Song of the Shropshire Hills upload

5 October 2023

I have uploaded a basic Sibelius Sounds playback of this piece which has been performed both by the Ludlow Orchestra and the Wolverhampton Symphony Orchestra  to Soundcloud. The link is here. 





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Sibelius upgrade continued

5 October 2023

Here is a Sibelius Sounds realisation of the first movement of my '4 incidental musings for String Orchestra'.  


The relevant musing is ' I too, Sir Edward, have walked The Malverns. I have pondered by your grave...'


However, I own up to the fact that the images are NOT all from the Malverns , but also the Long Mynd. I may remedy this when I have time to wander there again!

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Sibelius upgrade

5 October 2023

I have upgraded my score writing software to Sibelius. Amongst other things, It means I can generate reasonably realisttic playback performances. I shall be posting some of thes in the near future where I do not have a recorded live performance.

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Problems with the Website!!!!!                                          

5 October 2023

The company that I had my website with was taken over by another company who rehashed the way everything has to be added in a less than user-frendly way. It has taken me a long time to work out how to do things and so the website has been down and not updated for some time. Apologies if I have therefore not responded to a message - I haven't received them!!

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The Complaints of the Wise Men                                          

10 December 2022

Delighted with the excellent first performance of my Christmas piece, 'The Complaints of the Wise Men' given by the combined choirs of Brierley Hill Choral Society and Dudley Choral Society at the Joint concert at St Michael's Church  on 10th December 2022

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Bridgnorth Sinfonia

8. May, 2022

Up next! - The Bridgnorth Sinfonia are playing the second of my 'Four Musical Watercolours of Bridgnorth' at the Much Wenlock Arts' Festival on June 4th during a 'Last night of the Proms' performance.

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Brierley Hill Choral Society

8. May, 2022

An excellent concert last night at St Mary's Church, Old Swinford in Stourbridge, As well as Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle in the piano and harmonium version the choir performed my Missa Brevis. I was pleased with the reception and many thanks to Richard Hall for providing a supporting accompaniment for the choir.

A song of the Shropshire Hills

8. May, 2022

Delighted with the performance given by the Wolverhampton Symphony Orchestra. It is such a joy to hear one's music realised in the way you set out to acheive!

Composers' cooperative

14. Jan, 2022

Before the pandemic I discussed with local composer Paul Henley the possibility of setting up a Shropshire-based Composers' Cooperative which would allow us to help each other promote, perform and disseminate our music more widely. two documents that explore a possible vision of a way forward can be found  HERE.

If you feel such a group may be of benefit, please do get in touch if you write music of what could broadly be described as classical or serious in nature . Now the pandemic is lifting  to some extent (hopefully!), we may be able to make some progress this year.

{There is a facility to leave messages on this site. Alternatively e-mail me at roryfreck@blueyonder.co.uk or ring 07729406327.}

A song of the Shropshire Hills

6. Jan, 2022

I am delighted that the Wolverhampton Symphony Orchestra are playing  my 'Song of the Shropshire Hills' on 19th March 2022 at Wolverhampton Grammar School. This Orchestral tone poem was originally written for Richard White and the Ludlow Orchestra and premiered in St. Laurence's Church in 2005. If you enjoy classical music, it would be lovely to see you there. The remainder of the programme is an enticing mix of tuneful and charming English music, some of which you will recognise from radio, film and television!