Willow Weep for Me - Carlos Maldonado and the UoM all stars featuring Toluwani Idowu

First-, second- and third-year students of the Department of Music joined Carlos Maldonado for the University's bicentenary in June 2024 to play 'Willow Weep for me', a popular song composed by Ann Ronnell in 1932, arranged in a contemporary setting by Michael Philip Mossman and John Yao. Featuring Romano-Rosencrantz Bezzi-Coddetta on alto.
Toluwani Idowu (voice), Rachel Burnett, Romano-Rosencrantz Bezzi-Coddetta, Marcus Renshaw, James Marriott (saxes), Malachy Mccormick, Stanley Lawrence, Eve Klein (trumpets), Emily Nicolas, Laura Crooks (trombones), Amy Browne (bass), Luke Shooter (piano), Carlos Maldonado (percussion), Alexander Gagatsis (drums). Grace Hillier has also joined us on tenor saxophone from the Department of Midwifery!
Recorded live at Hope Mill recording studios 8 June 2024. Special thanks to Anne-Marie Nugnes and Creative Manchester for supporting the filming and recording of this track.