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Colourful choice of hotspots
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HOLLAND'S excellent, toll-free motorway system means Dutch
motoring holidays are a joy for drivers, as well as being a practical
way for families to enjoy the contrasts within this compact country
with freedom and spontaneity.
The country is easily accessible by car ferry (through DFDS
Seaways) from North Shields, near Newcastle to Ijmuiden, near
Amsterdam.
With no destination over three hours' drive, even the most
impatient child will find it a challenge to complain. Families can
enjoy a range of theme parks, internationally renowned zoos, water
sports, national parks, fairytale castles and ...
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Hitting a Low Note; Passed Up by the NSO, Concerto For Contrabassoon Premieres in Norway [Correction 3/8/06]
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...money, he commissioned a Concerto for Contrabassoon and Orchestra -- a vast, panoramic...write an even more ambitious work for contrabassoon," Lipnick said. "I've had the...Although the majority of these works had contrabassoon parts, very few displayed any innovative...
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Tuba Concerto.1 Contrabassoon Concerto2
Magazine article from: Fanfare
; AHO Tuba Concerto.1 Contrabassoon Concerto2 * ysten Baadsvik (tb...s 1978 first ever concerto for contrabassoon being the most often cited. The...Even lower extensions to the contrabassoon are possible, examples of which...
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Low and Behold, Contrabassoon Soars; NSO Musician Lewis Lipnick's Investment in Concerto Pays Off
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...missed, on a recording ("Kalevi Aho, Contrabassoon/Tuba Concertos") made by Andrew...it is music of real substance. The contrabassoon has the first and last word, framing...of material from the first two. The contrabassoon, which is a solo instrument only in...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Never heard of a contrabassoon?(Neighbor)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; ...and a native of Chicago, plays the contrabassoon - a 15-pound woodwind instrument...makes it her mission to bring the solo contrabassoon the respect it deserves. "That...several pieces to be written for solo contrabassoon, put out two CDs with another due...
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Showing the Pros Of Contrabassoon
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...plumbing"-and seemed to enjoy the gentle laughter when he sat down with the orchestra to play. In American premieres of two contrabassoon concertos, Lipnick showed the solo potential of his instrument. The impressionistic "Leviathan" by British composer...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Culture: Bitter sweet symphony; American conductor Andrew Litton talks to Terry Grimley about dusting off a once-derided symphony and promoting the cause of the contrabassoon.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England)
; ...for me." An unusual project he has just completed in Bergen is a recording for the Swedish label BIS of a concerto for contrabassoon by the Finnish composer Kalevi Aho. It was written for Lewis Lipnick, who commissioned the first-ever concerto for this...
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Interview: Allen Savedoff and Kim Scharnberg discuss collaborating on the new CD "Contradiction"
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday
; ...contrabassoonist, is raising the contrabassoon's profile higher at last. (Soundbite...instruments as well, but he loves the contrabassoon, and so he cajoled, needled and eventually...Savedoff from Los Angeles, with his contrabassoon in his hand--I guess both hands...
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ORIGINAL TUNES FOR THE BIG BASSOON
Magazine article from: Fanfare
; ...drive me to near ecstasy. Ditto the contrabassoon. I love the feeling of both tone and...First Symphony employs a deeply moving contrabassoon line in its introduction that is seldom...performances. And then there is the contrabassoon opening of Ravel's Piano Concerto...
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Symphony answers piper's call
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal
; ...see Gbur not in a tuxedo playing contrabassoon in the woodwind section but in kilts...so proficient on the bassoon and contrabassoon that one of his instructors recommended him for an open contrabassoon post with the Hong Kong Philharmonic...
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The Bassoon Reed Manual: Lou Skinner's Theories and Techniques. (Diverse Topics).
Magazine article from: Notes
; ...seven different bassoon and contrabassoon reeds in front, back, and...along with a close-up of the contrabassoon reed. All of the reeds pictured...final chapter discusses the contrabassoon reed. There are ten chapters...
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