Broken Consort

A 'broken consort' is an ensemble made up of instruments from more than one family, for example, a group featuring both string and wind instruments.

Showing posts with label Denwood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Denwood. Show all posts

Monday, 12 November 2012

Class & AGM - 8th November

We were at full capacity at last week's class...we even had another prospective new member (Maureen on treble recorder) too! So, we were able to make good progress with our full group pieces...and also managed to whizz through lots of the small ensemble items for next month's concert before a record-breaking AGM - all done in 15 minutes...perhaps aided by some yummy belgium chocolates!

Small group items:
  • 'Kegelstatt Trio' by Mozart - Helen, Polly & Angela
  • 'Five Gershwin Melodies for Four Woodwinds' (Arr. Denwood ) - Heather, Diana, Theresa & Mike
  • 'Sarabande' from 'Suite 11' by Handel - Judy, George, Maureen, Dermot, Kath, John & Mike
  •  Sonata in F major by Schickhardt - Heather, Imogen, Annabel & Joan
  • 'Plaisir d'amour' by Martini - Penny, Margaret & Imogen

Saturday, 22 September 2012

Class - 20th September

We had our first class of the term on Thursday...we started work on a new piece 'Les Patineurs' (The Skaters) by Waldteufel...and welcomed a potential new member...John on violin. 'Les Patineurs' skated along nicely...despite the tricky changes of key and numerous repeats...and we didn't scare John off...so all in all it was a very successful evening!

Small group items:
  • 'Five Gershwin Melodies for Four Woodwinds' (Arr. Denwood ) - Heather, Diana, Theresa & Mike
  •  Sonata for Four Treble Recorders by Paisible - George, Penny, Judy, John, Margaret & Joan
  • 'Kegelstatt Trio' by Mozart - Helen, Polly & Angela