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Gregson Make A Joyful Noise Satb/organ This work was commissioned by St Dunstan's College, South-East London, for the celebration of its centenary in 1988. It is an anthem, and uses a setting of Psalm 100. The work has three main sections (fast-slow-fast) and is essentially jubilant in nature. After a brief instrumental introduction the choir enters, using as its text the first two verses of the Psalm. This reaches a climax on the word singing after which the music subsides into the serene key of C major for female voices only to sing a reflective tune on the words Know ye, surrounded by various counter melodies on solo horn and trumpet. Male voices then take over this tune (inverted) and the final comment is left to unaccompanied choir, leaving sopranos on a held low D. At this point the last section begins. The mood is set by Organ and Percussion, the style takes off its hat to minimalism, with multi-layered textures underpinning the choral unison on the word Enter. Eventually the tonality heads towards G major and a repr
Price:£5.86 Product Code: NOV290677

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Edward Gregson: Tuba Concerto This work is dedicated to John Fletcher, who gave the first performance on 24 April 1976. The concerto is in three movements, the first in sonata-form shell with two contrasting themes. There is a reference made in the development section to the opening theme of Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto.
Price:£12.90 Product Code: NOV120484

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Edward Gregson: Concerto For Trombone Arranged for Trombone and Piano by the composer. This concerto was commissioned by the Bedfordshire Education Service for Michael Hext who won Young Musician of the Year in 1978. First...
Price:£17.57 Product Code: NOV120537

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