Have fun Dawn! Have still got one eye on your band website...

Should be ok providing the other solo player is back from her hols. got put on the spot on Monday (My teacher played 3rd!!! Did ok in the main but totally messed up one piece as nerves got the better of me and I totally mis counted

And didn't do too great in another in which the solo line was suddenly unexpectedly very exposed do to lack of others on 1st deck. Mainly though it's because the Sandpapers (for Sandpaper Ballet) struggle to keep time and I wasn't sure if I was with them or the conductors batton at one point. She shouted out "watch the stick!!" and I hesitated and then got out. Turned out I was actually right till then oops!!

Been practising though and can now just about do the devilishly high bit in Dambusters which we take at a devishly fast pace too.

Any forum members interested in coming???? Tickets available from the Band. £8 each. Send me an email or check for contact details on the website.

Ah yes, I know that bit...

Have you got the Solo (as opposed to 1st) part for that? It is rather up in the stratosphere, isn't it!

yes and yes

I don't think W.J. Duthoit (the arranger) was a clarinettist Dawn...

sounds about right

A lot of the old Boosey and Hawkes arrangements would be direct transcriptions of the orchestral version. Often the 1st violin part would just be lifted and transferred to solo clari. What works well on the violin may not work so well on the clarinet...

Yep I know. There's nowhere to breath either !

Another symptom of it once being a violin part...

yeah that's what I was getting at Good job I have a good set of lungs....

Yes...that's what I think after a programme of such music!

You must have played some of the old transcriptions of orchestral overtures (eg Poet and Peasant, Marriage of Figaro). They're even worse for breathing!

Probably but not recently. We do have a few such pieces though.

Shall we pull back on topic now?

Come to Dawn's concert. It'll be great!

Yes please

Full details here

programme includes: Souvenir: a flute solo,
Sandpaper Ballet - A comical as well as musical performance.
Dambusters,
A Summer Place (It's on an advert at present but can't think which)
A Ray Charles Tribute
Sullivan at Sea (featuring Tuba solo)
This Guy's in Love (Trumpet solo)
Magnificent Men
Bring Him Home (from Les Miserables)
The old sore Head (Bassoon solo)

A Moment in Morricone and an Andrew Lloyd Webber Selection as joint choir and band numbers

And some Choral slots.

For the benefit of people who want to go and support you, are there going to be tickets on the door?

I'm not sure but I would expect that if you contact jill through the email address on the web site something could be arranged.

Let's pull this to the top of the page, as it's today.

Good luck Dawn

I'm afraid I won't be able to come Dawn but I hope it goes well, as I'm sure it will - you sound like an amazing player!

Didn't read this yesterday. Thanks for the well wishes. It went well. There were the odd couple of errors. My clar developed a couple of minor squeaks whilst playing up in the rafters but I don't suppose it'd have been all that noticable to anyone apart from me (My fellow solo player had a little squeak too so don't know if down to nerves, the notes or the atmospheric conditions - it was really hot!!) And a gurgle for a bit on the open G but that soon resolved. I even got a small "solo" bit (it's actually a horn cue but for some reason one of the claris play it) and I took the top line in the pieces that split.

The last piece "An Andrew Lloyd Webber Celebration" which we do with the choir was such a buzz. Such a high note to end on.

The Tad Chorale are fantastic too!!!! They are available for free to help support charitable fundraising. Let's just say it's given me an idea for a local fund-raising event ...

I think I might be back to playing second now though.... I don't really mind I'd just love to have the opportunity to perfect these pieces prior to any more chances I may or may not get to play top in concert.

However, my teacher's currently ill and at least two of the top players won't be there on Monday and at least one may not be available for the next concert in a couple of weeks so watch this space.....

My co-player was really pleased that I'd "helped her out" and seemed to think I did well and a couple of other members said that the band was sounding good "up top" too.

I just feel that mistakes on the solo part are more exposed BUT that I played these parts better than I actually played the 2nd part at the first concert I did too so it just shows how far I've come and I'm pleased with that.

I'm aware that I wasn't the only one making mistakes - it's just that we dwell on our own more isn't it??

All in all a good concert and I'm proud of myself

Brilliant! Really well done!

Also wanted to add that I've got some Andrew LLoyd Webber struff (lots of key changes and high notes), so I'm particularly impressed! Also, my version of Bring Him Home involves octave playing - not so easy on a clarinet, when our register key takes us up by a twelfth! Really impressed that you've played this stuff in a concert - if I'd been better organised I would have come along to hear it! Perhaps next time!

Thanks clarijo

Well was a late one last night - still far too awake when i got back at about 11 so I've had a lazy morning - still in my dressing gown and PJs better go do something with the day

And so you should be. Well done Dawn

Solo clari mistakes do always seem more exposed, yes, but rest assured the audience won't have noticed anything

Thanks Barry Just had some really favourable feedback from my two "guests" who were there too. They really enjoyed themselves and may come to anything else in the future

Next one's on the 10t OCT at haxby and Wiggington methodist church in York. It's another evening one and is in aid of the church's building fund. No idea what part I'll be playing there....

If anyone in the York area wants to support it they'd be most welcome

I am keeping an eye on your website : hoping for a concert at the same time I'm around...

And would you sneak into the audience and watch or tell me first if you were coming???? Hmmmm....

The latter Dawn