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Fand is excitied to announce a trio of orchestral character pieces by Carey Blyton, plus another new song cycle by John Mitchell and a didactic suite of piano pieces by Adrian Williams:

Mitchell: Secret Joys

Mary Webb (1881–1927) had a great love of her native Shropshire, where she spent most of her short life. Her most significant writing dates from her mid-thirties, and her collected poems were not published until shortly after her death. Much of her verse focuses on a detailed observation of the rural Shropshire landscape, with some notable descriptions of nature. The five poems selected for Secret Joys are in this category, and the songs to which they give rise have all been given titles referencing a colour. The name of the collection itself alludes to the original title of the fourth set poem: The Secret Joy.

Williams: Three Piano Pieces for Eugene

Continuing with our Adrian Williams series, we are delighted to present these Three Piano Pieces, a charming, rather English Sicilienne sandwiched between two very vivacious, fast moving numbers, Little Toccata and Scherzetto.

The set is very pianistically laid out and would suit aspiring Grade 6+ players; indeed they were originally written for Adrian’s son, Eugene, when he was about 10 years old. We are happy to report that he enjoyed them very much!

Blyton: Three first edition orchestral scores

These three orchestral works were written for different forces and are excellent repertoire, encores or ‘fillers’ for any orchestral concert programme. They are wonderfully tuneful and are thus memorable from a first hearing, and are sure to be loved by most audiences.