MUSIC TEACHER MAGAZINE (September 2007)

Yabadidoo is an excellent, short, original composition piece that is harder than it looks.  It has a good, fast swing feel with lots of syncopation, lots of time changes and the parts have to interlock very neatly. Andy Tweed

Classical Gas is about Grade 6 and there is plenty for all the players to do.  I can see Classical Gas being a useful concert piece for a saxophone department with some strong players.  Andy Tweed

Cool Cats Trio is about Grade 3 standard.  I liked it; it is a well-constructed, attractive piece and would be ideal for group work.  Andy Tweed

CLARINET AND SAXOPHONE MAGAZINE (Winter 2005)

After the Sun is one of Melanie Thorne's best works for saxophone ensemble.  This is excellent training material for student ensembles, producing the satisfaction of conquering a relatively complex chamber music piece, and at the same time producing a really good concert item.  Richard Ingham

MUSIC TEACHER MAGAZINE (April 2005)

..'three flute quartet arrangements Rondo a la Caccia, Country Garden and Made in England ... are among the best I have ever seen'.  Ann Cherry

Two Trumpets, a Brush, a Stick & a String ..'these are inventive duets that offer something unusual .. and well worth the modest price tag of just £8.50'.  Paul Denegri

CLARINET & SAXOPHONE MAGAZINE (Winter 2003)

Stuck in the Groove ..'This, this, this, this is a witty quartet for AAAT.... I loved the way that each instrument gets a solo so that the baritone doesn't get stuck on the base line throughout'.  Gerard McChrystal

Have we met somewhere before? ..'Once again the music is beautifully crafted and each
instrument has an important part to play.  I love the way that these musical conversations convey the wit of the piece'.  Gerard McChrystal

MUSIC TEACHER (October 2004)

Music ..'(Music), an arrangement by Melanie Thorne of the original by John Miles, is an excellent saxophone sextet (saattb)....' Richard Ingham

Eine Kleine Saxophonmusik ..'It's good, it's groovy, and in no way cheapens the original ... More, please, from Sempre Music'. Richard Ingham

BRITISH FLUTE SOCIETY (September 2003)

Nine Lives ..'This book is a collection of original pieces, accessible to beginners ... My pupils liked it much better than the fairly traditional repertoire of nursery rhymes
and popular classics - they .... felt it was quite a grown-up book to play.' Sara Wilson

Flutes with Attitude ..'If you're looking for something a little bit different for a flute quartet, Flutes with Attitude would make a fun concert piece'. Yvonne McIlwaine

ASSOCIATON OF WOODWIND TEACHERS(Summer 2004)

'The works in Sempre's catalogue are worth consideration and it will be interesting to see what comes next.'  Angela Fussell