New Material

Yes, you should go on with this material. If you're having trouble working out what to do next just put it down, take a break, perhaps work on something else. Later, run it through in your mind just letting it go on as if you're listening to someone else's work. Something may suggest itself.

Good luck.

Is it wrong to ask you two to review my band piece in orchestral here? It's called Concert band anyone and is probably a bit down on the page.

I wish I'd be asked to get something I write performed!

Pretty close to being professionally performed. I was asked to write it because a conductor I play for wanted to feature me and the first cellist in an upcoming concert. We were originally going to play Veris Gratia by Leighton, but the parts are going to be on hire at another venue for the time we would be performing. We will still be playing our own concertos... I will be playing the Vaughan Williams Concerto and the cellist will play a Shostakovich concerto. She wanted to do a duet piece with him and me playing to end the concert. That's how it was "commissioned" except it wasn't really...lol.

Wow... I would be too scared to play a solo concerto in a concert! What orchestra are you in? (I'm assuming you are the oboist in the orchestra doing this concert?)

I wish I could play a concerto for something.

maybe someone should write a tenor sax concerto for concert band that's semi-easy so my band could play it. *wink*

New England Youth Ensemble/New England Symphonic Ensemble

I'm in Southampton Youth Orchestra. We're doing Vaughan Williams 'The lark ascending' at the moment. The solo violin part is amazing! (i'm not playing it though)

Finished! Well....the piano reduction is. It's now Agadio and Allegro for Oboe, Violincello and Orchestra. And it's not finished perse...but this is my working rough draft. Feel free to ridicule, scrutinize and praise. I love it when you do that for me!

If you do listen, please tell me if you liked it or not. I see there are 7 downloads...and zero critiques.

I think this is a really cool piece, and it would be great if you could get it performed. I'm in a hurry, but I'll comment in depth later.