1 Editorial
2 AGM 2012/2013
3 Treasurer’s report
4 Membership Secretary’s report
5 Swaledale Squeeze 2012
7 Yoga for concertinists
9 B.T. Berbiguier, composer
11 cd reviews
15 Trip to Jerusalem, Library Open Day
17 Concertina Ergonomics
22 Newsletter 1957
28 Photos 1959
31 Squeezeast
33 The Concertina in Spain
41 Concertina for sale
Felix Castro, Pauline de Snoo, Peter Dyson, Roger Gawley, Martin Henshaw, Paul
McCann, Göran Rahm, Margaret Walker.
I hope as many of you as possible will be able to join us in Reydon, Southwold, for this year’s AGM and pre-AGM workshop! In addition to the details in CW 458 & CW 459, here are the detailed times allowing YOU to come along to the AGM/Workshop, and your family/friends to make the most of the day exploring and enjoying the delights of this attractive seaside town.
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The ICA Library is a unique collection of music specially written or arranged for the concertina. Most of the published music dates from the mid to late 19th Century and provides an interesting history of the style of playing from that era and the group of musicians who were the first to promote and popularise the instrument. When a piece of music, “A Romance for Aeola, Concertina or Violin” by Clementine Ward came up for sale recently I was intrigued to learn more about the composer.
Played and recorded by Chris van de Kuilen, piano and Pauline de Snoo, Concertina, 15-09-2014
The library already held two pieces of music by a John C. Ward, arrangements of Chopin’s Nocturne in E flat and a Medley Overture of English tunes, and I wondered if there was any connection with Clementine. A brief search on the internet revealed there was – Clementine was the daughter of John Charles.
The music is published in Concertina World 459, September 2014
Colin Campbell informed us that the WCCP – West Country Concertina Players – have changed their web domain address: thewccp.org
For the next 8 months or so there will be a redirect on the old web domain address to the new one.
A class for free-reed instruments was re- introduced for the 100th season of the Taunton Music and Drama Festival after a lapse of a couple of decades. On Tuesday 12th November 2013 J25 Concertina Band was delighted to participate.
Following on from a wonderful weekend in October for beginner and intermediate players, the West Country Concertina Players have once again booked Kilve Court, Kilve, Somerset, for our March residential weekend The dates are: Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd 2014.
The English Concertina Absolute Beginners – Alex Wade and Dave Mallinson – More info at www.mally.com
I am an artist and musician based in London,
I am currently composing, recording and performing music with an experimental approach.
I’ve been writing a composition for concertina and would love to have to opportunity to work with two or three concertina players even if just for one evening. I do myself play the concertina but the composition is open and approaches the instrument in terms of its sound-making potential. The composition is also very slow and includes for example the sound of the air button. So it could be seen as very different to the traditional approach to playing the instrument.
If you are interested to participate, please contact Sholto Dobie: sholtodobie@googlemail.com.
On www.concertina-academy.com under “tuition”: Free Concertina Lessons for Anglo, English and Crane Duet Concertina.
David Thompson notified us he is still missing his tenor Wheatstone English concertina which he left in a taxi from Clapham Junction on the 28th June. TFL notified him that they are giving up on the search.
He has posted on c.net, notified shops and has been monitoring e-bay without any result so far. It is black, metal ended – tenor (starts C below Middle C) and has serial number 36628.
