.: Links
Dawkes
http://www.dawkes.co.uk
A good website selling all wind instruments and accessories. Howarth
of Londonhttp://www.howarth.uk.comA good woodwind retailer in London.
Selmer
http://www.selmer.com
Probably the best saxophone manufacturer in the world, being the creators
of the legendary Mark VI and Super Balanced Action saxophones, as well
as some of the more modern classics, such as the Serie II and III and
the Reference Series.
Sax.co.uk
http://www.sax.co.uk
A great website selling saxophones at discount prices.
National
Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain
http://www.nywo.org.uk
Residential courses and concerts for advanced student wind players
Gerard
McChrystal
http://www.saxsaxsax.com
Website of world renowned saxophonist Gerard McChrystal, who teaches at
the Royal Welsh College of Music and Trinity College of Music. Gerard
also coaches the saxes in the National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain
Focus on Chamber Saxophone group.
Rob
Buckland
http://www.robbuckland.com
Soloist
and member of the Apollo Sax Quartet. Rob also teaches at the Royal Northern
College of Music.
Christian
Forshaw
http://www.christianforshaw.com
Leading Classical Saxophonist, currently head of saxophone at the Guildhall
School of Music and Drama.
John
Harle
http://www.johnharle.com
One of the worlds greatest saxophone players.
Saxtet
Publications
http://www.saxtetpublications.com
The website of one of the most prominent saxophone groups, who compose
and perform a lot of new music for the saxophone. You can view their vast
catalogue of music on this site, and also hear samples, as well as finding
out what is going on in the world of the saxophones.
The
Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
http://www.rgshw.com
The School that I went, where a number of the bands I play withwere conceived.
Buckinghamshire
Youth Wind Orchestra
http://welcome.to/bywo
Rehearsal weekends and concerts for student wind players in Buckinghamshire
Barbican
Jazz
http://www.barbican.org.uk/contemporary/jazz.htm
Venue in London with lots of great jazz concerts, including many famous
jazz musicians - recent concerts include Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter,
Chick Corea, Sonny Rollins, Ahmad Jamal, Joshua Redman etc...
Royal
College of Music, London
http://www.rcm.ac.uk
One of the foremost conservatoires of music (where Alastair's sister,
Katrina Penman studied)
Royal
Academy of Music, London
http://www.ram.ac.uk
One of the worlds best music conservatoires.
Guildhall
School of Music, London
http://www.gsmd.ac.uk
Another of the prominent music conservatoires in London.
Royal
Northern College of Music, Manchester
http://www.rncm.ac.uk
Music Conservatoire in Manchester.
High
Wycombe Music Centre
http://www.hwmc.org.uk
Part of Buckinghamshire County Music Service
Royal
Philharmonic Society
http://www.royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk
Supports classical musicians, organises events and offers assistance to
Young Artists through funds such as the Sir John Barbirolli Memorial Foundation
Associated
Board of the Royal Schools of Music
http://www.abrsm.ac.uk
Leading music examination board
Chamber
Orchestra of Europe
http://www.coeurope.org
Chamber orchestra comprising some of the finest international players.
BBC
Proms
http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms
Guide to the best summer concert series in London, at the Royal Albert
Hall
Katrina
Penman - Flute Teacher and Performer
http:// www.katrinapenman.cjb.net
Website of Alastair's sister, Katrina Penman, who studied flute at the
Royal College of Music in London with Jaime Martin before moving to Italy
where she is currently studying at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia and
freelancing with Orchestras such as the Academia de Santa Cecilia and
the orchestra at La Scala.
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