Sounds great to me. Don't forget to take as gifts the upcoming CD -
"Jamestowne Jubilee 1807 1907 and 2007."
The keynote track is "The Trumpeter of Jamestown March" which features two
favorite English tunes of that Day.
THE HUNT IS UP, which per an account in Samuel Elliot Morrisons tome on
'European Discovery of America' MAY have been played of the coast of North
Carolina when the English FINALLY returned to find the Colony Lost. He
notes that "... they sounded trumpets and played popular tunes of the
day...", hoping Colonists would hear and run out on the beach.
LUSTY GALLANT. The second strain of the march was a popular lute tune of
the day and had words written to extol the virtues of the Virginia Lottery.
The third tune in the march -- the 'piece d'resistance' -- is not an English
tune, but it was heard by Sir Francis Drake
in Florida in 1585. It is the ONLY tune that I have found so far (one year
of searching) that we KNOW was played in this neck of the words --
America -- before Jamestown. It is WILLEAMUS and Dutch. Very, very
stirring and except for a couple of pesky notes at the very end of it, can
be played on a Trumpet by a trumpeter who has far better chops than I do.
Given the strong anti-Spanish association of the tune and the words, and the
fact that Capt. John Smith no doubt heard it played everywhere when he
fought in The Netherlands, it could well have been played at Jamestown by
the unknown trumpeter.
Toward the end of the CD is David Diggs suite of music from the James
Horner's score for the movie THE NEW WORLD. Its opening, with chirping
crickets and birds (you had to see the Lehigh percussion section in the
recording session all blowing on these bubbly little bird whistles to really
appreacate it), and the soaring French Horn with lower brass anchoring it is
to-die-for. James Horner himself after hearing Diggs' work called it
'thrilling.'
So....... a nice gift for our English Friends. Available in two short
weeks.
Available now, and already has been given to nearly three dozen bands, is a
full band version of the march The Trumpeter of Jamestowne. Companies of
The Jamestowne Society itself have given away nearly 20 copies to bands
around America -- school, civic, military, college. One person even gave it
to an English school in Oxford, UK. And I personally gave a copy to the
commandant of the Fire Brigade in Krakow, Poland. I don't keep up with when
and where it will be perfomed but have been told that the Charolttesville
High School Band will do it this spring, and The Stonewall Brigade Band will
make it part of their Jamestown concert in early summer.
Anybody out there reading this -- not just the group going to England --
can be a part of the sharing. It costs you nothing. Just pick a worthy
band, talk to the director to ascertain his/her interest in playing the
march, send me his/her name, the name of the band and your mailing address.
I make a nice dedicatory cover sheet, bind the march, send it to you, and
you create a "press event" and present it to the band. You responsibility
is the generate pulicity for the greater glory of Jamestown.
Randy Cabell
The (21st Century) Trumpeter of Jamestowne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hope H. Yelich" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 10:13 AM
Subject: [VA-HIST] Virginia Librarians and Literary Tour to England
> Please forgive any cross posting.
>
> If you aren't aware of this already, I want to bring your attention to a
> tour that evolved from those offered last year by Ralph Bennett of Tours
> International to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of
> Jamestown. My husband and I were on the first of the three tours, and
> this
> one will feature many of the same sites and, especially, the same tour
> guide. Martha Elles-Hills is an American who has lived in England for
> several decades. Many consider her one of the best tour guides in England,
> and having spent a week listening to her commentary last spring I can
> agree.
>
> You can find information about the March 26-April 3 tour at
> http://www.tours-international.com/.
>
> It's a wonderful way to celebrate and remember the historic 400-year link
> between America and England. And, the price of the tour is very
> attractive.
>
> If you would like to participate in the tour, I urge you to make your
> reservation as soon as possible.
>
> --Hope
>
>
> ********************
> Hope Yelich
> Reference Department
> Earl Gregg Swem Library
> College of William and Mary
> Williamsburg, VA 23187-8794
> Phone: 757-221-3070
> Fax: 757-221-2635
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