Adrian Andrei Les Productions D’Oz: 12 pages Roumanian-born Andrei has written many guitar works, and everything I have ever seen by him has always been wonderful stuff. This latest 6 movement suite is no exception, Muntenie being a region in Roumania. The first movement Rondo Lente is set in D Major in 6/8 and has two, sometimes three moving parts that are constantly on the move, so nothing gets boring! The melody is first in the treble, and then moves down to the bass with

Jean – Maurice Mourat Les Productions D’Oz: 6 pages   When you see a title with the word Choro in it, you know what you are going to see, rhythm wise, but what I didn’t expect here is to find that it is so similar in chord usage and melody to another piece, the title and composer of which completely escapes me, but I am certain that you all would recognise what I am saying immediately, should you play this piece here. As this piece stands, it is in Am with a middle section in

Dale Kavanagh Les Productions D’Oz: Score and separate parts (16, 4, 4, 4, and 4 pages respectively) This piece, written for the Vancouver Guitar Orchestra, was requested by them to describe something typically Canadian, and so Dale decided to write a piece about sitting by the shores of a Canadian Lake, around a bonfire, and listening to the call of the Loon. The piece begins with player No3 using a triangle, to imitate the crackling bonfire whilst the loon call is imitated

Marco Smaili Les Productions D’Oz : 4 pages   Spanish composer Smaili has here written a piece as a tribute  to the late American avant – garde composer George Crumb, and indeed this piece is very much in the avant – garde style throughout its 5 minutes duration. The time signatures used are many and varied and it probably goes without saying that a key signature is not in evidence Moreover the rhythmic diversity of the notes is immense, to such an extent that you wonder just