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Difficult but rewarding arrangements that require trumpet players who can change from the B flat trumpet to the piccolo trumpet with ease. The trombone plays ‘second horn’ in all the horn call type figures and the tuba part requires some nimble playing. Stephen Wick’s excellent arrangements have been heard around the world in his performances with the English Brass Ensemble. For advanced student groups, studios and professionals.
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Difficult but rewarding arrangements that require trumpet players who can change from the B flat trumpet to the piccolo trumpet with ease. The trombone plays ‘second horn’ in all the horn call type figures and the tuba part requires some nimble playing. Stephen Wick’s excellent arrangements have been heard around the world in his performances with the English Brass Ensemble. For advanced student groups, studios and professionals.
Review: “This is a magnificent arrangement and one that deserves to be in the performance folder of all brass quintets. Each movement is well put together for the instrument combinations, and each movement has something of interest for each player. No one will tire of playing this arrangement. It would be a wonderful piece for a concert of brass music, or the individual movements could be used in school concerts. Highly recommended.” – Barton Cummings September 1994
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Biography
Biography
Wick, Stephen
A leading free-lance tuba player, he comes from a family of brass players and started his professional career at age 17. He studied music at the University of Surrey and graduated with 1st class honours. He has worked with major symphony and chamber orchestras. In 1992 he took up the post of Professor of Tuba at the London College of Music.
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