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About
‘The Mapletones’ have been close friends and work colleagues since their college days! Rehearsals are often as much social events as musical work and we hope that much of this laughter and fun is evident in performance! This homogenous ensemble (the string quartet of the double reed world!) is equally at home playing blues as baroque….all presented in an informal and informative manner.
Repertoire
- Pink Panther
- Teddy Bears’ Picnic
- Dambusters March
- Ave Verum Corpus
- Night and Day
- Dance Hall Suite
- Mr Sandman
- Debussy … selection
- Policeman’s Song
- Danny Boy
- With a Song in my Heart
- Bassango
- Four Argentinian Tangos
- I Was a Teenage Bassoon Player
- Pigs !
- Swing, Blues and Boogie!
- Boismortier; two sonatas
- Song of the Angel
- Colonel Bogey
- Death of the Angel
- Resurrection of the Angel
- Christmas carols
- Piae Cantiones: Gaudete
- The Twelve Bassoons of Christmas
- Yuletide Fantasy
- Rain Over Me
- Monneye: Patapan
- Jingle Bell’s
- White Christmas
Prices
1-2 hours £500
3 hours £800
4 hours £1250
Reviews
I must say you sounded fabulous 😊 thank you all so much for coming in and taking the time to play and it was wonderful to meet you all. Warmest wishes and thanks
Thank you to the talented bassoon quartet, ‘The Mapletones’ who performed in Bexley Wing, St James. What a lovely thank you and @LDShospcharity fundraising opportunity organised by a member of the quartet who recently has positive experiences in hospital. Thank you!
Contact
Check availability and get a free quote now – no commitment to book. We’ve very happy to chat through any ideas you may have in order to create a bespoke concert, event or workshop for you. We look forward to hearing from you.
Email: themapletones@gmail.com
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Tim Whittick
I am a freelance bassonist and contrabassoonist of 30 years, based in Manchester, and have played for three BBC symphony orchestras, the BBC Radio 2 Big Band, Opera North, Halle, RLPO, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Ulster Orchestra and most of the chamber and ballet orchestras based in the North of England.
Isabel Dowell
Isabel has been principal bassoon with the York Guildhall Orchestra since 2007 as well as with the Academy of St Olave’s. She is a member of the Force Five Wind Quintet, the recently formed Sestina Ensemble and the effervescent Mapletones bassoon quartet!
Freelance work has included Opera North, The National Festival Orchestra and The Leeds Amateur Operatic Society.
Luke Crookes
I am a bassoonist, workshop leader & presenter. I work with museums, galleries, heritage sites, cultural institutions, SEND schools, schools, community groups & hospitals. I also collaborate with artists, musicians, dancers, sculptors, architects and all sorts of other people.
David Baker
Taking the position of sub-principal bassoon with The Orchestra of Opera North in 1991 , David enjoys a wide variety of orchestral, chamber and opera performances in the roll of both first and second bassoon as well as making numerous concerto appearances. He has taught bassoon at Leeds College of Music, Hull University, Huddersfield University, and Bretton Hall College. He now teaches privately as well as being a senior lecturer at Leeds Conservatoire, teaching bassoon, bassoon reed making and coaching chamber music ensembles.
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