I’m glad you enjoyed the performance. I think that performing rights might be an issue. There are also practical concerns. I only managed to record the Guitar Ensemble by bringing along my new toy (Zoom H2) which, working on batteries, was not adding peril by introducing trailing cables into the situation. It was its first outing and, placed right at the front of the ensemble, it turned out not to be a very balanced recording – with the exception of the posted clip.

There are also occasions when an ensemble survives rather than nails a performance. The causes can be various – pupil illness, balance problems when pupils, playing in an unfamiliar acoustic, cannot hear the people upon whom they normally rely etc. In such cases, those involved might be glad if a performance had the permanence of a snowflake landing on a passing racehorse.

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Even with a full house, though, the number who have the opportunity to share the performance is very limited.

Could we consider also using the web to showcase these performances, and perhaps also school ones? Or would we start to run into performing rights issues?

Blame your recording for kick-starting this line of thought… I enjoyed it and wished it wasn’t just a short sample!

Thanks for your comment. I’m glad you enjoyed the concert to much. I imagine that anonymous appreciation is not really the position of choice of the staff. However, we’re not really part of the programme design - it’s a fait accompli by the time we see it. However, I’ll pass on your suggestion to our coordinator.