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Subj: Re: Jacob CD<br />

Date: 04/06/05 10: 32: 10 GMT Daylight Time<br />

From: geoffogram(Mvingin. ne<br />

To: MaiorGraham(cDaol.<br />

com<br />

Dear Graham<br />

This is splendid news - all those great pieces played by a top class bandl<br />

I know them all well from my CD collection and from broadcast recordings on tape I made over the years.<br />

At the risk of boring you, I am going to send (by Royal Mail rather than E mail, because inclusion of musical<br />

examples has made the files rather large) some extracts from the draft version of my book on Jacob's<br />

music, which I am still working on. The relevant works are the Original Suite, Music for a Festival and<br />

Concerto for Band, which I have dealt with in detail. Apart from the Fantasia for Euphonium (about which I<br />

have said very little) the Ally Pally piece is just listed in my chapter on Band music. Anyway, within the<br />

pages I shall send there might be some information that is useful to you.<br />

You may know this, but the Ally Pally Overture was commissioned by the GLC for the centenary<br />

celebrations of Alexander Palace and first performed there in the Great Hall on May 25th 1975 by the Royal<br />

Marines Massed Bands and Fanfare group.<br />

The Fantasia for Euphonium was written for Michael Mamminga who worked with GJ during its<br />

composition. Various features suggested by MM were incorporated into the score.<br />

I will forward your E mail to Margaret who will be delighted to hear about the CD and i am sure she would<br />

contribute something for your sleeve notes.<br />

I shall keep my eyes open for the appearance of the CD and be the first to the counter to buy itl<br />

I shall of course add the details to the list of recordings in my book, which I hope to finish in about a year.<br />

Thank you for contacting me. I hope that what I send you (you should get it by Monday or Tuesday next)<br />

will be of use.<br />

All best wishes<br />

Geoff<br />

-<br />

Odginal Message<br />

From: MajorGraharnagol. com,<br />

To: geoff. ogramevirciin. net<br />

Sent: Fdday, June 03,2005 6: 23 PM<br />

Subject: Jacob CD<br />

Dear Geoff,<br />

I have just competed a wind band recording of the music of Dr Jacob. The track listing is:<br />

Original Suite<br />

Ally Pally<br />

Fantasia for Euphonium<br />

Concerto for Band<br />

Music for a Festival<br />

National Anthem<br />

The CD played by my band, The Coldstream Guards, will be released in August on the SRC label. I am<br />

currently writing the sleeve notes for the CD and write to ask if you have any information on the music<br />

listed that would be suitable for inclusion on the CD.<br />

I would be thrilled if I could place inside the booklet a quote from Dr Jacob's widow. I would be happy to<br />

send you a copy of the master if that may help. 1, and the band have enjoyed immensely working on the<br />

recording of which we are very proud.<br />

Regards,<br />

Graham<br />

Major Graham 0 Jones MBE MMus FTCL ARCM psm<br />

Director of Music<br />

Coldstream Guards<br />

Wellington Barracks<br />

Birdcage Walk<br />

23 July 2005 AOL: MajorGraham<br />

(87)

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