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Reed Music is pleased to have the following publications included on the 2010 VCE syllabus for baritone saxophone. These Australian compositions are available from our online store. The official list can be seen on the VCE website.

Baritone saxophone

RM252 Capricorn from Zodiac (12 pieces) Barry Cockcroft
RM095 Octennial Song Stuart Greenbaum
RM608 A Wordless Eulogy Greg Clarkson
RM003 The Autumn Cannon Ball Lachlan Davidson
RM042 Ritual 4 - The Son of the Dragon Paul Witney
RM004 One for Mum Lachlan Davidson
RM112 Perdy Perdy Lachlan Davidson
RM098 Scherzetto Tomasz Spiewak
RM429 Fandango Gregory van der Struik

Christine Draeger, Lamorna Nightingale & Jocelyn Edey-Fazzone
invite you to join in a celebration of new Australian Flute Music at the launch of their CD.

Eat Chocolate and Cry Australian Flute Music 1999-2009

Reed Music is pleased to be publishing many pieces from this new CD release.

Date: 5:30pm Tuesday 29 September 2009
Where: Australian Music Centre,
Level 4, The Arts Exchange, 10 Hickson Road, THE ROCKS

“The fifteen pieces chosen for this CD celebrate the surprising diversity of new Australian flute music. It will be of particular interest to flute teachers and students but we also think it's a lovely selection of Australian composers' ‘miniature’ pieces, of interest to the discerning music lover. We only included pieces that we enjoy playing!"

Repertoire by Katy Abbott, Damian Barbeler, Tim Dargaville, Christine Draeger, Ross Edwards, Maria Grenfell, Alan Holley, Elena Kats- Chernin, Gordon Kerry, Graeme Koehne, Matthew Orlovich, Jan Preston and Jane Stanley

“This selection of exciting flute works by both emerging and established Australian composers is indeed like a chocolate box of special and delicious treats. It provides a fascinating glimpse into Australian composition for flute over the last decade.” John Davis CEO, Australian Music Centre

“I think this represents a wonderful, unmatched resource for teachers, performers and lovers of music generally. It's usefulness for teachers of HSC music performance is unparalleled.” Jude Huxtable, Flute Teacher

Date: 5.30 pm Tuesday 29 September 2009
Venue: Australian Music Centre,
Level 4, The Arts Exchange, 10 Hickson Road, THE ROCKS
RSVP Friday 25 September as numbers are limited. lamorna@tpg.com.au 0402 051 903 or cdraegerflute@hotmail.com 0412 213 799

The CD and sheet music for CD repertoire will be available at the launch and in the future Reed Music.

Reed Music is pleased to have the following publications included on the 2010 VCE syllabus for clarinet and bass clarinet. These Australian compositions are available from our online store. The official list can be seen on the VCE website.

Bb clarinet

RM069 John BARRETT Black Stick
RM478 Barry COCKCROFT Blue Tongue
RM428 Dindy VAUGHAN Del Espirito Santo no. 1 or no. 2
RM591 Greg CLARKSON A Wordless Eulogy
RM262 Lachlan DAVIDSON Mediterranean Blue
RM359 Lachlan DAVIDSON Perdy Perdy
RM346 Matthew ORLOVICH Flight of Fancy
RM106 Tomasz SPIEWAK Mazurka
RM356 Tomasz SPIEWAK Dawn

Bass Clarinet

RM255 Barry COCKCROFT Zodiac – 12 Pieces for solo clarinet, ‘Capricorn'

The 16th World Saxophone Congress will take place in St. Andrews, Scotland in 2012. Reed Music composer and saxophonist Barry Cockcroft has been elected to the International Saxophone Committee along with Claude Delangle (France), Kenneth Tse (USA), Andy Scott (UK), Shyen Lee (Thailand) and Thomas Liley (USA). Reed Music offers its congratulations to Richard Ingham (UK), director of the next congress and is looking forward to offering its support for this important event.

The university town of St Andrews is an exceptionally attractive location for an event of this sort. The university's beautiful main concert hall seats nearly 1000 and there are convenient rehearsal facilities, a wide variety of performance venues of all sizes, and plentiful accommodation and restaurants all within easy walking distance in this charming and ancient coastal town. The congress proposal is supported by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, other UK conservatoires such as the Royal College of Music, The Royal Northern College of Music, the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, leading soloists and composers, the National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain and the Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain. The World Saxophone Congress coincides with the University’s 600th anniversary celebrations and with the Olympic Games in London.