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< Premiere performance of Simon Proctor's Amherst Suite,
at the Amherst Early Brass Festival 1986. The composer is directing.
Premiere performance of Simon Proctor's Serpent Concerto,
at the Serpent Festival, Columbia, South Carolina, 1989. The soloist is
Alan Lumsden. >
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< Drawing of the sanctuary at Amiens cathedral, Amiens, France.
The wooden structure on either side is called the choir. Clearly
visible in this famous illustration are the two boys playing serpent, one
on each side of the choir. The serpents would be used to accompany the
plainsong of the singers.
Contemporary photo of one side of the choir at Amiens
(photo by Doug Yeo). >
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< Closeup view of serpentist in the choir.
Graffiti in stall of the choir, apparently carved
by bored serpent players over the years; note clear image of serpent. (photo
by Doug Yeo) >
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< At the 1989 Serpent Festival in South Carolina, the participants
arranged in the form of a serpent on the steps of the court house.
Also at the 1989 festival, the players, appearing as The
United Serpents Grande Band, performed with the home marching band
for the opening festivities at a USC football game. >
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< One of many performance at Northwestern University by Chicago
area early brass enthusiasts. This photo shows a quartet of serpent, ophicleide,
lyzarden and cornetto, engaged in a program of modern pop songs at Regenstein
Auditorium.
Participants of the 2001 Lacock Serpentarium, Lacock,
England, gathered on the banks of the stream behind Cantax House. The anaconda
in the picture is George II. (photo by Wik Bohdanowicz) >
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< At the 1990 Serpent Workshop at Stock Farm, England, participants
pose with a bass serpent, the contrabass serpent (anaconda) George, a tenor
serpent, and the original anaconda.
Outside the house at Stock Farm, London Serpent Trio member
Andrew van der Beek poses with the original anaconda. >
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< In the house at Stock Farm, workshop participants pose with the
anaconda George and the original anaconda.
On the lawn at Stock Farm, workshop participants pose
for the camera. The three players in the foreground are Christopher Monk,
Andrew van der Beek (with the original anaconda), and Phil Palmer (with
George). >
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