THE LANARKSHIRE GUITAR AND MANDOLIN ASSOCIATION presents

DA CAPO ALBA AND MANGOin concert

saturday 27th october 2012, 7.30pmst john’s church, hamilton

for the scottish bible society

Barbara Pommerenke-Steel Catapulting penguins Performed by MANGOThis piece was written for Mango. The aim was to give each section of the orchestra a part in which they take the lead, in the piece.

Joe Bennett Martha’s ParkArranged by Calum HarbisonPerformed by MANGO

Joe Bennett Gotta Lotta RosaArranged by Calum HarbisonPerformed by MANGOBoth tunes by Joe Bennett are from the Rock School graded exam syllabus.

About the LGMAThe Association was formed in January 1999 to promote music played on mandolin and guitar and to provide a forum for those people with an interest in this type of music. We encourage interest among children and adults in the mandolin and guitar and assist in their musical and instrumental development.

The LGMA is the largest organisation of its kind in the United Kingdom with 100s of children and adults now learning mandolin across Scotland. Over the past years the Association has dramatically increased its activities, with even performances abroad.

Da Capo AlbaDa Capo Alba is the Adult orchestra of the LGMA, and is currently Scotland’s largest guitar and mandolin orchestra. It comprises around 30 members who play mandolin, mandola (octave mandolin), guitar and double bass.

Members are as varied in their musical backgrounds as they are in age, with players having experience in classical, folk, rock, jazz and country music. One thing that players do have in common is that they are hard working and entertaining!

MangoMango is the Mandolin and Guitar Youth Orchestra of the LGMA. The orchestra plays a variety of music from Classical to Folk and Pop.

We invite young players who can play Guitar or Mandolin and can read music. You should be able to play at least of a standard equal to Grade 1 to join the group.

GUITAR 1

GUITAR 2

GUITAR 3

MANDOLIN 1

MANDOLIN 2

MANDOLIN 3

Mango Orchestral Layout

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Peter Martin Allegro DesisioPerformed by MANGOPeter Martin was born in West Yorkshire. He studied violin and viola and in 1986 was appointed Head of Strings for an LEA music service in Greater Manchester. In addition to his duties as a teacher, Peter has performed regularly throughout the north of England as a free-lance violinist/violist. He has also written and arranged a great deal of educational string music, much of which has been published. The piece is originally for string orchestra but through its rhythmical nature it lends itself for mandolin & guitar orchestra.

Richard Charlton Meridian Performed by MANGORichard Charlton is widely recognised as one of Australia’s leading guitarist/composers. His works have been recorded & performed by many leading Australian and international players. This version is from the original guitar ensemble version for the youth event at the 2012 rally of the British BMG Federation.

Green Day Wake me up when September ends Arranged by Calum HarbisonPerformed by MANGOSoloist: Robbie Cathcart (Glockenspiel)This is a well known Pop song which lends itself very nicely to mandolin & guitar orchestra

Russian traditional tunes Tetris & TroikaArranged by Barbara Pommerenke-SteelPerformed by MANGOTetris is a tile-matching puzzle video game originally designed and programmed by Alexey Pajitnov in the Soviet Union. It was released in 1984 and has sold more than 70 million copies. The theme music is an instrumental arrangement of a Russian folk tune called “Korobeiniki”. Troika is a Russian folk dance, where a man dances with two women. The Russian word troika means three-horse drawn carriage

John Stanley Trumpet Voluntary Performed by Da Capo AlbaSoloist: Louise Wilkie (Recorder)John Stanley (London 1712 -1786) Due to an accident at the the age of two he was left almost blind. Though virtually blind, Stanley had a remarkable memory which helped him direct many of Handel’s oratorios and enjoy music-making and card games with his many friends. Stanley’s works include an opera, a cantatas, oratorios, and instrumental music, notably three volumes of Voluntaries for organ. Nearly all of the voluntaries feature a short, slow introduction followed by either a solo movement or a fugue.

Nino Rota Theme from the GodfatherPerformed by Da Capo AlbaNino Rota (1911-1979) was an Italian composer and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti.

Brazilian Folk Song CancaoConducted by Graeme Thomson Arranged by Eythor Thorlaksson setting for orchestra by Barbara Pommerenke-SteelPerformed by Da Capo Alba

MANDOLA

DOUBLE BASS

GUITAR 1

GUITAR 2

GUITAR 3

MANDOLIN 1

MANDOLIN 1b

MANDOLIN 2

MANDOLIN 3

Da Capo Alba Orchestral Layout

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Dieter Kreidler RumbaConducted by Graeme ThomsonPerformed by Da Capo AlbaDieter Kreidler (* 1943) started his musical education in his childhood, and after an apprenticeship in the engineering profession he decided to study music with guitar as his first instrument. His talent to teach was supported by his tutors and after his studies he taught guitar at a Music School. In 1973 he was offered a position at the University in Wuppertal and together with two former students and the mandolin Professor Marga Wilden-Hüsgen he developed the fretted instrument department to an international standard. Dieter Kreidler is very much involved in the German Mandolin & Guitar Orchestra Federation and has been the Musical Advisor of the Federal Committee for many years. He has recently been made an Honorary Member of the German Federation.

Interval

Sam Pottle Muppet Show Performed by Da Capo Alba This needs no introduction for fans of the famous puppet show!

Karl Friedrich Schwindl Symphony Perodique : Allegro, Andante, Vivace Performed by Da Capo AlbaFriedrich Schwindl (1737 - 1786) was a Dutch musician and composer. He worked at different courts before settling in Geneva in 1776 where he founded a music school. In 1780 he moved to Karlsruhe in Germany were he became the concertmaster of the orchestra at the court of the Margrave of Baden. His works were very popular at his time and were published in Amsterdam by Johann Nepomuk Hummel who also wrote a number of important works for mandolin. Schwindl wrote Symphonies in the style of the ”Mannheimer Schule”, chamber music, vocal music and short operas.

Freddie Mercury Bohemian RhapsodyArranged by Calum Harbison and Les Donaghy Performed by Da Capo AlbaSoloist: Kerr Samson (Electric Guitar)Bohemian Rhapsody appeared on Queen’s 1975 album ‘A Night at the Opera’. Other progressive rock bands were doing tracks with this kind of complexity and unconventional song structure at the time (ELP, Yes etc.), but Bohemian Rhapsody was unique in topping the UK singles Chart (for 9 weeks on its first release). It was also unique due to the multi-tracked operatic vocal section. Brian May, Freddie Mercury, and Roger Taylor sang their vocal parts continuously for ten to twelve hours a day. The entire piece took three weeks to record, and in places featured 180 separate overdubs. Since the studios of the time only offered 24-track analogue tape, it was necessary for them to overdub themselves many times and “bounce” these down to successive sub-mixes. In the end, eighth-generation tapes were used. It was one of the most expensive singles ever made and remains one of the most elaborate recordings in popular music history. Needless to say the song is a challenge to reproduce with a guitar & mandolin orchestra (and with no overdubs!). It is also the first Da Capo Alba piece to feature electric guitar.

Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmerfrom the film: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Fog Bound, The black Pearl, Medallion calls, He’s a pirateConducted by Graeme ThomsonPerformed by Da Capo AlbaSoloist: Craig Moran (Percussion)Composer Klaus Badelt started his musical career writing and producing music for dozens of highly successful movies and commercials in his native Germany. In 1998, Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer invited him to move his musical home to Media Ventures in Santa Monica, CA. Since then, Klaus has composed scores for his own film and television projects as well as collaborating with Zimmer and other composers

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