 Mozart Concert at The Minster, Axminster April 15th 2007
There was an appreciative gathering of music lovers to meet the reincarnated Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on his tour of East Devon. The Gran Partita K361, was played by the West County Players - a line up of some of the best musicians in East Devon. Roland Maloney's portrayal of the composer, using his own often witty script was superb and the playing, under the direction of Chris Gradwell was very commendable. The fullness of tone, the rhythmic bounce and drive of the performance were excellent.
 The Helen Foundation Benefit Concert - A sell out success!
The Helen Foundation’s inaugural benefit concert on Friday 29 September was a sell-out success.
The first half of the evening featured the Serenoa Quartet joined after their opening item by Chris Gradwell, nationally-renowned clarinettist, for Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet. Before playing his modern clarinet, Chris showed the audience an original 1792 clarinet that he related that he had found in a German junk shop!
 Virtuoso Jazz and Classical concerts on the Isle of Wight
Chris played Clarinet at the Wight Light gallery in Ventnor with
Richard Studt and Andrew Daldorph. The trio played two classical
and Jazz concerts to raise money for the Ventnor Piano Fund.
"Both concerts were completely sold out ... they
were an enormous success"
The Little Big Band playing at a wedding reception
"Just had to write to say how fabulous the
Little Big band were at our wedding reception. The music was
even better than we had hoped and all our guests raved about the
band"
"So many people have commented on how
much they enjoyed the music whether they were dancing or outside
listening, the quality of your playing was greatly appreciated...Your
professionalism and co-operation helped us to achieve a very special,
wonderful day"
Seaton & District Music Club - Jazz Concert
A Jazz concert to a capacity crowd on a summer evening in 2006:
"Thank you once again for putting
on such a wonderful show last Thursday - it exceeded all our expectations...The
atmosphere in the hall was fantastic and I hope the Band enjoyed
the occasion as much as we did"
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