Listen to NOW and buy CDs.

Northamptonshire Orchestral Winds CD 'Celebration'. £12.00 (£16.00 outside UK) P & P included. More details below.

'Northamptonshire Composers' Association'.
£10.00 only inc. P & P.
More details below.

Welcome to NOW's first CD - 'Celebration'.

You will hear a blend of fun and serious music written by some of our very best composers, both living and dead, from Gustav Holst's marvellous 'First Suite', written to popularise the wind band in 1919, to 'Between the Two Rivers', Philip Sparke's variations on the famous Lutheran hymn 'Ein' feste Burge', a short symphony in all but name composed in 2004.

We emphasise the Northampton connections in our programme:- Adam Gorb's 'Bermuda Triangle', a beach party for band, was commissioned by two of our prominent musical schools; Northampton School for Boys and Northampton School for Girls, with the help of BASBWE, (this is the first commercial recording of the piece).

Also, Jemima Clarke makes her debut as violin soloist in John Williams' 'Schindler's List'. She now studies violin at Trinity College, London, but she is from Northampton where she took up both the violin and the flute, and gained her dipABRSM (flute) in Year 12.

NOW aims to provide opportunities for members of the community to be involved in different musical genres, styles and groups; and to help people to continue to develop musically, technically and conceptually in adult life through playing challenging music which is beautiful and exciting.

We hope you enjoy our selection of music and find this performance compelling and moving.

Top of page/buy CD.

Our latest CD: 'Northampton Composers' Association'.

Tracks:-

1) Northamptonshire Portrait - Philip J Bricher
2) Sonatina in three movements - Patricia Evans
1. Allegro Moderato
2. Andante-Romanza
3. Allegro Ritmico
3) Jocosity Blues - Frank Jordan
4) Jeanne D'Arc - David Tompkins
5) Resonances - Mark Beaumont
6) AlRakis - Barney Byron
7) Trumpeter on a Mountaintop - Philip J Bricher
8) Asperity - Mikala Bromley
9) Augmentations - Mark Beaumont
10) Extracts from '16 Variations on a Nursery Song' - John F Wilson
11) Meditation - Barney Byron
12) Scherzo for wind quinet - Haddon

Musical Director – Andrew Bassey

Produced by – Andrew Bassey

Played by Northamptonshire Orchestral Winds (NOW):

Julie Lloyd & Kimberley Chybalski Flutes
David Lloyd & Simon Cooper Oboes
Michelle Kerby & Polly Rolfe Clarinets
Tim Potter Bass Clarinet
Frank Jordan Bassoon
Chas Hutchins & Jan Wyndham Hall Trumpets
Simon Page & Michael Chan French Horns
Abigail Newman & Malcolm Fraser Trombones
Ed Tomlinson Piano

Patricia Evans – piano on Sonatina
Philip Bricher – piano on Extracts from “16 Variations on a Nursery on a Nursery Song”
Roz Webber – voice on Jeanne d'Arc

Recording and mastering by - Matt Keen. Telephone 01604 519830

Original Art Work: Jane Roberts.

Top of page/buy CD.