HUNTING WABBITS
Hunting Wabbits is Gordon Goodwin’s homage to the composer Carl Stalling who is famous for composing the music to the Bugs Bunny movies.
This is very entertaining music with speed, excitement and quick changes of scenes. It is very important to be aware of the dynamics as contrasts are a big part of this music.
Some suggestions for rehearsals:
Use the metronome (especially in the start and end of the piece), also on tutti-rehersals. Keep the dynamics low and amplify the metronome if necessary so that all musicians can hear the pulse.
REID GILJE
Reid Gilje had his conductor education at the Grieg Academy of Music.
As a former freelance trumpet player in the pop/rock/jazz genres, Reid has performed on television, in theatres and other show productions in Norway.
With Bergen Big Band he has worked with musicians like Andy Sheppard, Ernie Watts, Joe Henderson, Martial Solal, Diana Krall, Palle Mikkelborg, Terje Rypdal and others.
As a conductor he has worked with all the professional Army Bands of Norway, and all the best brass bands.
He has been resident conductor in Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag since 2000, and guest conductor for the National Youth Brassbands of Switzerland in 2011, and Wales in 2014.
He is also a very busy arranger of music and have done a lot of arrangements for Wind Bands, Brass bands, Symphony Orchestras, Big Bands and ensembles.
SOUND SAMPLE RECORDED BY NOTESERVICE WIND BAND, CONDUCTED BY REID GILJE
Full recording available on "Around Once More - New Music for Concert Band - Demo Tracks 2020-2021"
Download complete album or single track on iTunes or Amazon.
Can be streamed on TIDAL, Apple Music, Spotify, Beat, Deezer and Music Unlimited.
