Bassoon-Metamorphoses after Britten was written for Melinda Maxwell for UYMP's Signals volume of new music for Oboe. It was first performed by Melinda at York University on 24th November 2010.I - A MountainII -FixationIII - FlowersIV - Fountains Metamorphoses after Britten by philipvenables 'Metamorphoses after Britten arejust that: four miniatures each inspired by one of Benjamin Britten’s Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for solo oboe. Each movement over its short course transforms gradually from one thing to another ending with the exception ofFountains in a short cathartic coda. Some of the movements also take specific musical elements from Britten’s pieces.I very much viewed these pieces as musical Haiku and in that sense I hope they embody a sense ofpeace brevity and simplicity.The oboe version of Metamorphoses after Britten is dedicated to Melinda Maxwell.The saxophone version of Metamorphoses after Britten with an additional movement is dedicated to Vickiand Andrew Vaughan'      - Philip Venables     

Performed by Janet Grice bassoon Accompaniment: Harriet Wingreen piano This collection of classic pieces scored for solo bassoon with piano accompaniment covers a huge span of time and musical styles from Bach (Bourrée I and II) to Dukas's Sorcerer's Apprentice. Includes selections from Carmen L'Elisir d'amore Pictures at an Exhibition and many many more! Includes a high-quality printed solo part and a compact disc containing a complete performance presented in split-channel format with the piano accompaniment on the left channel and bassoon soloist on the right channel. This affords the player the ability to easily dial in or out the reference solo part. (Notethat due to publisher's restrictions there is no printed part included for the two Grice selections.)