Several future projects are in various stages of planning, and we'll provide more details here as they become available.

NEXT RELEASE - NOVEMBER THIS YEAR!

Our NEXT RELEASE is planned for NOVEMBER 2010 and is a departure  from our usual genre of Classical Music, for we have recorded a Traditional Folk Music CD.

Like so many of the best things, this happened more or less by chance. Jon, our Projects Manager, happened to call into a local public house where three musicians were playing in the bar. Being a musician himself, he was very interested, and, as he says "recognised quality musicianship when I heard it."

Negotiations followed and eventually the recording was made. Jon was determined to make the CD as genuine and real as possible, so the group was recorded in the back bar of the same public house where they play every fortnight! There has been no studio "dubbing" and only the minimum of editing for smooth continuity. The result is, we believe, another "first" for Amemptos - a true representation of traditional songs sung as they have been sung over the centuries, for sheer enjoyment without a studio in sight. There's even a "cameo" appearance by the landlady, who joined in at the end of "A Working Man" with her own harmonies, which sounded so good that we left it in. That's what folk music is all about, in our opinion!

We plan a launch party locally and once we know the exact release date there will be special offers as usual for our existing customers via the website and in our next Newsletter. Meanwhile, if you would like to pre-register your interest and be included in the first day's despatch, please email sales@amemptosmusic.co.uk with FOLK in the subject line. Rachael from our office will then contact you nearer the release date to make despatch and payment arrangements.

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We had also planned to record another CD of both new and old Christmas Music with our own choir Concordia - but this sort of project is very expensive and our finance director used his veto earlier in the year!  This turned out to be very wise, given the economic climate - but nonetheless we hope to complete it in 2011.

To  that end, therefore, we are actively searching for MORE NEW CHORAL WORKS related to CHRISTMAS. Please telephone our Projects Manager, Jon Bell, on 07958 491606 in the first instance if you have any items that you would like to submit for assessment as to whether they would fit in with our planned programme.  We regret that we cannot accept unsolicited items without prior contact.

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Update 6th September 2010

We have one other release planned this year - but this is still in the process of being finalised and we hope to record it on 23rd and 24th September. We confidently expect that it will take a certain section of the Classical Music World by storm - so watch this space for more details in the next couple of weeks!

Photo above: James Steidl. (Agency: Dreamstime)