I have just finished conducting the British Clarinet Ensemble on their forthcoming CD release entitled Momento. This is in memory of my friend and mentor Charles Hine, and features music commissioned by him and the group over the last 10 years. On the same album, I have created and recorded a new arrangement of Finzi’s Five Bagatelles for clarinet and ensemble. The solo part was performed by Anna Hashimoto. The other works on the CD include Momento and Jumbo by Andy Scott, Three Haiku by Jeffery Wilson, and The Darkling Serenade by Stephen McNeff. Other works on the CD include Divertissement by Geraldine Green, and Helter Skelter by Lyne Plowman.

I will keep you posted in line for when it releases, and for now, keep an eye out!

I am delighted to announce that I am about to start a new position at Wellington College. I have been made Assistant Director of Music (Head of Performance.)

I start in September.

Happy New Year!

A very sad start to the year. My friend and mentor, Charles Hine passed away on the 1st of January. He will be much missed by many people, but I owe a lot to his generosity and guidance in my early career.

He was the conductor of the BCE while I was leader, and now we hope to record a new CD of works he commissioned this year. I will keep you posted.

I am delighted to be conducting them at the ICA clarinet convention in Dublin in the summer. We will be performing on the Gala opening evening, where we will be accompanying a host of star clarinettists, and we will also perform in our own slot later in the week.

https://clarinet.org/clarinetfest-2024/

Another year goes by!

This time, More NCO and an extended week at Wellington College.

In other news – I have become the Music Director of the British Clarinet Ensemble, a group dear to my heart. I was the leader for more than 10 years, stepped back for other work, and now delighted to return as conductor.

There is already a page about them on my site – go and have a look!

So, we Have a new addition – A Baby boy born in December!

In other news, I have just finished a new orchestration of Panufnik’s Third Symphony for Wind Orchestra. First Performance Summer at the RCM.

I have also just being Playing with the London Mozart Players again. lots of concerts coming up too.

I thought it was about time I sent you an update!

Over the Autumn, I ran an online Longcommon Chamber Music Course, with a clarinet Masterclass with Maximiliano Martin. We all had a lot of fun, and made a lovely online concert for the end of the course.

I also spent some time with the Bass Club of Great Britain Virtual Junior Course, which was run by Caroline Emery.

I had been asked to write a little piece, and I am delighted to share the results here.

this is a link to the recordings that I put together from the participants recordings.

I hope you enjoy them!

https://www.bassclub.org.uk/gallery

I have also just finished editing a recording of the Symphonic Wind Orchestra from the Royal College of Music Junior Department. I was very lucky to have Jonny Ainscough edit and mix this recording with me. we recorded the 3rd movement of the First Suite in Eflat by Gustav Holst.

https://soundcloud.com/anthony-bailey-4845056/rcmjd-swo-holst-suite-in-eflat-iii

Here a few things that I have been up to!

I will be posting more soon!

 

See below for a video of Pie Jesu that I wrote for the RCMJD Training choir.

It is performed by them, remotely, so this is a virtual choir recording.

with many thanks to John Mitchell, who made the lovely video.

 

 

Also, this video is a performance by the Royal College of Music Symphonic Wind Orchestra of a new piece by me called Hymn for Winds.

It was also recording remotely during lockdown, and John Mitchell has again supplied the Video and photography.

 

 

Another year flashes by!

This year has been the year of teaching!

The summer was a busy one, with courses at Aberystwyth Music festival, Longcommon Chamber Music, conducting for NCO and a first Clarinet Chamber Music Course in Majorca!

I have just finished my first exciting term as Head of Woodwind at Wellington College.

I have also had two more pupils gain a place in the NYO, and a former pupil, Matthew Glendenning is currently on trial for three orchestras; RNSO, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and LSO!

My current RCMJD pupil, James Garagnon, will be performing the Mozart Clarinet Concerto with the RCMJD symphony Orchestra on 21st March 2020, as a result of winning the Peter Morrison Concerto Competition.

UNIT had another residency at the Norwich Arts Centre, this time with a Moon landings project, do look it up!

next year is looking exciting too, so do watch this space.

 

 

 

Happy New Year!

2019 is shaping up to be a busy year.

[UNIT] are back performing in Norwich, at the lovely Arts Centre Jan 23rd-25th, do come along if you can, and look at the link on the homepage above for more information.

25th -26th May Clarinet Playing Weekend celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with course in St Osyth.

I am as usual, running many courses at Benslow Music and at City Lit, so do check out their brochures and websites.

I am also very excited to be conducting a National Children’s Orchestra course in Port Regis School during the summer. I will be conducting all sorts, including music by Holst, Grainger and Dukas.

I will also be running a clarinet course on the well known Aberystwyth Musicfest and Summer School, do look out for more information soon.

 

Below. Anthony conducting the first rehearsal with the Band of the Parachute Regiment in his new work for the Centenary of WW1 in Autumn: Autumn 1917