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NEWS FROM MUSIC HOUSE

The FJH Music Company in the USA www.fjhmusic.com have recently published 3 of Keith's pieces as part of the FJH Developing Strings and FJH Beginning Strings series. More pieces are in production for release in 2005. Available now in the USA from FJH are:

"A Salty Sailor’s Song"
" Chicken in the Kitchen"
" Goblin Feast".

FOUR NEW STRING ORCHESTRA PIECES

Mud Crab Boogie ~ Valse Triste ~ Click Go the Shears ~ Prelude & Fantasia

ADVANCED PIECE FOR STRING ORCHESTRA AND PERCUSSION WITH PIANO :
Prelude and Fantasia on County Down, Grade 4-5. Our advanced piece for string orchestra and percussion is available now. The percussion part is substantial, and an ideal work to combine string orchestra and percussion in concert format. All players thoroughly enjoy the collaboration.
Contact if you would like us to mail you a copy of the score.
MUSIC MAESTROS – ENCORE ON STRINGS
Music Maestros has been well received and Keith has enjoyed the opportunity to workshop the books in Queensland, Victoria and South Australia during 2004. The first print run quickly sold out and we reprinted in second term.
Music Maestros – Encore on Strings Level 1 Book/CD sets are available for VIOLIN, CELLO and VIOLA.
The Bass starter book will be out early in 2005.
Music Maestros – Encore on Strings Level 2 Book/CD sets for VIOLIN will be out in January 2005. Level 2 Cello and Viola books will follow the new Violin book as quickly as possible, also January 2005, we hope.

SYDNEY REPERTOIRE READING - A BIG SUCCESS (June, 2003)

Music House's first Sydney Repertoire Reading, hosted in June by the Sydney String Centre, was a great success. Around 40 teachers were present at the Sunday morning session, and we read 20 Music House pieces. Special thanks to Helen Sharp (Keith's sister) who especially came down to Sydney from Brisbane to play cello.
Here are some pictures.
AUSTA National Conference - Canberra Easter, 2003