Redruth Wesley Young Men’s Bible Class Orchestra, winners of the 1911 Cornwall Music Competition for Orchestras from Large Towns (Photo: courtesy Garry Tregidga)
In 1998 the Cornish Music Guild sponsored a concert commemorating the life of Joseph Emidy "Hidden Routes". The concert featured "The Eulogy of Emidy", by Paul Gladstone Reid which celebrated his life.
July 2020 James Paddy By Tony Mansell Born: 1862 in Gwennap Lived: Gwennap / Ponsanooth / Truro / Torquay Married: Mary Elizabeth Harry on 2nd November 1884 Died: 19th January 1942 at Truro It is difficult to place James Paddy into a specific musical category as his career saw him
July 2020 By Tony Mansell Born: Circa 1775 in Guinea Lived: Guinea / Brazil / Portugal / Falmouth / Truro Married: Jenefer Hutchins in 1802 Died: 23rd April 1835 in Truro (Photo: Pixabay) The fascinating story of Joseph Antonia Emidy has been mostly gleaned from the autobiography of one
View it on this youtube version Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax (1883 –1953) was an English composer born in London. Tintagel is his symphonic poem, his best-known work, and for some years the only piece by which he was known. The work was inspired by a visit he made
Music Inspired by Cornwall A Morning at Cornwall musically portrays a perfect morning in Cornwall View it on this YouTube version
Sir Marcolm Arnold View it on this youtube version Composed in 1969 Fantasy for Trumpet is a trumpet solo which explores the whole range of the instrument and includes all the tehnical aspects.
Sir Malcolm Arnold View it on this youtube version River Kwai March (1957) (Film music) 1958: Arranged for wind band by Eric Osterling Arranged for military band by Gilbert Vinter 1998: Arranged for wind band by John Higgins