For a number of years the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) have used several of Nigel Clarke’s brass works as examination pieces for their graded brass examinations.

The ABRSM have now recorded and released a selection of his unaccompanied trumpet studies from his tutor `Featuring Rhythm’ as a teaching aid. The CD’s (Grade 5 & Grade 6) are available from the ABRSM online shop, and the tutor `Featuring Rhythm’ is published by Brass Wind Publications.

In addition to the many works of Nigel’s available on CD (See Discography) there are a number of recordings available to download on iTunes. The most recent of these is `HERITAGE SUITE’ written for concert band and performed by Eynsford Concert Band conducted by John Hutchins and `Premonitions’ for solo trumpet performed by Simon Cheney.

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From 11 – 15 April 2011 Nigel is to be Composer-in-Residence at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). During this residency his violin concerto `Black Fire’ will be performed by the MTSU Wind Ensemble under the baton of Dr Reed Thomas with Peter Sheppard Skaerved performing the virtuosic violin part. More details about this residency will be posted on this site in due course.

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Trumpeter Simon Cheney’s new CD recording featuring Nigel’s solo trumpet work `Premonitions’ is now on general release. The CD on the Audio Concept label is entitled `An English Trumpeter’ and features William Lloyd Webber: Suite in F, Gordon Carr: An Excursion, Geoffrey Grey: Partita, Gordon Carr: Fanfare and Sorrows, Nigel Clarke: Premonitions, Eric Ball: The Challenge. For more details go to Simon Cheney’s website: http://www.theaudioconcept.com/SimonCheney.html `An English Trumpeter’ is also available as an audio download on iTunes.

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Eynsford Concert Band’s latest CD `Heritage’ featuring Nigel’s wind orchestra work `Heritage Suite’ (What Hope Saw) is now available as an audio download on iTunes. The accompanying poem ‘What Hope Saw’ by Martin Westlake precedes `Heritage Suite’ and is read by its author.

To find this download, just type in “Nigel Clarke” on iTunes.