Tenor Horn Solo VARIATIONS ON A WELSH THEME • Peter Kneal • OWEN FARR With The Cory Band (2007)

Описание: Tenor Horn Solo ‘VARIATIONS ON A WELSH THEME’ By Peter Kneal • Tenor Horn Soloist OWEN FARR Is Accompanied Here By The Cory Band Conducted By Dr. Robert Childs • From Owen Farr’s 2007 Solo CD Entitled ‘UNTOLD STORIES’ • The CD Was Recorded at Ysgol, Gyfun Rhydwaun, Aberdare On The 10th - 12th November 2006, And Was Produced On The ‘DOYEN’ Label With CD Ref: DOY CD225


This ’UNTOLD STORIES’ CD Is The First Solo CD Release By Tenor Horn Virtuoso OWEN FARR Who For This CD, Is Accompanied By The Cory Band Conducted By Dr. Robert Childs, And Is A Wonderful CD Of Tenor Horn Solos From The Tenor Horn Repertoire That Presents The Listener With A Varied And Eclectic Programme Of Music That Will Appeal To All Tastes.


OWEN FARR’S Playing On This CD Is Simply Stunning, With Breathtaking Technique, As We Hear In The Technical Solos Of ‘The Finale From Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto’ And Arban's ’Variations Sur La Thema Favori’ To The Beautiful Lyrical Tone That Owen Is Also Known For, Being Heard In The Beautiful Slow Melody Solo That Was Written Especially For Owen Farr By Paul Lovett-Cooper, ‘An Untold Story’


The Solo - ‘VARIATIONS ON A WELSH THEME’ - Peter Kneal

This Particular Tenor Horn Solo ’VARIATIONS ON A WELSH THEME’ Was Written In 1981 And Uses One Of Wales’ Most Memorable Folk Songs ’Watching The Wheat’ As It’s Foundation. This Coupled With The Expert Writing For The Instrument, Has Made It One Of The Most Popular Pieces For Tenor Horn. This Remarkable Set Of Variations Demonstrates The Tenor Horn’s Tone And Lyricism Beautifully, And Along With A Rich Full Band Accompaniment, It Is No Wonder That This Particular Solo Work Has Become Real Classic For Tenor Horn Players Worldwide.

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OWEN FARR - Tenor Horn Soloist

Owen Farr, Like Herbert L. Clarke, Is Is Regarded As One Of The Top Brass Instrumentalists Of Our Generation, As Well As Being Regarded As One Of The Top Tenor Horn Soloists In The World, If Not The Best. His Involvement With Brass Music Began When He Joined Pontypool Brass Band At The Age Of Six, Later He Joined ’The Gwent County Youth Brass Band’ As Well As ’The National Youth Brass Band Of Wales’ Progressing To Be Principal Horn In Both Ensembles.

Owen’s emerging Talent Was Recognised In 1995, When As A Member Of ‘The BTM Brass Band’, He Became ‘THE BRITISH OPEN JUNIOR SOLO CHAMPION’ - And Later Was Appointed To Play Solo Horn With ‘The Tredegar Band’ In Wales, Before Studying At The Royal Northern College Of Music. Six Months Later, He Joined The World Famous ‘Williams Fairy Engineering Band’ Under The Baton Of Howard Snell And Brian Hurdley, And Since Moving Back To Wales, Owen Was Principal Horn Of The Cory Band.

Owen Is Not Only A World Class Soloist, But Is Also Dedicated To Improving The Pedagogy Of The Tenor Horn, And Is Constantly Exploring Ways Of Improving Teaching Methods For The Instrument He Loves, And This Can Be Clearly Seen In The Positions He Now Holds Both In ‘The Birmingham Conservatoire’ And ‘The Royal Welsh College Of Music And Drama’. Owen Is Renowned For His Lyrical Tone And Stunning Technical Precision, And Continues To Commission And Promote New Works For The Tenor Horn, Such As The New Tenor Horn Concertos Written For Owen By Well Known Composers Such Lucy Pankhurst, Darrel Barry And Gareth Wood, With Gareth Wood’s New Tenor Horn Concerto Being Featured On This Particular CD.

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CD Executive Producer: Trevor Caffull • CD Producer: Keith Farrington • CD Engineer: Richard Scott • Project Manager: Kevin J. Coates MBE • Programme Notes: Owen Farr • Artwork & Design: GK Graphic Design
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I hope You Will Enjoy Listening To This Superb ’UNTOLD STORIES’ CD By Owen Farr Accompanied By The Cory Band Conducted By Dr.Robert Childs


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