SNOWMAN FULL LENGTH STRING QUARTET (with Catalan narration) op.612a (December 2015)

Published by: Chester Music
Commissioned by: Jorde Borras
Instrumentation: string quartet and narrator

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Note on Lyrics: narration by Howard Blake
Duration: 26 mins
First Performance: This arrangement was made for the Liverpool String Quartet and first performed in Poblet Monastery Catalanya on Dec 7th 2015 and Basilica of Manrese Dec 8th narrated by Joame Comas
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All sheet music for "The Snowman" and "Walking In The Air" since 2010 is published and available from Chester Music Ltd, part of The Music Sales Group, www.chesternovello.com It can be purchased online from MusicRoom.com, or from music retailers.

"Walking In The Air" is also available in a concert piano-only version arranged by the composer direct from Highbridge Music as part of the collection of piano pieces called "Lifecycle", available form Amazon or from Highbridge Music; enquiries to anna@annamenzies.com

Howard Blake describes 25 years of The Snowman animated film and 10 years of The Snowman Stage Show at Sadler's Wells Peacock Theatre in London's West End and plays "Walking in the Air". View the recording here.

The classic original Columbia album conducted by Howard Blake with treble soloist Peter Auty and narration by Bernard Cribbins is available from Sony Music Entertainment CDX71116CD, Amazon and retailers.

The 2010 DVD film of The Snowman Live Stage Show narrated by Joanna Lumley is available from Sony Music Entertainment, CDR 81267; also from Amazon and retailers.

Performances

21st December 2015	Liverpool String Quartet, The Nordic Church, Liverpool City Centre
7th December 2015 - 8th December 2015	The Liverpool String Quartet with Jaume Comas as narrator of The Snowman. Concerts produced by Ars Aurea Sonora (director Jordi Borras) with the support of 'Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament de Cultura, 7th December Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Poblet. 8th December Manresa Cathedral
6th December 2014	The Goldfield Ensemble, The event given in this splendidly-refurbished Arts Centre near Cambridge began with an interview conducted by Christine Talbot Cooper in which Howard at some points illustrated his music at the piano, giving a complete performance of 'Impromptu' from 'Lifecycle'. The Goldfield Ensemble then played his 'String Trio' and 'Piano Quartet' and after an interval the first performance of an arrangement of his 'Sleepwalking' for clarinet, cello and piano was followed by Mozart's clarinet quintet with Kate Romano clarinet, Toby Turton cello and Richard Utley piano.
5th December 2014 - 7th December 2014	Goldfield Ensemble, St Andrews Church, Stapleford, Cambridge Other events and works tba0179

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