Stella
Wind Band |
Composition |
Grade |
3 |
Duration |
3.22 |
Keywords |
Programme Item |
- Stella
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My interest in the guitar began during the first Gulf War when I was serving at a War Hospital in Bahrain and borrowed the Padre’s guitar for something to do. Years later I was able to commission the luthier Robert Russell to make a guitar for me – well, for the RAF really. I went down to Bristol to collect the guitar and we ended up playing duets while drinking Stella Artois. I don’t think this actually helped our playing but it made us think it was brilliant! Shortly after I wrote the guitar piece Stella for him. Here it is fully orchestrated for wind band.