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About Neil

Neil McGovern is a professional saxophone performer and teacher based in Elephant & Castle, London.

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Saxophonist

London

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Neil plays the saxophone.

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7th Anniversary

This act has been working with Encore for over 7 years

Musicianship

Genres:

Classical, Contemporary classical, Film / TV music, Musical theatre, Opera, Classical crossover, Jazz, Blues, Jazz fusion, Latin jazz, Cabaret, Modern jazz, Postmodern jukebox jazz, Swing, Gospel, Avant garde, Experimental, Pop, Covers, Funk, Soul, Tribute, World music, Indian music, Bollywood

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Instruments:

Saxophone, Bollywood saxophonist

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Event types:

Concert, Wedding, Virtual event, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Arranger, Audio engineer, Producer, Orchestrator, Transcription, Sound technician, Fluent sight-reader, Fluent improviser, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching

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Song list

Please note this is just a small sample of possible tunes, there are many more which are possible.

Jazz:

All The Things You Are

Autumn Leaves

Blue Bossa

Cold Duck Time

Darn That Dream

Desafinado

Girl from Ipanema

Have You Met Miss Jones?

Just The Two Of Us

Lullaby of Birdland

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy

Moanin'

Mr Magic

Pick Up The Pieces

The Pink Panther Theme

Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise

Song For My Father

St Thomas

Popular:

Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street

T'Pau - China In Your Hand

Dire Straits - Your Latest Trick

Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke

Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are

George Michael - Careless Whisper

Bill Withers - Just The Two Of Us

Classical:

Gabriel's Oboe

Bach - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring

Bach - Air on the G String

Vivaldi - Four Seasons

Purcell - Trumpet Tune

Mendelssohn - Wedding March

Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Puccini - O Mio Babbino Caro

Schubert - Ave Maria

Pachelbel - Canon in D

Saint-Saens - The Swan

Massenet - Méditation

Recital Repertoire:

Absil, Jean - Sonata

Albright, William - Sonata

Babbitt - Accompanied Recitative

Bach - Sonata in Gm BWV1020

Beck, Conrad - Nocturne

Bonneau, Paul : Suite pour saxophone alto et piano

Bozza, Eugene - Aria

Capletti, Daniel - Ge(r)ms

Carter - Pastoral

Creston, Paul - Sonata

Cutler, Joe - Urban Myths

Denisov - Sonata

Desenclos, Alfred - Prelude, Cadence et Finale

Devreese, Frederic - Ostinati

Fafchamps, Jean-Luc - Decalcomanie de Reich et Ligeti

Françaix, Jean - Cinq danses exotiques

Franck - Violin Sonata

Grovlez, Gabriel - Sarabande Et Allegro

Hindemith - Sonata

Ibert - Histoires

Iturralde, Pedro - Pequena Czardas

Jolivet, Andre - Fantasie Impromptu

Koechlin, Charles - 15 Etudes for Saxophone & Piano

Koller, Hans - Spiritualise

Lunde, Lawson - Sonata

Lysight, Michel - Chronographie IX

Maurice, Paule - Tableaux de Provence

Milhaud - Scaramouche

Nodaira, Ichiro - Arabesque III

Piazzola - Histoire du Tango

Quate, Amy - Light of Sothis

Ravel - Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte

Ravel - Pièce en forme de Habanera

Rorem, Ned - Picnic on the Marne

Schmitt, Florent - Songe de Coppelius

Senk, Nina - Impetus

Wood, Nigel - Schwarzer Tänzer

Woods, Phil - Sonata

Yoshimatsu, Takashi - Fuzzy Bird Sonata

Zupko, Mischa - In Transit

Concerti:

Bennett, Ed - Do Not Bend

Binge, Ronald - Concerto

Birtwistle - Panic

Clancy, Sean - Strange to See You

Dubois, Pierre Max - Concerto

Glazunov - Concerto

Holcombe, Bill - Blues Concerto for alto saxophone

Ibert - Concertino da Camera

Schmitt, Florent - Légende

Tomasi, Henri - Concerto

Villa-Lobos - Fantasia

Yoshimatsu, Takashi - Saxophone Concerto

Solo:

Bach - Sonata for Violin Solo No.2 in A minor, BWV 1003 - 4. Allegro

Berio - Sequenza IXb

Bozza, Eugene - Etudes

Cockroft, Barry - KuKu

Debussy - Syrinx

Dunmall, Paul - 60 Studies

Fitkin, Graham - Jim and Pam and Pam and Jim

Grisey - Anabuis et Nout

Leigh Harris, Richard - Encore IX

Havel, Christopher - Oxyton

Lauba, Christian - Balafon

Mead, Andrew - Scena

Noda, Ryo - Improvisation I

Noda, Ryo - Mai

Piazolla - Tango Etudes

Scelsi, Giacinto - Maknongan

Electronic:

Clyne, Anna - Choke

Engebretson, Mark - SaxMax

Jodlowski, Pierre - Mixtion

Rafferty, Dave - Dysmorphia

Reich, Steve - New York Counterpoint

Shatin, Judith - Penelope's Song

Subotnik, Morton - In Two Worlds

Shaw, Steve - Bombslot

Chamber:

Andriessen - Hout

Bennett, Ed - Cartoon Music

Downes, Andrew - Dreamland

Koechlin, Charles - Epitaph de Jean Harlow

Milhaud - La Creation Du Monde

Nin, Joaquin - Le Chant de Veilleur

Duets:

Hindemith - Konzertstück

Noda,Ryo - Murasaki No Fuchi 1

Stockhausen - Knabenduett

Prices

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Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£200
Up to 1 hour	£250
Up to 2 hours	£300
Up to 3 hours	£350

Reviews

"You played a very crazy and difficult part with so much passion and energy, and the result was really unbelievable!"

"Very comfortable in crossover repertoire."

11 January 2016

Neil worked with my wind trio Gelachter Trio for a performance at the V and A Museum in 2011. He is a world class performer and a pleasure to work with.