Here's a little irresistible gem for all you romantics on Valentine's Day, just added to the website today - Cole Porter's 'Let's do it (Let's fall in love)' for wind quintet and wind quartet. Quite jazzy and very playable, with plenty to keep each player occupied! shorturl.at/jquz4I am delighted to present a double-bill of Britten. A little while ago I published an arrangement of Britten's delightful 'Soirées Musicales' and now I bring you the companion piece, his 'Matinées Musicales'. Until the end of the month use the SPECIAL OFFER code 'britten-15' for 15% off these pieces. bit.ly/3FETXM4Both suites were written when Britten was in his 20s but his emerging style is very much evident - and his tongue-in-cheek' nod to themes by Rossini are masterful and witty. These suites are both arranged for wind quintet and are really fun to play.
One year on from Russia's invasion of Ukraine I have today donated £110 to the DEC appeal, raised from sales of my arrangements of Lysenko's 'Prayer for Ukraine'. The Ukrainian people are amazing: they deserve to live in peace.Following a customer request I'm delighted to add another title by Ronald Binge to the wind quintet catalogue - 'Sailing by'. Known as the music preceding Radio 4's nightly shipping forecast - and as an aid to a restful night's sleep for many too! portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/binge-ronald-sailing-by/'Pay as you feel' for PDFs of the beautiful 'Prayer for Ukraine' by the Ukrainian composer Lysenko arranged for wind quintet, wind quartet and wind trio. All proceeds will go to the UK's DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. tinyurl.com/yc4ccduyI have been privileged to have worked, once again, with my former teacher, Graham Sheen, on publishing a number of his wonderful arrangements and original works for wind quintet, bassoon quartet and bassoon choir. portuspress.com/product-tag/graham-sheen/For wind quintet there are arrangements of: Amy Beach's gorgeous 'Prelude on an Old Folk Tune'; a fun 'Scherzo' by Horatio Parker; and a wonderfully modern take on the Christmas carol 'I Saw Three Ships'. And original works: the dazzling 'Variations on a Theme of Shostakovich'; and the delightfully quirky 'Tower Hill (after Giles Farnaby)'.
For bassoon quartet there's another version of Graham's 'Variations on a Theme of Shostakovich'. There is also a bassoon quartet arrangement of Satie's lovely 'Je te veux' and for bassoon choir Lotti's 'Crucifixus' and Rameau's 'Contredanse en Rondeau',
And there's more in the pipeline - for clarinet and bass clarinet ensembles ...
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Being a wind player I have to admit that my string quartet knowledge is limited, but when I stumbled across Puccini's 'Crisantemi' (Chrysanthemums) I knew straightaway I had to arrange it. It is such yearningly beautiful 'to die for' music - which is apt given that the chrysanthemum is symbolic of grief and death in Italy. For wind quintet and wind quartet: portuspress.com/?s=crisantemi&post_type=productA scorching offer - 20% off using the code play-20 at the checkout. Valid until Sunday. Delve into my shop and check out what's new here portuspress.com/shop/?orderby=dateToday I have 'Yesterday'! A timeless Beatles classic arranged for wind quintet - the second of five titles published via sheetmusicplus: portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/lennon-mccartney-yesterday/Over the years I've created a few arrangements of pieces that I've sadly been declined a licence for. So, rather than just forgetting about them I've decided to let them loose (legally!) via the sheetmusicplus website. Here's the first of five - Julian Nott's cheerful and cheeky 'Wallace and Gromit Theme'. Cracking stuff! portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/julian-nott-wallace-and-gromit-theme/More Holst?! Oh yes! This time the 'Second Suite in F'. Originally for military band it has translated superbly well into a substantial and very enjoyable arrangement for wind quintet. Four movements, rounded off with the wonderful 'Dargason' (which Holst evidently liked so much incorporated into his St. Paul's Suite). portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/holst-second-suite-in-f/Holst | Second Suite in F | Wind quintet | Portus Press
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I bring you jollity ... in the form of Holst's 'Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity' from 'The Planets' - arranged for wind quintet. A tad bonkers perhaps, but I promise you this works really well! Always brings a smile to my face! portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/holst-jupiter/Here's a lovely thing ... the bassoonists of Junior Guildhall playing my arrangement for bassoon choir of Bratton's The Teddy Bears' Picnic. Fantastic job! tinyurl.com/portuspressThe Teddy Bears' Picnic, arranged by Lisa Portus
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Performed by the Junior Guildhall Basson Department. Edited by Michael ElderknI'm absolutely delighted that my bassoon choir arrangement of Manuel de Falla's sizzling 'Ritual Fire Dance' will be played by the bassoonists attending this year's online Raasay Music Courses (12-16 April 2021) all lead by the wonderful Anthea Wood! Good luck - can't wait to hear it! www.raasaymusiccourses.com/bassoon-course.htmlwww.raasaymusiccourses.com
We may still be amidst a UK lockdown but I've still been very busy! Here are three new arrangements for wind quartet of Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Joplin: Elite Syncopations, and Handel: Silent Worship. (portuspress.com/product-category/wind-quartet/?orderby=date)I've also launched an MP3 backing track service (portuspress.com/product-category/mp3-backing-tracks/), so you can practice/play-along to your heart's content, or until restrictions on getting together ease 🙂
A little treat for you bassoonists ... Godfrey's Lucy Long variations for wind quintet featuring (of course) solo bassoon! It's amazing what you can find out when you starting digging. The theme to this piece has fascinating, but distinctly unsavoury, origins in blackface minstrelsy. However, it is (and has been since in was played at the Proms for many, many years) very catchy and a great way of featuring in the bassoon in a performance (whenever they're allowed again)! portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/godfrey-lucy-long/Understandably things are quite quiet here at Portus Press at the moment - so a £700 order from South Korea brought me much cheer this morning! Lots of wind quintet and piano music heading their way!And now for Saint-Saens' 'Fossils', four ways: wind quintet, wind quartet, wind trio and bassoon quartet - a lovely little bone-jangling number! (portuspress.com/?s=fossils&post_type=product)... and some more Elgar - this time his gorgeous 'Chanson de Nuit' - which is arguably even more beautiful than the 'Chanson de Matin', its companion piece. I've produced arrangements for both wind quintet and wind quartet (portuspress.com/?s=chanson+de+nuit&post_type=product)Coming up ... a bumper selection of brand new arrangements, starting with three new rearrangements for standard wind quintet of more of Elgar's delightful 'Shed Music' - 'Harmony Music No. 6', the 'Peckham March' and his 'Four Dances' (portuspress.com/?orderby=date&paged=1&s=shed+music&post_type=product). The pieces were all originally written for two flutes, oboe, clarinet and bassoon and were played by Elgar (on bassoon) and his pals in a shed behind his father's music shop in Worcester ...I've just heard that my arrangement of Shostakovich's Tahiti Trot (a.k.a. Tea for Two) is being played by young musicians - 'Academicians', tutored by the esteemed Scharoun Ensemble (which comprises members of the Berlin Philharmonic) at the Zermatt Music Festival and Academy (5-20 September). What an honour - and I'm so pleased to hear that events like this are still going ahead!zermattfestival.com/en/academy/
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About the festival The Academy Scharoun Ensemble Archives, press and medias Become an Academician The Zermatt Festival Academy takes place from 5.9. to 20.9.2020 and is aimed at exceptional young musi...This has been fun! Satie's ballet 'Parade' was a remarkable and ground breaking collaboration between several of the early 20th century's leading artistic minds - not least Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau. At its Paris premiere in 1917 its pioneering modernism and sheer outlandishness caused almost as much furore as Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring' had done just a few years earlier!It is presented here in an arrangement for wind quintet and piano with an optional percussion part including the likes of a siren, a signal horn, a ratchet and a typewriter alongside more conventional instruments. portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet-piano/satie-parade/
Now the summer holidays are here and that so many of us are looking forward to a 'staycation' what could fit the bill better than 'I do like to be beside the seaside' by John A. Glover-Kind? I've created arrangements for wind quintet, wind quartet, wind trio and bassoon quartet ....https://portuspress.com/?s=glover-kind&post_type=product ... but please remember to enjoy the seaside responsibly! 😎🎡🎢🎠I think we all need a bit of glamour in our lives at the moment - and perhaps a waltz from the ballet 'The Haunted Ballroom' by Geoffrey Toye might provide a fix for wind quintet players? This sweepingly nostalgic and ethereal waltz has 1930s glitz written all over it and her performance in the ballet marked the professional debut of none other than Margot Fonteyn! portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/toye-the-haunted-ballroom/This is wonderful. A surprise retirement 'present' from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for professor of contra bassoon Alan Warhurst, organised by Fraser Gordon. Dukas's 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' for bassoon choir - as performed by some of his many 'apprentices'. It is SUPERB - amazing playing and fab editing! Happy Retirement Alan!youtu.be
'Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup' sounds like something you might need for, erm, a cough ... but this is the subtitle of a piece by Elgar called 'Adagio Cantabile'. The syrup was a concoction given to soothe teething pains in children (although it contained alarmingly high levels of alcohol and morphine)! Elgar wrote the piece for him and his chums to play in the shed behind his father's music shop. Originally for two flutes, an oboe, clarinet and bassoon (played by Elgar himself), I've rearranged it for a standard wind quintet (portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/elgar-adagio-cantabile/).There's more 'Shed music' too in the form of his 'Andante con Variazione' - a.k.a. 'Evesham Andante' (portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/elgar-andante-con-variazione/). In both there are clear glimpses of Elgar's emerging style. Just lovely.
My this has been a while in the making but it is here - finally! Chabrier's Espana in versions for wind quintet and wind quintet and piano. Espana is a wildly energetic tour-de-force which truly captures the essence of Spain. I really had to battle with these - but it's been so worth it! portuspress.com/?s=espana&post_type=productMy arrangement of Butterworth’s 'The Banks of Green Willow' has been so popular I've been inspired to do more. This time I've opted for his deeply felt, pastoral idyll ‘A Shropshire Lad’ in an arrangement for wind quintet. Gorgeous!! portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/butterworth-a-shropshire-lad/.We all long for a lazy, carefree, hot summer's afternoon - and Debussy's groundbreaking 'Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune' perfectly captures that. Whilst this arrangement for wind quintet and piano is not easy it is great for players looking for a real challenge. It would certainly merit individual practice before getting together - whenever that might be!Printed sheet music and instant digital download options: portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet-piano/debussy-prelude-a-lapres-midi-dun-faune/
Every day I'm amazed at how resourceful musicians are being in this crisis - and this is a fantastic example. My bassoon choir arrangement of Strauss's epic opening to Also Sprach Zarathustra - thank you Jeff La Marca - you did a fabulous job, and it really made me smile!😀🎶This content isn't available right now
When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.It's very quiet here at Portus Press but I am still here producing new arrangements and taking the time to make more of my titles available as digital downloads.Now that we can't gather together to make music I have an idea for you to keep us all playing ... a bit of fun in these challenging times.
How about backing tracks of your favourite pieces to play along with? A sort of quintet or quartet minus one? If so, what would you most like?
Take care
A customer recently requested a wind quintet arrangement of Gounod's 'Funeral March for a Marionette' - a.k.a. the theme tune to 'Alfred Hitchcock presents' - so I duly obliged! portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/gounod-funeral-march-2/. While I was at it I decided to do one for wind quartet too (portuspress.com/shop/wind-quartet/gounod-funeral-march/)Something spooky for bassoon quartet here from Granville Bantock's incidental music to a 1920s production of Macbeth. 'The Witches' Dance' (portuspress.com/shop/bassoon-quartet/bantock-witches-dance/) and the (shorter and easier) 'The Witches' Frolic' (portuspress.com/shop/bassoon-quartet/bantock-granville-the-witches-frolic/). These were originally for bassoon trio (would you believe!) but I have re-configured them for four bassoons, giving each player a well-balanced, interesting part, incorporating some much-needed bars' rest!A couple of weeks back, on a day when I had an awful lot on my mind, I knew all would be well when the second movement of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G started playing on the radio. Its opening phrase is surely one of the most poignant and beautiful melodies ever written - although, clearly Ravel toiled long and hard over it!I can't believe I've not thought about doing this as an arrangement for wind quintet and piano before, as, alongside the solo piano, it's equally bestrewn with wind solos, especially the Cor Anglais. This was bliss to arrange and I'm sure you'll love it too. portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet-piano/ravel-piano-concerto-2nd-mvt/
I am incredibly excited to announce the arrival of my latest customer-requested arrangement for wind quintet: Howard Goodall's 'The Lord is my Shepherd' - a.k.a. the theme to 'The Vicar of Dibley'. Howard himself approved this arrangement - and I must say it's a real belter! Super easy and suitable for many different occasions. portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/goodall-the-lord-is-my-shepherd/As promised more FREE PDFs:Strauss's 'Also Sprach' intro for wind quintet: portuspress.com/shop/free-pdfs/free-wind-quintet-pdfs/strauss-sunrise-also-sprach/ AND one for wind quartet too: portuspress.com/shop/free-pdfs/free-wind-quartet-pdfs/strauss-intro-also-sprach/Strauss, R. | Sunrise - Also Sprach - Space Odyssey | Wind Quartet | Portus Press
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The sunrise-depicting opening to Richard Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra was famously used in 2001: A Space Odyssey. FREE PDF for wind quartet.Hot off the press for 2020 - the sunrise-depicting opener from Richard Strauss's 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' - forever immortalised in Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey'. Magnificent for bassoon choir portuspress.com/shop/bassoon-choir/strauss-intro-also-sprach-bassoon-choir/. And a freebie PDF for bassoon quartet too!: portuspress.com/shop/free-pdfs/free-bassoon-quartet-pdfs/strauss-sunrise-also-sprach-zarathustra/ A great two minute opener or encore ...Another carefully crafted little Christmas gem for wind quintet - the 'Evening Prayer' from Humperdinck's glorious fairy tale opera 'Hans and Gretel. Just lovely ...portuspress.com/shop/christmas-shop/christmas-wind-quintets/humperdinck-evening-prayer/
In anticipation of the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday I've added FREE PDFs of Holst's 'I vow to thee my country) - a.k.a 'World in Union'. For wind quintet, wind quartet and bassoon quartet (bit.ly/34cjnvp). Come on England!I'm very excited to announce the arrival of 'Stop the Cavalry' - the unlikely (but enduring) Christmas hit from 1980 by Jona Lewie. This arrangement has something for everyone but isn't at all difficult - a good one just to pull out of the bag for festive gigs! portuspress.com/shop/christmas-shop/christmas-wind-quintets/lewie-stop-the-cavalry/By customer request here's something seasonal - 'Autumn' from Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons'. The virtuosic passages have been shared to create a very playable version for wind quintet. Great fun!! portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/vivaldi-autumn-the-four-seasons/It's October 10th, so surely time to declare my Christmas Shop open! A few new titles have been added including Butterworth's 'On Christmas Night (wind quartet), Monnoye's 'Patapan' (wind trio) and the gorgeous 'El Noi de la Mare' in versions for wind quintet, quartet and trio.More on the way too from Offenbach and - license permitting - the 1980s Christmas hit 'Stop the Cavalry' by Jona Lewie. portuspress.com/product-category/christmas-shop/
Here's a real treat for all you oboists: Ronald Binge's 'The Watermill' - the theme to the BBC's 'Secret Garden'. A beautiful and evocative piece with a gorgeous oboe theme - but all parts in this arrangement for wind quintet are equally lovely to play! portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/binge-the-watermill/Oooh - this is SO much fun! Rossini's famous tongue-twister - the 'Largo al Factotum' from 'The Barber of Seville'. The players in this arrangement for wind quintet will need to be very nimble-fingered! portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/rossini-largo-al-factotum/WIND TRIOS: Following a customer request I have now introduced a brand new 'Wind Trios' category. Five new pieces have already been added to the website (portuspress.com/product-category/wind-trio/): Abreu 'Tico-tico', Bratton's 'The Teddy Bears' Picnic', Delibes' 'Flower Duet', Elgar's 'Salut d'Amour', and Playford's 'Mr Beveridge's Maggot'. More coming soon ....I'm delighted to hear that the NYOS Training Ensemble - under the expert guidancAlison GreenGreen - has enjoyed working with a selection of my arrangements!This content isn't available right now
When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.I'm clearly getting into Christmas mode a bit early here with my latest arrangement for wind quintet- Jessel's jaunty 'March of the Tin Soliders'. A lovely filler - whatever the time of year! portuspress.com/shop/christmas-shop/christmas-wind-quintets/jessel-march-of-the-tin-soldiers/I have long loved Gordon Davies' arrangement of Faure's Dolly Suite for wind quintet - but as this work originated as a suite for piano, four hands I thought I'd reintroduce the piano in this brand new arrangement for wind quintet and piano. It's very moreish! portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet-piano/faure-dolly-suite/I'm very excited to announce that the wonderful bassoon quartet 'A Good Reed?' are performing at Buxton Festival on 19 July. Amongst the repertoire they'll be playing are a few Portus Press arrangements, and also Graham Sheen's 'Variations on a theme by Shostakovich'.buxtonfestival.co.uk/whats-on/a-good-reed
... and something completely different: Grovlez's hauntingly beautiful 'Petites Litanies de Jesus'. It's a lovely setting of a poem describing Jesus smiling down upon those below him as he died on the cross. Gorgeous little piece for wind quartet: portuspress.com/…/grovlez-petites-litanies-de-jesus/'Nola' is a lovely little ragtime number by Felix Arndt. It always reminds me of a comic silent movie track. Very sweet - and suitably 'goofy' on four bassoons: portuspress.com/shop/bassoon-quartet/arndt-nola-2/... and a piece Holst wrote just a year before he died - the 'Brook Green Suite'. It was originally scored for strings and optional solo wind parts - so naturally I've done away with the strings! A lovely little suite, to which I've reinserted the Gavotte which Holst removed. portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/holst-brook-green-suite/Not just one but two gorgeous new arrangements for wind quintet by Holst, bookending his remarkable life. First is the piece he considered to mark a 'defining moment' in his early career - 'A Somerset Rhapsody' (as requested by a customer).https://portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/holst-a-somerset-rhapsody/Just received these gorgeous handmade mitts as a thank you from one of my lovely customers in Australia. How sweet!I'm so pleased to hear that my new arrangement of Berlioz's monstrous March to the Scaffold went down so well. So wish I could have been there!!This content isn't available right now
When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Next up is Berlioz's magnificently macabre 'March to the Scaffold' from 'Symphonie Fantastique'. Two versions: one for bassoon quartet (portuspress.com/shop/bassoon-quartet/berlioz-march-to-the-scaffold-from-symphonie-fantastique/) and another for bassoon choir (portuspress.com/shop/bassoon-choir/berlioz-march-to-the-scaffold-bassoon-choir/). The bassoon choir version shouldAnthea Wood an airing at Anthea Wood's fab Raasay Bassoon Course from 8-12 April 2019 (www.raasaymusiccourses.com/bassoon-course.html).Just heard that my bassoon choir arrangement of Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice is being played at a Double Reed event on Monday 15 April at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland! Very exciting!! www.rcs.ac.uk/boxoffice-event/eventid/158804-Mondays-at-One:-Double-Reeds/www.rcs.ac.uk
Another new piece for wind quartet - this time Warlock's wonderful 'Capriol Suite'. portuspress.com/shop/wind-quartet/warlock-capriol-suite-2/.This is also the very first piece to be available to buy as an instantly delivered DIGITAL DOWNLOAD - with many more in the pipeline! This is quite a step forward but there may be a technical glitch or two along the way so do please bear with me.
I'm offering a £5 INTRODUCTORY DISCOUNT on this digital download - use the code 'going-digital' at the checkout and you'll get it for just £11 (offer ends 23 February).
Please note: Apologies, but Digital Downloads are not available to customers in the EU (excluding the UK). Non-UK EU customers can still purchase the Emailed PDF version of this piece. This is for tax reasons.
I love a spot of Gershwin - so, continuing my quest to add to my wind quartet catalogue, here I offer you his 'Three Preludes', arranged for wind quartet. Challenging but very rewarding! portuspress.com/shop/wind-quartet/gershwin-three-preludes-2/Also new in today is a wind quartet arrangement of Herbert Spencer's 'Underneath the Stars'. Deliciously romantic, early 20th century salon music much beloved by Heifetz and more latterly by Charlie Siems. A real little gem. Also available for wind quintet.:https://portuspress.com/shop/wind-quartet/spencer-herbert-underneath-the-stars/
Just in is Lehar's gorgeous 'Gold and Silver' Waltz for wind quintet: portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/lehar-gold-and-silver-waltz/ .Staying with the metallic theme I'm hoping that I might be able to add some 'Mercury' to my catalogue before too long - if it's not 'just fantasy' ....
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The 'Gold and Silver Waltz' by Franz Lehar is a gorgeously melodic and opulent concoction of memorable waltzes. Arranged here for wind quintet.I pledged to donate 10% of the sales of World War One related music made in 2018 to the Royal British Legion.Well, I am delighted to let you know that I've just made a donation of £51.10.
I am delighted to have been invited to come along to Laurence Perkins' and Miles Hewitt's Wind Serenade course from 22-24 March at Hawkwood College near Stroud, Gloucestershire - laurenceperkins.com/wind-serenades/ . Alongside Barber and Danzi we shall also have fun with a few lighter pieces from the Portus Press catalogue. I'm really looking forward to it!Wind Serenades - LAURENCE PERKINS
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Here you will find details of various wind chamber music events and courses around the UK and in Europe.Brrrrr .... it's cold outside, so here's something to warm everyone up: Manuel de Falla's 'Ritual Fire Dance' for wind quintet is (quite literally) hot of the press! A frenetic tour-de-force!! portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/manuel-de-falla-ritual-fire-dance/After a year-long quest to secure a license I am delighted - finally - to offer the 'English Folk Song Suite' by Vaughan Williams, arranged for wind quintet. It's a lovely work - and one that take me back to my Youth Orchestra days! portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/vaughan-williams-english-folk-song-suite/What can I say. FAB-U-LOUS. What a day! So wish I could have been there!This content isn't available right now
When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.I'm looking forward to going along to Cardiff Winds' concert at the Lion Ballroom in Leominster - 3pm this Sunday. Lots of interesting repertoire including my arrangement of Butterworth's The Banks of Green Willow. It'Meyrick Alexanderee Meyrick Alexander again too! www.espressivo.org.uk/cardiff_winds_concert.phpCardiff Winds Concert - Espressivo concerts
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Epsressivo concert promotions. We promote classical concerts, mainly chamber music concerts.Sadly I can't make it this time around, but this year's Gloucestershire Double Reed Day will be on Sunday 1st of July, 2018 at Pate’s Grammar School, Cheltenham. The visiting masters will be Jessica Mogridge (oboe) and Gareth Twigg (bassoon).Looks to be an exciting day!
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Had a fabulous day at yesterday's William Waterhouse Bassoon Day. What an amazing collection! Lovely to catch up with some old friends and make new acquaintances too. Bassoons 'en-masse' at the end of tLaurence Perkinsaurence Perkins, including my new arrangement of Carlos Gardel's 'Por una Cabeza' - which seemed to go down very well!I am absolutely delighted to have been invited to speak at the WILLIAM WATERHOUSE COLLECTION OPEN DAY in Gloucestershire on Sunday 27th May 2018 (10-5). I shall be speaking about my experiences as a niche publisher and taking along a selection of my publications to peruse (and play at a 4pm 'play together' session). Other speakers will include Laurence Perkins and Mathew Dart.If you would like to come along please contact Elisabeth Waterhouse – e.waterhouse100@gmail.com for further information.
Just opened a shop on ebay - wind quintets and wind quartets on offer so far. Take a look: stores.ebay.co.uk/portuspressItems in Portus Press shop on eBay.
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Items in Portus Press offers varied, interesting and fun music arranged for wind quintet, wind quintet & piano, wind quartet and bassoon quartet. From the Pink Panther to Praetorius – and Bach to th...To commemorate the centenary of the end of World War One in 1918 I shall be donating 10% of all sales of WWI-related music in 2018 to the Royal British Legion.Look out for the WWI badges on works by Parry, Butterworth, Ravel, Holst, Granados and the Londonderry Air - all of which have strikingly different WWI connections.
Lovely morning spent playing at the National Trust's 'Croome'. A complete Portus Press programme including Georgian-inspired music and heaps of Christmas stuff. 'Walking in the Air' was a particular favourite for both us and our audience. I'm definitely in a Christmas mood now ..... Happy Christmas to all!(Photo courtesy of Peter Young)
Do look out for this CD from the wonderful Pavlova Wind Quintet which includes - amongst all sorts of interesting repertoire - 'a beautiful arrangement by Lisa Portus of Butterworth's haunting 'Banks of Green Willow�Meyrick Alexanderewed by Meyrick Alexander in the latest edition of Double Reed News. Find out more: bit.ly/2kM1bHdLots of lovely new titles just added including Anderson's Sleigh Ride, Blake's Walking in the Air ...PLUS Spend £20+ and use the code GAUDETE to get a wind quintet or bassoon quartet arrangement of the piece for FREE! tinyurl.com/yc782pdcI know it's still only August, but I'm very excited to announce the imminent arrival of Mr Leroy Anderson's 'Sleigh Ride' for wind quintet ....Wishing all my customers a very Happy New Year! I'm kicking off 2017 with a 20% off sale - use the code jan-17 (valid until 15 January 2017).Wonderful to see Jason Carr mentioned on the BBC One Show last night and a snippet of his new CD working with none other than Sir Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid called 'You are the best thing ... that has ever happened to me'. Did you know Portus Press publishes one of Jason's early works - The Lyric Quarry?(portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet-piano/carr-lyric-quarry/) Happy memories of my days at Guildhall with the Capital Wind Quintet!Carr | The Lyric Quarry | Wind quintet and piano | Portus Press
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The Lyric Quarry (inspired by a Tennessee Williams' short story) is an exciting original work for wind quintet and piano by Tony-nominated Jason Carr.Inspired by seeing so many old friends at this week�New Bristol Sinfoniafonia rehearsal I'm embarking on my biggest arrangement yet - Holst's The Planets for wind quintet and piano ...How about some new music for the New Year with a whopping 20% off ALL sheet music and emailed PDFs until 15 January? Use the code 20-off at the check out (no minimum spend)Happy New Year!!
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New arrangement for wind quintet of Kenneth J. Alford's deliciously witty Colonel Bogey March as immortalized by the addition of the 'Hitler has only got one ball' lyrics!! portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/colonel-bogey-marchColonel Bogey March for wind quintet
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The unmistakable Colonel Bogey March by Kenneth J. Alford (immortalised when the words 'Hitler has only got one ball' were added) arranged for wind quintet. Great fun - get whistling!!To celebrate 100 years of the Women's Institute here's 50% off both the sheet music and digital download versions (use code 68OLK9KQ) of Parry's Jerusalem!!Parry| Jerusalem (And did those feet in ancient times) | Wind quintet | Portus Press
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Parry's rousing uplifting 'Jerusalem' (And did those feet in ancient times). A regular at the 'Last night of the Proms' - arranged for wind quintet.A customer request had lead to another new arrangement: 'All you need is love' by the Beatles. Perfect for the wedding season - and is the 'EditoJune Emerson Wind Musict June Emerson Wind Musicwww.juneemerson.co.uk/
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June Emerson Wind Music provides specialist sheet music online including sheet music for flute, clarinet sheet music, and orchestral musicJust totted up the sales of my arrangements of Butterworth's 'The Banks of Green Willow' and Granados's 'Dos Marchas Militares' both of whom were killed in WWI. As promised, £2 from each sale have now been donated to the Royal British Legion!!Did you know that Walton's Facade Suite was premiered on this day in 1926? To celebrate I'm offering 10% off my arrangement until the end of May. Follow this link portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/walton-facade-suite and use the coupon code fb-facade-1 at the checkout. Enjoy!!Walton | Facade Suite | Wind quintet | Portus Press
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Facade Suite is one of Walton's best-loved works. Stylishly arranged here for wind quintet (as played by the Haffner wind ensemble) are five movements including the ever-popular Popular Song.Exciting news: the bassoonists at Laurence Perkins' bassoon course on the beautiful Hebridean Island of Raasay will be playing Funk Loops 2 for 6 bassoons by Scottish compCameron Sinclair (composer)oser). Now published by Portus Press, Cameron wrote the piece for my final recital at Guildhall - it's a cracking work and certainly lives up to its name. I'm sure they'll all love it!!www.raasaymusiccourses.com/Raasaycourses/bassoon_course.html
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Following the success of the 2014 course, bassoonists will be returning on 20th - 24th April 2015 to the island of Raasay for another five-day bassoon course to be held on this beautiful Scottish isla...Two arrangements hot off the press for wind quintet and piano. Lots of arduous research went into my arrangement of Carl Davis's brilliant theme music to the BBC's 'Pride & Prejudice - I just had to re-watch the entire series - what a hardship! It's just such lovely music, and works brilliantly for wind quintet and piano.... as does another new title - Puccini's sublime 'O mio babbino caro' - as used so effectively in 'A Room with a View'. Enjoy!!
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Carl Davis | Pride and Prejudice theme | Wind quintet and piano | Portus Press
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Carl Davis's wonderful theme music to the BBC's 'Pride and Prejudice' in an arrangement for wind quintet and piano. Bonnets at the ready!Following a customer request I'm delighted to offer two brand new titles from the Fab Four: The Beatles 'Eleanor Rigby' and "When I'm Sixty-Four'.portuspress.com/shop/wind-quintet/lennon-mccartney-eleanor-rigby
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Lennon & McCartney (Beatles) | When I'm Sixty-Four | Wind quintet | Portus Press
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Lennon & McCartney's very 'clarinetty' "When I'm Sixty-Four" is a charming, tongue-in-cheek love song song about growing old together. Fun for wind quintet!Graham Sheen's wonderful new work 'Variations on a Theme of Shostakovich' is now available (portuspress.com/shop/bassoon-quartet/sheen-shostakovich-variations) ... along with a number of other new catalogue additions .... news of those coming soon!!Coming soon: an original work by none other than Graham Sheen (picture, courtesy of Bill Page) for four bassoons. 'Variations on a Theme of Shostakovich' is a real belter and brilliant new repertoire!Coming soon - a very exciting original composition for wind quintet and piano by Tony Award Nominee Jason Carr (www.jasoncarr.org.uk/). Conceived as a ballet, 'The Lyric Quarry' draws inspiration from Tennessee Williams' short story 'Two On A Party'. Watch this space!
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