THanks, Barry.

I'm really sorry but I'm going to have to withdraw from this.

Hi is there anything for Eb clarinet please?

I'm very sorry to hear that meerkat. Do avail yourself of the finished product. Will PM you.



I bet I can come up with something!

Is it too late to say I'll come? I've got a Bb as well but don't often get chance to play the Eb

Read post 212 in the thread for details, and I'll transpose one of the solos in the blues.

Look forward to seeing you there.

A couple of changes to the CWB solos :

Flute solo at bar 27 : vacant

Violin solo at bar 39 : janexxx (unchanged solo from Woodford)

Bassoon solo at bar 51 : vacant

Piano solo at bar 63 : Oddball (part is the same as at Woodford)

Flute solo at bar 75 : replaced with a violin solo for oboebunny

Clarinet solo at bar 99 : jo.clarinet (unchanged solo from Woodford)

Clarinet solo at bar 111 : transposed to Eb clarinet and given to ferretman

Flute solo at bar 123 : vacant

Trombone solo at bar 135 : vacant

Bassoon solo at bar 147 : vacant

'Cello solo at bar 159 : Suepea (and will be slightly revised)

Vocal : katyjay

Any of the listed instruments can be replaced with others, so don't worry if your instrument isn't there and you'd like a solo.

Anything for viola?

W

I'm sure there can be.

I know there can be. I'll convert a bassoon solo to a viola one.

I'll bring the form etc down to Market Harboro with me, KJ, if that's OK?

That's fine. Thanks Skylark

Not too difficult I hope!

W

It'll be straightforward willobie, but as I'm not that knowledgeable about the viola's foibles, if you can let me know if there's anything note wise that's tricky, that'd be good. I'll keep your solo within the stave.

CWB solos :

Flute solo at bar 27 : vacant

Violin solo at bar 39 : janexxx (unchanged solo from Woodford)

Bassoon solo at bar 51 : vacant

Piano solo at bar 63 : Oddball (part is the same as at Woodford)

Flute solo at bar 75 : replaced with a violin solo for oboebunny.

Clarinet solo at bar 99 : jo.clarinet (unchanged solo from Woodford)

Clarinet solo at bar 111 : transposed to Eb clarinet and given to ferretman.

Flute solo at bar 123 : andante_in_c (identical to the solo at Woodford)

Trombone solo at bar 135 : vacant

Bassoon solo at bar 147 : replaced with a viola solo for willobie.

'Cello solo at bar 159 : Suepea (and will be slightly revised)

Vocal : katyjay

Any of the listed instruments can be replaced with others, so don't worry if your instrument isn't there and you'd like a solo.

Barry, is there a chance I could have a look at the piano part from the score? Or is it an improvised solo?

Check your PM inbox

It's a written solo Oddball - I am guessing sbhoa has either sent you, or directed you to a link with the part on it - if that's not the case, send me a PM.

That's great, thanks!

If I come I'd love to do a solo, but I still have no idea of if I can (sorry) will try and work it out asap.

That's fine Sarah.
I'll give you exactly the same solo as at Woodford if you're there.

Just shy of a month to go 'til the closing date for performers.

Anyone else who'd like a composition of theirs to be considered for the CD will need to PM me sooner rather than later now.

Also folks, if you want to participate, I need your forms and fees please.

I've already had to pay for the hall and a deposit for the engineer so as of now I'm about £200 out of pocket

Form available from here

Cheers

Katyjay

Have had planning meeting with katyjay today, and I'll be gradually PM-ing the various composers with a few bits and pieces of info in the next few days.

Closing date for performers is 3/3/07 - hope lots of you can come, it should be a good day!

Hi everyone,

Im terribly sorry about the delay, I've just remembered about this event you were staging at some point. Moreover I do not have notifications for PM's, I just found one as I logged in. I'm sorry particularly because I wanted to provide members with a composition of some sort, is there still time? The message dates back to sometime in January if I saw correctly.

If you still wish for a composition to be submitted, could you please inform me of a vague idea of style/genre and specifically the size of the ensemble I'm composing for? I have stuff for medium sized orchestra or a prelude and minuet for piano but I don't think those would be suitable.

Thanks for all, best

Hi Composing Head

If you are still interested, then yes, there's still time. We will keep the bookings open until 3rd March.

Style and genre - pretty much anything goes. We have about half an hour of music at the moment, so there's room for more.

Size of ensemble - not altogether sure. At least fifteen people on all sorts of instruments - e.g. violins, violas, cellos, clarinets, saxophone, flutes, recorders, drum kit, piano. Optional vocals too. The challenge we are giving composers is to do something that can be flexed to fit the forces we've got. And to bear in mind that we have some very inexperienced musicians taking part, so nothing too complex, please.

Ok, would a string quartet be ok? Since you mention nothing too complex maybe a good key for strings like D or G major?

What do you think?

Ideally we'd like more than strings to be involved (so that most of us can play), so if you can expand it to include woodwind as well, that'd be brill.

Look forward to seeing your offerings CH.

.....and any compositions I'd like to see by the same closing date, so that katyjay and I have time to check them over, many thanks.

Folks, please do come and support this new venture from the forums events team.

Twenty quid gets you a day of music-making, playing in ensembles to record a CD of compositions by your forum friends.

And you will receive a free copy of the CD afterwards (once the final version has been produced).

For those of you who can't make it on the day, the CD will also be available to buy (or indeed, for the participants to buy if they want another copy) at the very reasonable cost of £5 each.


Currently 9 people have signed & paid up. 3 have asked for solos in CWB but I haven't had their forms and cash yet.

We need to find another 5 people to break even.

So don't be shy, come and join us.


Cheers

Katyjay

I know I'm being dense - but is there a train or underground station nearby??

I'm just trying to work out how to get there - I would really like to come if I can sort logistics/getting there isn't too long and knackering a journey.

The nearest train station's Egham, but it's a bit of a way. However transport will be sorted for anyone that needs a station pick-up.

Cheers

Katyjay

I really am being dense, I hadn't twigged that Hythe was near Egham........

It's easier to spot if you use the place's full name - Egham Hythe

Oops. Well, what can I say, I may be quite intelligent but I'm also capable of being remarkably stupid

Will check it out and try and work out if it's feasible in the next few days

Hello, just to say I've almost finished with everything, IF this is still happening. I just have to put the last bit in and perhaps make it a bit more legible (I think I might need someone to edit if that's ok).

I read up a bit on who was playing what through previous pages (I thought that they were ordered by people's first instrument, second instrument etc. i.e. Bob : violin, piano, banjo) so here's the ensemble I came up with (apparently loads of people are playing a wind instrument):

2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 4 Clarinets (er..), Piano (tune), 2 Violins, 1 extra violin for the 'Farcito' (acting a bit like a viola, sorry about that), 2 Cellos.

That's 14 people overall. I hope this is allright for you guys, and also it isn't too difficult at all (as far as I can tell) but at least the piano player needs to be decent. Hard to explain. Maybe there is somewhere to upload an mp3 and/or the unfinished score (PDF) so people can get an idea of what it's about. I will try Sibelius music but it doesn't accept unfinished scores and it takes sometime to be approved.

Anyway, all this assuming the event is happening, there are enough players to cover the roles and the piece is playable for the standards you have.

I will be bringing viola rather than violin - if that helps...

W

Hi Composing Head

Can you generate a MIDI file of what you've done so far? Or failing that, please send me the MP3 file.

I'm going to PM you an e-mail address to send it to.

Cheers

Katyjay


PS - the event is DEFINITELY happening . The only issue is whether it breaks even or not

Am afraid I will have to say no

Our music festival is on the week before, I have my grade 8 singing on 20th March and pupils taking ABRSM exams on 22nd March, also our LCM exams are the week after the studio recording so i'm going to be too busy

If you are free on 24/3, do come and enjoy what promises to be a fun day!

I've made a start on working on the compositions. I'm endeavouring to work out WHY it is that the PARTS for Oddball's work are present on my computer, but the SCORE'S gone missing. Not that I need to do much to this work at all, but it's a tad annoying!!!!!!!

Oh well.....

Sorry to hear you can't make it possom.

Found Oddball's score.

For everyone's benefit I will let you know what's happening 'behind the scenes' here 'chez' barry-clari.....

As stated in the quote above, I'm working through the various scores here. Three pieces are now ready to play. I'm working currently to modify a fourth. The fifth (CWB) will be started once I know the full cast list for the 24th. The sixth is currently sitting on my Sibelius programme unmodified, and I'm awaiting a seventh score.

Any other potential composers must get copies of their pieces to me or katyjay by the 3rd March - any later and katyjay and I won't have time to check/modify the scores.

Modify???

W

Instrumentation has needed to be changed in some cases to suit what we'll have willobie. Have got permission for the composers to do this. My scanner also sometimes misreads things. For example, in one score, the flute part was given an A below the stave to play......

Sounds creepy - like genetically modified music...

Do we have any idea how many people there are yet?

W

Double figures willobie : on or soon after the closing date, I'll let performers know the 'state of play'. By then I should, all being well, have prepared five of the seven pieces for performance. Ideally, by the closing date, I only want CWB left to do, but I have a feeling things like the day job may get in the way!

I will say here, thank you to all of you who've sent compositions to me. I'm keeping them all, I think it'd be nice in the future to have one or two original pieces in future forum concerts, and I will talk to various forumites about this in the weeks to come.

When is the closing date for players? I'm afraid I've been going round in circles especially as I continutally get colds

3rd March. Still time, folks

OK - need to get my backside in gear!

There is still time to sign up for this. There are still places in all the ensembles.

It's going to be a fantastic day performing and recording compositions by your fellow forum-members.

Only £20 to participate (including a copy of the finished CD). CDs will be available to purchase afterwards for £5 each.


Please come and support us.

Details here.

Having discovered last night that you're a bit short on the bass line for this, I spoke to my partner last night about coming and he's said we can 'make a plan'. Not sure what that might be, but it looks like I can make it after all.

I can bring a cello and a trombone. Any help?

I don't suppose anyone's going past my part of the world and able to give me a lift, as that would be a BIG help.