Concert - Very Important
I had a nice chat to Gareth Davies on the phone today. He has been thinking hard about what he should play at our concert on 25 March at the Cadogan Hall and he has come up with a rather nice possible idea. He is going to let YOU choose! He is suggesting that he could play anything of your choice provided it comes from a Grade exam syllabus. It could be your favourite Grade 1 piece or the hardest thing you can find on the Grade 8 list or just something you love and think other people would also love to hear.
Would you like to have a say? All you need do is either use the comment box below or send me an email stating your choice and which Grade and exam board it is from. That's easy. We'll look at everything that is suggested and hopefully come up with a programme. We'll include as much as we can. It all seems exciting to me. Please take part!
windymiller
simple samba grade 3
flowing grade 3
carthorse rag 4
rondeau 4
comic song 4
novelty foxtrot 4
flute211
I love the pieces :
Circus-pony - By Stephen Dodgson - Grade 5
Largo and allemanda - By J.B.Loeillet - Grade 5
Rondeau - By J.S.Bach - Grade 4
I would love to go to the consort but I am going to France for a holiday!!!!!
flute_froggie
My favourite pieces are:
Grade 4: Sicillienne, von Paradis
Grade 5: Circus-Pony, Stephen Dodgson
Whistling Song (Caribbean Suite), Bryan Kelly
Prelude (no. 6 from Six Preludes), Berkeley
Grade 6: Berceuse (no. 6 from Le Tombeau de Poulenc), John McLeod
Prelude Francais, Bryan Kelly
Grade 7: Aria, Bozza
Grade 8: Sunstreams, Ian Clarke
These are all from ABRSM syllabuses, hope it helps :)
Nicola
My favourite pieces from the ABRSM lists are:
Cecilia McDowall Comic Song: from Six Pastiches (4)
Bryan Kelly Calypso: No. 4 from Caribbean Suite (4)
Grieg Anitra’s Dance: from Peer Gynt (5)
J. S. Bach Andante: 3rd movt from Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034 (7)
Hans Werner Henze Moderato–Allegro molto vivace: 1st movt(7)
Taffanel Allegro (7)
Barber Canzone (7)
Richard Rodney Bennett Games: No. 3 from Summer Music (7)
W. Mathias Allegro ritmico: 1st movt from Sonatina, Op. 98(7)
J. S. Bach Adagio ma non tanto and Allegro: 1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in E, BWV 1035. (8)
Ian Clarke Sunstreams. Clarke Sunstreams and Sunday Morning (8)
Hindemith Heiter bewegt: 1st movt from Sonata (8)
Kent Kennan Night Soliloquy (8)
Milhaud Tendre: 1st movt from Sonatine (8)
Rhené-Baton Passacaille, Op. 35 (8)
J. S. Bach Corrente and Sarabande: 2nd and 3rd movts from Partita in A minor for solo flute, BWV 1013 (8)
Sorry - lots of nice ones. Also, I don't know a lot of the lists so it would be great to be introduced to some new ones.
ImogenD
Any of these would be wonderful please!
Allegro - Taffanel - Grade 7 ABRSM
sicilienne - Gaubert - Grade 6 ABRSM
Adagio and allegro - Jardanyi - Grade 6 ABRSM
MattHankin
Have you ever seen a painting by Adolph -wait for the surname- Mendez? We went to Berlin at Christmas and saw lots of work by this interesting artist. Here Prince Frederick is playing his flute by candlelight as a rapt audience listens. His sister is leaning forward, Bach is playing the piano and his teacher is listening at the back left in glorious bliss. Surely all flute players would like to be so pictured?
The thing about German museums and galleries is that they all have audio tapes so you can hear the story -in English - and the music being played so it makes it bearable.
We also went to the musical instruments museum which was surprisingly absorbing even though I was followed around very closely by security guards as all the instruments were open.
..............written by Matthew's secretary
windymiller
I went to berlin over christmas and I think I saw this piece of art. I think it is amazing. I recommend anyone who is a flute player but also interested in art to go and see it. The tour guides are in English so the mix of the commentary and amazing flute playing is magnificent. It's by Adolph Menzel and is in the new national gallery in Berlin.
Gareth
Dear Matthew's Secretary,
First of all, please would you be so kind as to inform Matthew that I think he'll find it's Adolph Menzel - not Mendez. And the picture I believe he was wishing to refer to is this one:
http://www.tinyurl.com/famousflutepic
Secondly, and most importantly I would be very grateful if you could ask Matthew which Grade Exam pieces he might like to hear Gareth Davies play at the Flutewise@Cadogan Concert on the 25th of March?
Sincerely,
Gareth
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