Adam Simmons - the usefulness of art: 2017 -2018 5 CD box set [CD]

Project 1: Concerto for Toy Band

Composed by Adam Simmons

Performed by

Michael Kieran Harvey - piano

Adam Simmons Creative Music Ensemble

Adam Simmons – sopranino/baritone saxophones, shakuhachi

Cara Taber – alto saxophone

Gideon Brazil – tenor saxophone

Gemma Horbury – trumpet

Gavin Cornish – trumpet

Bryn Hills – trombone

Howard Cairns – double bass

Hugh Harvey – drums

Recorded by Myles Mumford

Graphic Design by Celsius Design

Special thanks to

- Mary Lou and all of the wonderful staff at fortyfivedownstairs, including Andy Turner, Kris Chainey, Bridget McWilliams

- Diana Wolfe (Wolfe Words) for publicity

- Troy Reilly (The Piano Tuna) for piano tuning

- Brian Ritchie, David Jones, Ian Pidd and Owen McKern for support of this endeavour and many others

- Sarah Walker (photography) and Libby Chow (video)

- Hayden Cairns for jumping in to help

Project 2: The Usefulness of Art

Composed by Adam Simmons

Performed by

Adam Simmons Creative Music Ensemble:

Adam Simmons – bass clarinet, leader

Samuel Boon – saxophone

Cara Taber – saxophone

Gideon Brazil – saxophone

Paul Simmons – saxophone

Gemma Horbury – trumpet

James Wilkinson – trombone

Bryn Hills – trombone

Miranda Hill – double bass

Niko Schauble – drums

Hugh Harvey – drums

Nat Grant – percussion

Diokno Pasilan – percussion

David Brown – guitar

Pete Lawler – space drums

Visual design by Diokno Pasilan and Christine Crawshaw

Recorded by Myles Mumford

Graphic Design by Celsius Design

Special thanks to

- Mary Lou and all of the wonderful staff at fortyfivedownstairs

- Brian Ritchie, David Jones, Ian Pidd and Owen McKern for support of this endeavour and many others

- Jim, Angela and Anna for assisting Diokno and Christine in their preparations

Project 3: Travelling Tales

Composed by Adam Simmons

Performed by

Adam Simmons – soprano/tenor saxophones, bass clarinet

Arcko Symphonic Ensemble – conducted by Timothy Phillips

Violin 1 - Zachary Johnson, Jeremy Blackman, Larissa Aguiar, Felicité Heine, Leigh Raymond

Violin 2 - Philip Healey, Susan Pierotti, Naomi Durston, Sophie Dunn, James Steendam

Violas - Christian Read, Matt Laing, Eli Vincent, Eunise Cheng

Cellos - Caerwen Martin, Stephanie Arnold, Yelian He, Gemma Tomlinson

Double Bass - Nicholas Synot, Miranda Hill

Visual design by Christine Crawshaw and Adam Simmons

Recorded by Myles Mumford at fortyfivedownstairs, December 9-10, 2017

Graphic Design by Celsius Design

Photography by Sarah Walker

Special thanks to

- Mary Lou and all of the wonderful staff at fortyfivedownstairs

- Brian Ritchie, David Jones, Ian Pidd and Owen McKern for support of this endeavour and many others - Sarah Walker (photography) for capturing images that will be shared later

- Efy Trian of Specs’n’Arts (Athens) for the opportunity that inspired this work

- Andrea Keeble for her expert advice and encouragement

- Everyone who supported my Pozible campaign for my airfare to Greece.