Grey Larsen in the 150 Gems collections has given us a most welcome follow-up to his encyclopedic volume The Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle (Mel Bay Publications 2003) and The Essential Tin Whistle Toolbox(Mel Bay Publications 2004).The Gems feature not only meticulously-selected tunes but represent the first major offerings that use Larsen's innovative system of notating Irish ornamentation.These books and onlineaudio will help players gain a deeper understanding of the Irish musical tradition as well as provide new material to enhance the experience of the solo player and Irish session participant alike.

This audio CD contains exam pieces on the Trinity College London Flute syllabus for 2017-2020 featuring performances from Flautists David Cuthbert Rebecca Larsen and Emilia Zakrzewska.In addition to full recordings of each piece the CD also includes ?minus one? style backing tracks allowing students to practice with the Piano accompaniment.

A Tambourin is a lively dance with two beats. Originally from Provence is was often accompanied by a pipe and a tambourine. Melodic simplicity and poignant rhythm were characteristic features often imitating the hand striking the percussion instrument. They were most popular widespread across France and Europe in the 18th Century this dance often inspired the more sophisticated court composers especially in France. This volume consists of 14 Tambourines by some of the great composers including Philibert de Lavigne Christoph Willibald Gluck Georg Friedrich Handel and Jean-Marie Leclair all arranged for Guitar and Flute by Bent Larsen and Jan Sommer.

This audio CD contains exam pieces on the Trinity College London grade 6 Flute syllabus for 2017-2020 featuring performances from flautists David Cuthbert Rebecca Larsen and Emilia Zakrzewska.In addition to full recordings of each piece the CD also includes ?minus one? style backing tracks allowing students to practise with the Piano accompaniment.

This audio CD contains exam pieces on the Trinity College London grade 5 Flute syllabus for 2017-2020 featuring performances from flautists David Cuthbert Rebecca Larsen and Emilia Zakrzewska.In addition to full recordings of each piece the CD also includes ?minus one? style backing tracks allowing students to practise with the Piano accompaniment.

This audio CD contains exam pieces on the Trinity College London grade 8 Flute syllabus for 2017-2020 featuring performances from flautists David Cuthbert Rebecca Larsen and Emilia Zakrzewska.In addition to full recordings of each piece the CD also includes ?minus one? style backing tracks allowing students to practise with the Piano accompaniment.