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Spring 2021

Bill Connor

BASBWE Chairman

Bill Connor

chair@basbwe.net
Self-isolation and social distancing may approaches and reviews of music and
well be a creative’s job description but CDs, ON COMMISSIOING ETC. We had a
for the players, teachers, conductors, number of eminent musicians who lent
workshop leaders, those who interact expertise, especially with teaching tips,
with others this process has been and and they came to the conferences and Winds Magazine Editor
continues to be challenging on so many held seminars and classes. It seemed to
levels! work, though of course it was easier in Bruce Hicks
the 80’s and 90’s than now. Nigel Durno
Personally, the important focus for me wrote that the three things that
is in education / creative music making / attracted him to be active were hicksb@beck.uk.com
social awareness and securing BASBWE
as a support mechanism, an information 1. COMMISSIONS
interface focusing as much on the human 2. CONFERENCES
aspects of banding and community 3. MAGAZINE.”
music, players and their materials; as on Membership Enquiries
encouraging bands to connect with their These principals still apply but need the
immediate communities plus the personnel and resources to meet the
commissioning of new pieces for all challenge of the continuation of this membership@basbwe.net
levels of band proficiency including valuable resource. If you wish to
creative warm-ups. contribute please get in touch. The
question of virtual or actual is a constant
Next year, 2021 is the 40th Anniversary one and comes up in conversation often
of the inauguration of BASBWE balanced against costs and comfort, Executive Committee
instigated by Tim Reynish. held in the hand or viewed through a
screen, your views are sought on this Bill Connor
“….at the start we were missionaries for question too. Bruce Hicks
wind band and wind ensemble music, Anthony Houghton
and the idea with the BASBWE Journal Do you have any reminiscences of Anne James
was to make it essential reading for BASBWE in the 1980’s you may wish to
anyone involved with wind music, as a share? There will be a retrospective of Phil Shotton
conductor, composer, teacher, BASBWE’s 40 years in April edition of
administrator or audience, so that the WINDS next year. Anyone who wishes to
early copies had a mix of historical contribute please do.
articles mainly of British composers but I would like to add a very special “thank
also American, European and Asian, Many best wishes you” to the Executive Committee for their
continued hard work and commitment.
articles on different aspects of Bill Connor
repertoire, articles on conducting
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