The Funeral processions of New Orleans are famous for their accompanied, mournful, traditional jazz bands. The return journeys however are completely different, with a celebratory 'picking up' of the tempos
A highly structured work which explores multiple layers of sonorous texture. Sometimes strident, sometime anguished it even engages briefly with a little jazz waltz whilst never losing sight of it's
A dramatic piece of strong shapes, bright colours, powerful orchestration, rhythmic surprises and just a whiff of jazz. Players from music centres and community bands upwards will relish getting their teeth
A gripping, sometimes disturbing evocation of 50s and 60s culture, of Big Bands, crooners, Jazz combos, cult TV and Cinema, set against the background of the Kennedy assassination and cast as a classical
In 2008, after persuasion by Tim Reynish, the composer agreed to the release of this special movement as a separate work. It's scoring has not been tampered with in any way and is noticeably that of a Big
"Delightful". Everything is here from full driving jazz licks to light classical and full on contemporary! A wonderful palette of sounds.
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