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    • Mary Alton
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    • Anna Prokhovnik Cooper
    • Claudio Di Meo
    • Andrew Dyer
    • Albert Elliot (Ainsley)
    • Adrian Hopley
    • Christof-Andreas Lindenberg
    • Fabian Lochner
    • Dan Maslen
    • Giovanni Monti
    • Tony O'Donnell
    • Luis Pato
    • Dominic Poole
    • Jonathan Reid
    • Marja Slotemaker
    • Alan Stott
    • Susanne Steffen
    • Colin Tanser
    • Andrew Townsend
    • Leopold van der Pals
    • Soleira Wennekes
  • More info
    • What is Eurythmy?
    • Flexible Band Arrangements
  • Contact

Welcome  to  the  Upper  Esk Music website

over 120 volumes of music
by 23 composers

Upper Esk Music is based in Castleton, a beautiful village in the Upper Esk Valley of the North Yorks Moors, with a strong community spirit and a history of creative activity.
It was started in 2011 by Andrew Dyer, a retired teacher/lecturer with years of experience as a composer/arranger, conductor, performer, accompanist and jazz band leader.
There are currently over 120 volumes of music, with many more to come. 
Skill level is indicated from A (easy) to E (very difficult).
For ease of finding your way around the website, everything in pale blue is a link on which you can click
And now here is something very different!
Music, Colour and Eurythmy
An article by Andrew Dyer with insights and questions concerning the
history and possibilities of relationships between them
click on this link to download the article: Music, Colour and Eurythmy
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OUR  LATEST  PUBLICATIONS
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   Alan Stott:
   A Collection of Congregational Songs

​          for The Act of Consecration of Man 
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communion service of The Christian Community – words and music by Alan Stott with 12 other contributors.
A set of photocopiable vocal parts is included with the volume.
     To follow within the next few months:
                          Piano Cycle of music for the service
​                              click here to view Alan's music 

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Spirit Songs
​Tuneful, exciting and uplifting new music, perfect for aspiring and more experienced choirs!

​Five settings of lyrics by Rudolf Steiner and from Shaker and Native American traditions (in English) for SATB (SAB) choir, unaccompanied or with piano, or piano and handbells

by 
Fabian Lochner
click here to view Fabian's music


Full volume with background and performance notes
£16.00
Choir copy (songs only)
£9.00

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Songs for the Oberufer Plays
​   in 3 volumes:
 – The Paradise Play
     – The Shepherds' Play
​       – The Three Kings' Play


by 
Leopold van der Pals

click here to view the music by Leopold van der Pals
​The scores come with photocopiable vocal parts to assist learning of the songs. And there are lower transpositions of some of the higher songs included in the scores.
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​Purchase separately, or as a set for the reduced price of £32, saving £6.
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ANOTHER new ballad by
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Ainsley
click here to view Ainsley's music​

​Barcelona

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Browse music by COMPOSER, CATEGORY or (where assigned) ISMN
CHECK OUT OUR ORDERING AND SHIPPING SYSTEM!
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2022–23  CATALOGUE  
click on link below to download 2022-23 catalogue 
Complete catalogue 2022–23.pdf

As an example of our work, the slide show below gives the cover and pages of one of the volumes of music:
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  • Home
  • About us
  • Music Volumes
    • Ordering and payment
    • International Standard Music Numbers
  • Our Composers
    • Mary Alton
    • Helen Bawden
    • Hugh A Cameron
    • Dave Chapman
    • Anna Prokhovnik Cooper
    • Claudio Di Meo
    • Andrew Dyer
    • Albert Elliot (Ainsley)
    • Adrian Hopley
    • Christof-Andreas Lindenberg
    • Fabian Lochner
    • Dan Maslen
    • Giovanni Monti
    • Tony O'Donnell
    • Luis Pato
    • Dominic Poole
    • Jonathan Reid
    • Marja Slotemaker
    • Alan Stott
    • Susanne Steffen
    • Colin Tanser
    • Andrew Townsend
    • Leopold van der Pals
    • Soleira Wennekes
  • More info
    • What is Eurythmy?
    • Flexible Band Arrangements
  • Contact