| |
If you know of any other CDs or
books to help Clarence please email details to me:
Thanks
(this is NOT the email address for the
Clarence Adoo Trust)
Clarence
Adoo's World of Brass
THIS
CD of brass music has been produced to raise funds for Clarence. It
includes classical pieces such as the Sabre Dance and extracts from
Tchaikowsky's 4th Symphony. There are also some Salvation Army pieces.
The music is performed by brass ensembles, orchestral brass sections
and the famous Black Dyke Mills Band. There is also a solo by Salvationist
and professional trombonist Dudley Bright.
The
CD, put together by orchestral tuba player Paul Smith, makes almost
an hour's excellent listening pleasure for anyone interested in brass,
whatever, the genre. The added plus is that proceeds go to help Clarence.
The musicians appearing on the CD have given their talents free of charge
so the maximum amount goes to help Clarence.
The
CD costs £10 + p&p, with proceeds going to the Clarence Adoo
Trust Fund. It's called Clarence Adoo's World of Brass and its
label is CLA CD1.
Contact me
if you want one (or more!).
The Three Sopranos
- Let Me Fly
| In September 1997 Jane Brill
invited fellow Salvationists Kayte Harding-Chestney and Susan
Johnson to take part in a concert in Milton Keynes to raise
money for the Clarence Adoo Trust. Although this was only meant
to be a one-off event, the three became friends and have worked
together since. This CD is one of their fruits.
This powerful recording brings
over an hour of listening delight from Jane, Kayte and Susan
joined by the Nemo Brass Quintet. These girls are good at what
they do. And I mean Extremely Good!. Many of the tracks were
new to me and I loved listening to them for the first time,
which is unusual (well, for me at least!). There are also some
well known tracks. The danger with these is one tends to compare
a new artiste singing an established song with the more usual
singer and usually the comparison does not come out in favour
of the new artiste. There is no problem with The Three Sopranos
performing favourites such as Lloyd Webber's Pie Jesu
or the famous Flower Duet from Lakme.
I can highly recommend this
CD. Don't buy it just because it supports Clarence. Buy it because
it is one of the best vocal CDs on the market.
BN |
| Track
list |
| 1 |
Midnight Cry |
Words
& Music Gregg Day and Chuck Day, arr. Tom Fettke |
| 2 |
You're
my child |
Words
& Music Dave Clark, Don Koch and Larnelle Harris |
| 3 |
Shepherd's hey |
Music
Percy Aldridge Grainger, arr. David Stanhope |
| 4 |
On
the willows |
Words
& Music Stephen Schwartz |
| 5 |
Pie
Jesu |
Music
Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| 6 |
Feel
good |
Words
& Music I Craig Tyson and Leonard Scott arr. Baker & Elliott |
| 7 |
Healing waters |
Words
Albert Orsborn Music Kenneth Downie |
| 8 |
When
the roIl |
Words
& Music James Milton Black arr. Leonard Ballantine |
| 9 |
The
flower duet |
Clément Philibert Léo Delibes |
| 10 |
Take
my life |
Words
Frances Ridley Havergal Music Katy Richardson |
| 11 |
Ye
banks and braes o' bonnie doon |
Music
Percy Aldridge Grainger |
| 12 |
This
little babe |
Words
Robert Southwell Music Benjamin Britten |
| 13 |
When
the time comes |
Words
& Music David Kavich |
| 14 |
I
have seen the light |
Words
& Music Chris Machen and Robert Sterling |
| 15 |
Christ's part |
Music
James Cumow Brass arr: Simon Johnson |
| 16 |
Let
me fly |
Words
& Music Nigel Bovey, art: Leonard Ballantine |
| 17 |
Shine
on us |
Words
& Music Michael W Smith and Debbie Smith |
| The CD costs £11.95
+ p&p, with profits going to the Clarence Adoo Trust. It's
called The Three Sopranos — Let Me Fly and its label
is EGN-CD-127. It can be obtained (among other places) from
SP&S Ltd, tel. (020) 7367 6580. |
Clarence
Adoo Brass Band
Live at Boscombe, June 2006
| 
A composite band performs ad-hoc concerts around the country to raise money for The Clarence Adoo Trust. It is called The Clarence Adoo Brass Band.
Then came the idea of increasing the Trust's income by producing a CD of one of the concerts. This CD, published in May 2007, is the result. As a retired Salvation Army Bandmaster, Clarence is very fond of Brass Bands, especially those with a Salvation Army flavour. Although he is obvoulsy not playing on this CD (but he does speak a prayer), the use of his picture and name are reflective of the amount of love and respect Clarence has from his fellow Army musicians. The band is conducted by Bramwell Tovey.
How to get it:
You can get your copy of this CD by writing
- a cheque for £10
- payable to Alvin Allison
- and send it (with your name and address) to:
Alvin Allison
41 Chatsworth Avenue
Haslemere
Surrey
GU27 1ED
| Track List |
Laudes Domini |
William Gordon |
From Earth’s Confusion |
Trevor Davis |
The Call of the Righteous |
Leslie Condon |
It’s a Great Day 1 |
Trevor Worthington |
Jubilance |
William Himes |
The Great Salvation War |
James Curnow |
The Better World |
Norman Bearcroft |
For Just a Little While 2 |
Sally K. Albrecht |
The Greatest of These |
Dudley Bright |
The Present Age |
Leslie Condon |
|
|
1 Performed by Boscombe Salvation Army Young Peoples’ Band |
2 Performed by Boscombe Salvation Army Young Peoples’ Singing Company |
|
|
BN |
 back to Clarence's
Home Page
Page Last Updated:
|
