12 Programme Notes Over the past two years, the Consort has developed a considerable working repertoire ranging from the 16th to the 20th century. The Consort has been invited to take part in many concerts in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire. Successes in the Herefordshire Competitive Festival (1978) and the Cheltenham Competitive Festival (1977 and 1978) have been enjoyed with complimentary adjudications from Jeanette and Marguerite Dolmetsch. A Toy - TomlUns Originally written for the Virginals, the polyphonic nature of this piece lends itself to the display of the individual characteristics of each instrument. Children's Dance No. 9 - Kodaly This charming little character piece shows the instruments in a more aggressi ve mood and Kodaly in a particularly Hungarian style.
St. OSWALD'S R.C. PRIMARY SCHOOL RECORDER GROUP Gateshead Conductor: John Mallan Country Gardens trad. Rando from "Fairy Queen" Purcell St. Oswald 's has built up a fine reputation for its high standard of choral singing and now adds to this one for its recorder playing. The children. not only take part in competitive Festival Work but also take Trinity College of Music Recorder Examinations. Of the group on view, six ha ve achieved their Grade IV, the rest are preparing to take this examination. They are in much demand by local concert organisers and have two L.P's. to their credit. They take great pride in the fact that they shared a programme wi.th BiT).g Crosby when taking part in a live broadcast on Hospital Radio 'l'yneside.
AYLESTONESCHOOLRECORDERCONSORT Hereford Director: Patricia Dollins A Toy Thomas Tomkins Children's Dance No. 9 Zoltan Kodaly The Aylestone School Recorder Consort was formed in September 1976 with the aim of creating a grouy of specialist performers. Each member ofthe Consort plays al the standard instruments - sopranino, desCStDt, treble, tenor and bass - and often play different parts in a performance.
YOUNG RECORDER PLAYERS OF LONDON Conductor: Brian Davey Solo Descant: Brendan McCarthy Moonlight Serenade Glenn Miller Young Recorder Players of London began life in Au~st 1970 as a small group of Primary School enthusiasts meetmg in the Blessed Sacrament School, Islington on Saturday mornings under the direction of Brian Davey. Later, aided by his sister Mrs. Janet Gray, the group expanded to its present form路 60 nine - to nineteen路year-olds,l . and now meets regularly in The White Lion Youth Centre, Islington. The group has given concerts in London's Purcell Room and Queen Elizabeth Hall and recently tra velled to Bristol to gi ve a concert to 400 school children. A continental tour is being planned for the group next year which will include Ham.burg in It itinera ry. Moonlight Serenade路 Glenn Miller In his early years Glenn Miner played jazz trombone and made many arrangements for swing orchestras. His band, formed in 1938, .reached phenomenal heights of popularity after a series of hit records, among them Little Brown Jug, In The Mood, and the Band's signature tu~e\ Moonlight Serenade. Brian !?avey's arrangement of Moonlignt Serenade attempts to bring the "Big Band" sound to recorders. The Ensemble is divided into two eq ual halves, each consisting of Descant, Treble, Tenor I, and Tenor H . With the addition of a Descant Solo, Piano and String Bass the eleven independent parts recreate the characteristic "rich" Miller Sound.