intensely pleasant music by John Pitts

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CROSS RHYTHMS <b><FONT COLOR="#BF0000">9/10</b></FONT> "this album is beautiful, moving and relaxing"......<FONT COLOR="#FFFBF0">*****</FONT>MUSICAL OPINION <IMG SRC="63fb8230.gif" border=0 width="120" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> "a sensitive and intelligent creative personality".....<FONT COLOR="#FFFBF0">****</FONT>THE INDEPENDENT <IMG SRC="62e961d0.gif" border=0 width="100" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> "deftly impressive".....MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL <IMG SRC="61a17150.gif" border=0 width="23" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> "brilliantly exciting"..."a colossal musical project that deserves admiration"..."Stunning and seriously impressive"......NEW CLASSICS "beautifully played"</marquee> </b></i>  </div> <div> <B>New CD out now - </B><A HREF="http://cd.tp/ipm08 "target=blank"" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://cd.tp/ipm08 "target=blank""><U><B>cd.tp/ipm08</B></U></A><B> - </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Verdana" ><B>intensely pleasant music</B></FONT></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="498" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 259 ><NOBR><div>  <embed src="http://i85.plebius.net/flash-mp3-player.swf" menu="false" quality="high" width="270" height="280" name="index" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="playList=http://i85.plebius.net/i85/2/8/27/mp3_9327902f3bda.xml&ShowPlaylist=1&ShowEQ=1&firstTrack=1&initVol=100" wmode="transparent" /></embed>  </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="226"><bR> <div> Music by John Pitts, winner of the <A HREF="http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/thephilharmoniaorchestra/mmsf/compositionaward/ "target = blank"" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/thephilhar"><U>Philharmonia Orchestra Martin</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/thephilharmoniaorchestra/mmsf/compositionaward/ "target = blank"" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/thephilhar"><U>Musical</U></A><A HREF="http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/thephilharmoniaorchestra/mmsf/compositionaward/ "target = blank"" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/thephilhar"><U> </U></A><A HREF="http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/thephilharmoniaorchestra/mmsf/compositionaward/ "target = blank"" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/thephilhar"><U>Scholarship Fund Composition Prize 2003</U></A>, and twice <A HREF="http://www.spnm.org.uk "target = blank"" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.spnm.org.uk "target = blank""><U>SPNM</U></A> shortlisted composer (<I>Typhus</I> 99, <I>Nuts & Bolts</I> 02).  </div> <bR> <div> Some scores now available as paperbacks from <A HREF="http://stores.lulu.com/JohnPitts" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://stores.lulu.com/JohnPitts"><U>lulu.com</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Scores are 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conducted four <A HREF="http://www.bsos.all.at "target = blank"" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bsos.all.at "target = blank""><U>Bristol Savoy Operatic Society</U></A> productions, arranging Pirates of Penzance, Gondoliers and Iolanthe for reduced band.</div> <div> Click <A HREF="gands.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gilbert and Sullivan for reduced band"><U>here</U></A> for details of scoring and how to hire parts.  </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="388" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#0099FF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 270 WIDTH="376"><div> <B>CDs featuring John's music</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://cd.tp/ipm08" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://cd.tp/ipm08"><U><B><IMG SRC="61d78780.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A> <A HREF="http://shop.thewelcomestranger.org/index.asp?function=DISPLAYCAT&catid=122 "target = blank"" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://shop.thewelcomestranger.org/index"><U><IMG SRC="5ca78780.gif" border=0 width="120" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> <A HREF="http://shop.thewelcomestranger.org/index.asp?function=DISPLAYPRODUCT&productid=7 "target = blank"" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://shop.thewelcomestranger.org/index"><U><IMG SRC="5c878780.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> <A HREF="http://www.severnsidecomposersalliance.co.uk/cds.htm "target = blank"" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.severnsidecomposersalliance.c"><U><IMG SRC="5c278780.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> <A HREF="http://www.severnsidecomposersalliance.co.uk/cds.htm "target = blank"" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.severnsidecomposersalliance.c"><U><IMG SRC="5c478780.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> <A 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TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fabermusic.com/naxoscarols "t"><U>Naxos Book of Carols</U></A> book).  He is the secretary of <A HREF="http://www.severnsidecomposersalliance.co.uk "target = blank"" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.severnsidecomposersalliance.c"><U>Severnside Composers Alliance</U></A>, and has had four pieces released on 2 SCA cds on the Dunelm label. </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4f7f4260.gif" border=0 width="500" height="38" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div>  <object width="425" height="350" ><param name="src" value="http://www.lulu.com/author/widgets/msf/ministorefront.swf?theme=8&showThumbnail=true&showDescription=true&showTitle=true&widgetName=John+Pitts%27s+Storefront&contentID=1415447&lang=en_GB&version=20080115124630" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <embed 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