Today I finished and published the medley I created for Voices Anon: Do they Wish it could be a Rockin' Merry Christmas.

The piece consists of four popular Christmas songs:

1) Do They Know it's Christmas (Midge Ure & Bob Geldof)
2) I Wish it could be Christmas Everyday (Roy Wood)
3) Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Johnny Marks)
4) Merry Christmas (Slade)

click here for a preview:  http://www.guybunce.co.uk/music/do_they_know/do_they_know.htm

Well, it's the middle of August and I am sitting here listening to Christmas music :S

It's that time of year again when I'm in the middle of arranging the Christmas music for the VA concert.  Do They Know it's Christmas Time, etc. etc.  I think my neighbours think I have finally lost it! lol

I thought it was about time that I published my remix of the Countdown theme.  It's just a bit of fun, but worth a laugh!

To learn more and hear the remix, follow the link:

http://www.guybunce.co.uk/music/countdown/countdown-remix.htm

I completed the edit of the flute sonatina’s 1^st movement today and published it.  The edit took a lot longer than expected as it was very hard keep things like dynamics, note spellings, and phrasing consistent.  I think that the Hindemith style didn’t help this!  Thankfully, I had Louise on hand to advise and check things through.  She seems to like it (which is the main thing!).  Anyway, when I have completed the whole sonatina, Louise and I plan to perform it – probably early next year.  I hope to perform some other pieces I am writing for Louise along with an arrangement of Danse Macabre for piano duet.  The sonatina will have to take a back seat for a while whilst I complete more pressing commission such as the oboe sonatina, the flute concerto’s 3^rd movement, a party piece, a Christmas carol, and the missa brevis.  When I have completed, the sonatina (and if I am happy with it) I might use it towards my degree.

The Agnus Dei of the Missa Brevis was completed a while ago and I had intended to hold off publishing it until the whole mass was completed.  However, owing to the interest that people have shown, and the fact that I haven’t worked on it in ages, I shall try and publish the completed movement next week.

I spent today working on the first movement of the flute sonatina and completed the first draft.  Tomorrow will be a day of editing etc before it's ready for publication.  Watch the website for more news.