There have been several pieces newly released on CD. Sellers International Youth Band is a brass band that I have had the pleasure of writing four pieces for, and they have recorded three of them on their first CD release. The "pastiche" work Curtain Call,Fanfare for a Festival and, the title track of the CD, Apex (Soloist Joe Murray) are all featured by the band, and their MD (And my good friend), Mark Bousie.All three works featured on the disc are available from Peter Meechan Music.
Several of my pieces for brass or wind band have been expertly transcribed for fanfare band by Belgian Luc Vertommen. They are published by Band Press VOF who have recently produced a CD, entitled Sirocco. The ten tracks on the CD are performed by the fantasticKoninklijke Fanfare Kempenbloei, and they feature two of my works; Hymn for Africa, andElegie (With a moving performance from soloist Renato Meli). More details can be found about this CD, and the publications, by clicking here.Other compositions that have been recorded and are currently in post-production include the premiere recording ofEpisodes and Echoes (Concerto for tuba) by good friend, tuba player extraordinaire (And a fellow Liverpool fan!)Les Neish. I wrote the piece for Les 4 years ago, and am delighted that he has recorded it for his forthcoming release.
American euphonium soloist Aaron Tindall commissioned a set of three unaccompanied pieces for euphonium, titled ...a night devoid of stars and gave the world premiere at the Conservatoire National de Region in Perpignan, France on May 16. He has also recorded the set of three pieces for his debut solo recording.
Another American euphoniumist, Pat Stuckemeyer has recently sent me the first edits of the premiere recording ofFields of Destruction - and the combination of band, soloist and conductor (As well as a CD full of new repertoire!) is going to make this a disc to not miss! Pat commissioned the work specifically for the recording, and Fields of Destruction will receive its "live" premiere by Manchester University Wind Ensemble (Conducted by Phil Robinson) with soloist Mark Bousie at the RNCM/BASBWE Wind Festival in October.
September sees the publication of ...a night devoid of stars and Fields of Destruction, as well as the piano reduction of Apophenia (With optional percussion part), a new work for tenor horn and piano titled Introduction and Toccata - which, this summer, received its premiere, performed by Owen Farr. All these titles are available fromPeter Meechan Music, where you can now also download selected titles, at a saving of at least 25%
I am trying to keep my blog up to date, so please have a quick look at it - www.petemeechan.blogspot.com. I will be posting some of my random, and some of my not so random thoughts there.
Take care,
Pete
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