Whoops! I think I heard Handel turn in his grave. J. M.
I had a dream....I was on an orchestral gig, playing trumpet along with two other trumpeting friends for Handel's - Music for the Royal Fireworks.In the break between afternoon rehearsal and evening performance we three trumpeters took our music to the pub to discuss & finalise our baroque trills and ornamentations (as you do...). Come the start of the concert all three of us realised we had left our music in the pub. There was no hint of panic; we would simply play from memory & if necessary would make something new up that would fit with the rest of the orchestra.I woke from my dream still hearing these new versions of the various movements of Fireworks.I quickly wrote them down....(I'm sorry George !)
J. M.
Jock McKenzie studied trumpet at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester where he was a joint recipient of the college’s concerto prize. From 1987 Jock based his musical career in Hampshire, working as a freelance trumpeter, conductor, composer, arranger and brass teacher. Jock is a former Professional Leader (Brass) for Hampshire Music Service and was the Director of the Hampshire County Youth Band from 2004 until 2020. It is the mix of all of these musical roles that has led to Jock establishing a reputation as a leading creator of brass music resources, particularly in the field of education and brass ensemble music. In 2020 Jock was awarded an “Honorary Fellowship of the University of Winchester” for services to music education. Currently Jock is working part-time for the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama; providing tuition for their Brass Teaching Module. In 2024 Jock was given the award for “Services to Youth” by Brass Bands England.
