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shivermetubas wrote:What's the best way to try and obtain it, or would anyone who has it be willing to scan and email it to me?
Thanks,
Jake Ohlemiller

I wouldn't reccomend copying or scanning parts that are under copyright. The composer, publishing company, or general reciepients of those funds need all they can get.

This business is pretty tough (especially in the brass world) and it isn't that hard to save up and buy the parts.

(knowing that it is hard to find parts, but trying to watch out for ya)

I doubt you can purchase the piano part seperate from the solo part. You could try borrowing the part from a friend or a teacher. However, the Gregson is a standard chart for us and you should own a copy (both solo and piano).

The Gregson in published by Novello and has always been freely available here in the UK.

For top notch service, I would recommend June Emerson Wind Music; www.juneemerson.co.uk

They will certainly deliver to the US for you.

WorldofBrass.com wrote:The Gregson in published by Novello and has always been freely available here in the UK.

For us dealers in the US, it is always a royal pain to get in stock and therefore many of us have pulled it from our catalogs.

I would give June Emerson a shot or

http://www.musicroom.com/


or possibly a store in Germany if you cannot find it in the US.

The same pain holds true for Chester or most prodcuts available through Music Sales.

If you still cannot find it, email me privately and I can find a way to import it for you.

It sure would be handy to purchase pre-recorded tracks of the piano lines.
That way you could show up anytime, anywhere and play alone accompanied bythe "Duracell Orchestra".

Actually the Gregson is one of the pieces available on SmartMusic (smartmusic.com). It is a subscription based rehearsing tool if you aren't familiar with it. They have about 15 or so advanced tuba pieces.

I know you can rehearse with it and I think you can even just play the recording. My daughter has used it for rehearsing, but I seem to remember that the trumpet player (who we first learned of smartmusic from) used it for a Solo and Ensemble Festival performance.

After some checking this morning, the Concerto is now avaialble in higher quantities in the US!

I have added it to my homepage:

http://www.bvdpress.com/

for $20.00 through the end of the year. It is normally priced at $23.95.

The Brass band acc. is alos aviable, but I did not add it to the site. The cost is $150.00. If anyone is interested, please email me privately.

Wishing all well,

As a follow up to the above. I talked to my "Novello" rep. and was able to get an even better price on the Concerto through the end of the year.

The new price will be: $18.00

Get it here on the bottom of the homepage:

http://www.bvdpress.com/

And now back to music engraving,

Not that I'm trying to detract from business at BVD Press, but I ordered this concerto from J.W. Pepper and received it in about 7 days. BVD price is lower, so duh, buy his, but no one mentioned J.W. Pepper and I don't know why... Also they have the different accompaniment options (brass band, orchestra, wind ensemble).

Side note: Was this piece originally written for solo tuba with brass band? I heard this somewhere and was wondering.

ubertuba wrote: Also they have the different accompaniment options (brass band, orchestra, wind ensemble).

Just be aware the Wind Band version is an import and may take a while to get into tyhe US.

I am pretty sure it was originbally for Brass band. Here is a recording of John Fletcher if anyone is interested:

http://www.amazon.com/Concertos-Brass-E ... B000000A7G

It is great to see people playing this again, for awhile it seemed that it feel to the side by a lot of the new piece that have come out in the last 10 years.

I will be performing the Gregson with the Capital City Brass Band (Michigan) sometime after the new year. I have never put this on a recital so I'm pretty excited to have been asked to play it. I'll use my York EEb.