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1999-02-05

Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 10:20:38 -0800
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From: Grant Green <gdgreen@contrabass.com>
Subject: Another keyed bugle?
Here they come again:

A keyed bugle in C, made circa 1830, at http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=63792096. Opening bid is $1K....

A 3v Eb tuba at http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=63966530, at a considerably lower starting bid...

An "Alto Horn" at http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=63934624, billed as a wall hanger. The interesting thing is that they instrument pictured is actually probably a C melody saxophone...

A brass King sousaphone at http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=63817702.

*A 9-key ophecleide*, at http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=63801153. Unsigned, but apparently 1840's vintage...

Enjoy!

Grant
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Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 15:58:36 -0800
To: list@contrabass.com
From: Grant Green <gdgreen@contrabass.com>
Subject: Concert Announcement

CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT - San Jose Wind Symphony (or reminder...)
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Sunday, February 7 Concert
3:00 PM, Sunday February 7, 1999
Milpitas Community Center
457 East Calaveras Blvd
Milpitas, CA
Special Guest soloist will be Mr. Keith Bohm, classical saxophonist, whose appearance is sponsored in part by the Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation - SJSU chapter. He will be performing "Tribute to Rudy Wiedoeff" and "Rossini Variations" with SJWS. Other music of Berlioz, Anderson, Gershwin, Leemans and Williams will also be performed. Special Guest announcer will be Milpitas Mayor Henry Manayan making his first appearance with the ensemble. This concert is sponsored in part by a grant from the City of Milpitas. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Refreshments will follow.

      Ballet Parisian (Overture, Valse & Finale), Offenbach

      Petite Suite for clarinet choir, Debussy / arr. Howland

      Midway March, Williams / arr. Curnow

      Variations for Soprano Saxophone & Symphonic Winds, Rossini / arr. Schmidt

      Guest Soloist, Mr. Keith Bohm

      Porgy and Bess, Gershwin / arr. Barnes

      Marche des Parachutistes Belges, Leemans / arr. Wiley

      Tribute to Rudy Wiedoeft, arr by Schuller / sax solo edited by Hegvik

      Roman Carnival, Berlioz / arr. Safranek

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We have a number of clarinet choir pieces in the folder this season, all of which use *both* contralto and contrabass clarinet (I lend the contralto to the second bass clarinetist for those). If nothing else, come and hear "Roman Carnival" and watch me try and tongue all those triplets on a contralto clarinet ;-)
My daughter has promised to make her "Killer Fudge" brownies...
Enjoy!
Grant
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Grant Green            gdgreen@contrabass.com
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Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 16:02:23 -0800
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From: Grant Green <gdgreen@contrabass.com>
Subject: New Website
Forgot to mention: the San Jose Wind Symphony now has a new website, at
http://www.sjws.org, with upcoming concert information, contact info,
directions to the concert sites, programs, etc.
Enjoy!
Grant
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Grant Green            gdgreen@contrabass.com
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