The Boosey Brass Method is a complete course for individual and group teaching. Full to the brim with tips tricks important advice and golden rules as well as progressive repertoire examples this is a spectacular way to learn to play your instrument! It has been specifically designed to be used as a joint learning method with supervised or classroom work and home study combining to maximise learning potential. The novel and intuitive lay-out clearly shows warm-ups and breathing exercises; clapping singing and echo games; ensemble and individual work. The pack contains two fabulous CDs of demonstration performances backing tracks and listeningactivities which will aid development as well as being great fun! In conjunction with the illustrations exercises and the carefully considered progression this is one of the best ways to learn to play your instrument as part of an ensemble and at home.

Extended instrumental solo taken from MacMillan's 70-90-minute 'Since it was the day of Preparation ? ' for voices and ensemble, commissioned by the Hebrides Ensemble, Edinburgh International Festival, Soli Deo Gloria and Kings Place, and first performed by the Hebrides Ensemble at the 2012 Edinburgh Festival.The parent work sets the Resurrection narratives from St John's Gospel. Five instrumental solos for different instruments (theorbo, cello, clarinet, harp, horn) are reproduced unabridged. They serve as prologue and interludes at respective points of the work. / Cor