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OPEN DAY at JEWM - Saturday 17th April (10.30am to 4.30pm)

COME AND SEE US - browse through hundreds of feet of wind music on our beautiful North Yorkshire hilltop, accompanied by regular rounds of tea, coffee and probably the best home-made biscuits in the northern hemisphere. DISCOUNT - to make the day even better we're offering a 10% discount on everything bought or ordered by those present on the day. DON'T JUST BROWSE THROUGH IT, PLAY IT - we have an adjoining room where you can play through the music. Stands and an electric keyboard are available if required. Please contact us to book your hour-long slot.

TERENCE GREAVES

It is with great sadness that we learned of the death on 27th December of Terry Greaves. He has been associated with Emerson Edition and the Emerson family in various ways over the years and we have many fond memories of him. A lovely man - we will miss him.

Thomas Simaku wins prestigious British Composer Award 2009

York-based composer, Thomas Simaku, has won one of the 2009 British Composer Awards at a ceremony hosted by British Academy of Songwriters, Composer and Authors (BASCA). He won the award for instrumental solo or duo with his composition Soliloquy V, Flauto Acerbo. The judging panel agreed Dr Simaku’s work redefined the instrument in “a visionary and entirely original way”. They praised it for its “virtuosity, depth of expression, and powerful imagination”.

Thomas's connections with June Emerson Wind Music and Emerson Edition go back many years to when June first met him as a young composer in Albania and invited him over to the UK, so we're absolutely thrilled to bits for him about this award, and wish him continuing success for the future.

POSTAL STRIKE OPTIONS

In the event of UK postal strikes, we will continue to use Royal Mail First Class post. However, if you are a UK customer and need your music in a hurry we can offer the following options:

Parcelforce 24Hr (tracked): £1 packaging + £16

Parcelforce 48Hr (tracked): £1 packaging + £8 (mainland UK) or £15 (rest of UK, Northern Ireland & Channel Islands)

Royal Mail Special Delivery before 9am or before 1pm: rates depends on weight of package - please ask for quote (N.B. this is a Royal Mail service and therefore cannot be guaranteed by us - NOT AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY 7th NOVEMBER DELIVERY)

If you wish to use any of these methods, please make sure you ENTER YOUR REQUEST INTO THE 'SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS' BOX during the checkout process. Out of stock (back ordered) items will be sent Royal Mail First Class post unless you advise us otherwise, in which case the same rates will apply, minus the packaging charge.

Pamela Weston (1921-2009)

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Pamela Weston on September 9th 2009 at the age of 88. Clarinet performer, researcher and historian, her books have become standard works for both young players, clarinet teachers and academics. Over the past 18 years she has been suffering from M.E. and she finally took her own life at the Dignitas Clinic in Switzerland. Her final thoughts can be read on http://www.timesonline.co.uk:80/tol/news/uk/article6841291.ece