BGS Meeting 17th Nov 2018

As the ensemble is entered for the Beckenham Festival on Sunday 18 November this was the last opportunity to rehearse our three pieces.We tried to improve on a few bars that John was not happy with, and then played straight through the three pieces again.:

• Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring by J S Bach arranged in four parts
• Minuet by Boccherini arranged by K Love. (Players kept in time better tonight)
• Sage Leaf from The English Dancing Master 1670, arranged by Andrew Forrest

Then we played through the four part arrangement by Edson Lopes of Quebra Cabecas by Ernesto Nazareth which we started last session. The geography of the piece still proved a challenge but were getting the hang of it!

After the break for refreshments served by Trevor, we sat back while four members played solos:

Thomas	Creation (Thomas)
Eduardo	Mazurka - Choro (Villa-Lobos)  Prelude No.1 (Villa-Lobos)
Tom	Romance of the Pines (Torroba)
Toby	Jongo (Bellinatti)

To finish off the evening, our three pieces for Beckenham were played straight through again, and we look forward to the competition tomorrow.

Please visit the Current Ensemble Repertoire page to see the pieces we are currently working on.