Spirit of Foden’s, the second CD of Andy Scott’s works for Foden’s Band, received an excellent review on the 4 Bars Rest website this month.
The review by Steve Jack starts by observing that “There cannot be too many partnerships as successfully productive as that of Foden’s and Andy Scott: Since 2008 they have complemented each other with a remarkable sense of musical osmosis. Along the way he has helped develop numerous strands of exploration, which the band has eagerly immersed themselves in; from jazz and big-band to avant-garde and bebop.”
Describing the album as “a rewarding listening experience”, Steve Jack then goes on to talk about the individual tracks, including the two major works Spirit of Mingus and Molecular Cocktail Party, both recent commissions by Foden’s and featuring Rex Richardson and John Barber respectively as soloists. 
Summing up, the reviewer commented that “Andy Scott is a composer who should be cherished for what he has brought into our banding world; an influence which lifts the scales from the eyes of myopic traditionalists. However, Foden’s should also be congratulated for having the vision to link up with him. Let’s hope there are more musical explorations to come in the future.”
The partnership between Andy Scott and Foden’s Band goes back to 2008 with the virtuosic tuba concerto Salt of the Earth, commissioned by Les Neish with Foden’s Band. The success of this initial work led to Andy becoming Composer in Residence with Foden’s, resulting in a series of commissioned works, award-winning recordings and a mutual sense of musical trust and respect.
Click to read the full review on the 4 Bars Rest website

Click to read more about the partnership between Andy and Foden’s in the Composer section of this website
Andy Scott’s works are published by Astute Music
Click to view Spirit of Foden’s on the Amazon website
Click to visit the website for Foden’s Band

A flute trio by Andy Scott will feature in the British Flute Society’s 9th International Convention this month.
The Tempest Flute Trio will perform Yusef, their recent commission from Andy Scott, at the convention at Warwick Arts Centre on 22 August at 1.45pm.
Composed in two short movements, the work was inspired by the legendary flautist, saxophonist and composer Yusef Lateef. The first movement, The Golden Flute, takes its title from a piece by Lateef, which happened to be written on the day that Andy was born. Scored for alto flute and two piccolos, this movement has a spiritual quality with an intense lyrical melody. The second movement, The Golden Horn, for three concert flutes, displays a faster, Turkish influenced style.
Tempest is an exciting flute trio founded at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, with a wide repertoire of music including new works and their own arrangements. The trio has won many prizes and awards, including the Royal Overseas League Chamber Music Competition, the RNCM Contemporary Music Award, the RNCM Ensemble of the Year Competition and the RNCM Woodwind Chamber Music Competition. Tempest is much in demand for performances across the UK and internationally.
Yusef Lateef was a Grammy Award-winning composer, performer, recording artist, author, visual artist, educator and philosopher, and a major force on the international musical scene for more than six decades. In recognition of his many contributions to the world of music, he was named an American Jazz Master for the year 2010 by the National Endowment for the Arts. As a virtuoso on a broad spectrum of reed instruments, Yusef Lateef introduced new sounds and blends of tone colours to audiences all over the world, and incorporated the sounds of many countries into his own music.
Andy Scott’s works are published by Astute Music
Click for more details of the Convention on the British Flute Society website
Click to visit the Tempest Flute Trio website
Click to visit website for Yusef Lateef

Sheet music for several popular works by Andy Scott feature in a special offer at Sax.co.uk this month.
Now is definitely the time to stock up on saxophone sheet music! Over ten pieces by Andy can be found at reduced prices for a limited period, including works such as the popular My Mountain Top with recorded soundtrack on CD, and the solo parts to the award winning double saxophone concerto Dark Rain. There are also pieces for saxophone solo, saxophone and piano, and saxophone quartet.
As well as Andy’s works, there are also special prices on other works by Astute Music composers including Rob Buckland, Paul Mitchell-Davidson, Adam Caird, Jenni Watson, Lucy Pankhurst and Peter Meechan. A range of other sheet music is also available at reduced prices.
Andy Scott’s music is published by Astute Music
Click to visit the Sax.co.uk website

Andy Scott will be guest tutor on the popular annual Harrogate Saxophone Summer School, led by RNCM and Apollo Saxophone Quartet colleague Rob Buckland. 
The course will take place from 17 to 21 August at Ashville College in Harrogate, offering a stimulating programme of activities for all levels of saxophone players from grade 4 level upwards. The week will include classes, ensembles of different sizes, performance workshops and the option to take an individual lesson or advice audition from one of the tutors.
The aims of the course are to give participants greater awareness of their abilities, confidence in their saxophone playing and experience in music making. A friendly and relaxed atmosphere is created to encourage all those attending, with an emphasis on participation. Those wishing to play/perform will be asked to prepare appropriate set pieces for classes and chamber works for coaching in ensemble playing.
The Harrogate Summer School is run by Windstruments, the Bingley based specialist musical instrument shop and repair service. Windstruments also runs summer courses in Flute and Clarinet at Harrogate. 
Click to visit the Harrogate Saxophone Summer School website
Click to visit the Educator section on this website for more information about Andy’s education work

Works by Andy Scott will feature in the popular Edinburgh Festival Fringe this month, performed by Royal Over-Seas League competition winners.
Tempest Flute Trio will perform their Andy Scott commission Yusef in a late night concert entitled Flutes x 3 Late at Princes Suite on 14 August at 10.30pm. Yusef was inspired by the legendary flautist, saxophonist and composer Yusef Lateef, and is in two contrasting movements entitled The Golden Flute and The Golden Horn. Tempest Flute Trio will amaze and beguile with their magical programme blending music by Bernstein, Debussy, Ellington, Chick Corea and Tempest commissions. 
This will be followed a week later by saxophonist Huw Wiggin, who will play Andy’s Three Letter Word in Sax Before Midnight, another late night event on 21 August at 10.30pm at Over-Seas House. Three Letter Word was inspired by the great virtuoso jazz pianist and composer Esbjorn Svensson, and includes a musical quote from the E.S.T track Dolores in a Shoestand. This concert promises a heady cocktail of Fitkin, Piazzola, Ravel and Turnage, plus surprise ingredients served by master musical mixologists Huw Wiggin (saxophone) and James Sherlock (piano).
Both concerts offer the opportunity to chill out with a complimentary glass of wine before the performance to get you in the mood for some late night listening and special sounds.
Andy Scott’s works are published by Astute Music
Click to view details of the Tempest Flute Trio and Huw Wiggin performances on the Edinburgh Fringe website