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Subj: Re: Jacob CD
Date: 04/06/05 10: 32: 10 GMT Daylight Time
From: geoffogram(Mvingin. ne
To: MaiorGraham(cDaol.
com
Dear Graham
This is splendid news - all those great pieces played by a top class bandl
I know them all well from my CD collection and from broadcast recordings on tape I made over the years.
At the risk of boring you, I am going to send (by Royal Mail rather than E mail, because inclusion of musical
examples has made the files rather large) some extracts from the draft version of my book on Jacob's
music, which I am still working on. The relevant works are the Original Suite, Music for a Festival and
Concerto for Band, which I have dealt with in detail. Apart from the Fantasia for Euphonium (about which I
have said very little) the Ally Pally piece is just listed in my chapter on Band music. Anyway, within the
pages I shall send there might be some information that is useful to you.
You may know this, but the Ally Pally Overture was commissioned by the GLC for the centenary
celebrations of Alexander Palace and first performed there in the Great Hall on May 25th 1975 by the Royal
Marines Massed Bands and Fanfare group.
The Fantasia for Euphonium was written for Michael Mamminga who worked with GJ during its
composition. Various features suggested by MM were incorporated into the score.
I will forward your E mail to Margaret who will be delighted to hear about the CD and i am sure she would
contribute something for your sleeve notes.
I shall keep my eyes open for the appearance of the CD and be the first to the counter to buy itl
I shall of course add the details to the list of recordings in my book, which I hope to finish in about a year.
Thank you for contacting me. I hope that what I send you (you should get it by Monday or Tuesday next)
will be of use.
All best wishes
Geoff
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Odginal Message
From: MajorGraharnagol. com,
To: geoff. ogramevirciin. net
Sent: Fdday, June 03,2005 6: 23 PM
Subject: Jacob CD
Dear Geoff,
I have just competed a wind band recording of the music of Dr Jacob. The track listing is:
Original Suite
Ally Pally
Fantasia for Euphonium
Concerto for Band
Music for a Festival
National Anthem
The CD played by my band, The Coldstream Guards, will be released in August on the SRC label. I am
currently writing the sleeve notes for the CD and write to ask if you have any information on the music
listed that would be suitable for inclusion on the CD.
I would be thrilled if I could place inside the booklet a quote from Dr Jacob's widow. I would be happy to
send you a copy of the master if that may help. 1, and the band have enjoyed immensely working on the
recording of which we are very proud.
Regards,
Graham
Major Graham 0 Jones MBE MMus FTCL ARCM psm
Director of Music
Coldstream Guards
Wellington Barracks
Birdcage Walk
23 July 2005 AOL: MajorGraham
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