Tom Collier - Plays Haydn, Mozart, Telemann & OthersFor this recording, Tom Collier has arranged works mostly composed for two violins and has adapted them for marimba and vibraphone. His first encounter with music for marimba occurred in the late 1950's when he learned from transcriptions of great violin pieces, some of the only published music available for mallet instruments at the time. This recording marks Collier's return to his earliest musical roots as a student. Director of Percussion at the

composed between 1948 and 1953

The resounding success Handel's Messiah encountered the first time it was presented in Dublin in 1742 set the scene for it's future

and Scotish Red Cross nurse Catherine Barkley (Helen Hayes)

" Blessed with a 4 -+ octave vocal range

where he's been living for the past ten years

who is one of the greatest performers of the instrument of his generation

telling stories of love

The Chantels

Ton Koopman is renowned as a conductor

He is in great demand as a guest conductor for symphony orchestras worldwide

" the lilting ballad "Amsterdam

Simon Farnaby