Prize Racket by Rogers, Isabel

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198mm x 128mm x 17mm

Pages: 272

With a huge reward on the line, the Stockwell Park Orchestra will need to play on a whole new scale to win big...
After a brief and disastrous Resident Poet episode, Stockwell Park Orchestra is invited to take part in a TV competition for classical music. For a -ú50,000 prize some competitors are tempted to stretch the genre to GÇÿcrossoverGÇÖ and beyond.
Can a full concert orchestra compete with jazz bands, horn quartets, harp ensembles, and Mrs Ford-Hughes singing in Portuguese with nine cellos? Or will the competition be derailed by the poetGÇÖs return, this time sporting live Ambient Sounds? The TV producers arenGÇÖt worried: they know a good fight means great ratings.
What was supposed to be a quirky diversion threatens to take over the orchestraGÇÖs rehearsals for their own concert, but discovering a voting scam means they must fix things in the TV studio first. What people are saying about Life, Death and Cellos:
GǣI was charmed... a very enjoyable read.Gǥ Marian Keyes
GǣLife, Death and Cellos is a witty and irreverent musical romp, full of characters IGÇÖd love to go for a pint with. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the Stockwell Park Orchestra and cant wait for the next book in the series.Gǥ Claire King, author of The Night Rainbow
GǣLife, Death and Cellos is that rare thing GÇô a funny music book. Rogers knows the world intimately, and portrays it with warmth, accuracy and a poetic turn of phrase. Sharp, witty and richly entertaining.Gǥ Lev Parikian, author of Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear?
GǣWith its retro humour bordering on farce, this novel offers an escape into the turbulent (and bonkers) world of the orchestra.Gǥ Isabel Costello, author of Paris Mon Amour
GǣDodgy post-rehearsal curries, friendly insults between musicians, sacrosanct coffee-and-biscuit breaks, tedious committee meetings: welcome to the world of the amateur orchestra. Throw in a stolen Stradivarius, an unexpected fatality and the odd illicit affair and you have Life, Death and Cellos, the first in a new series by Isabel Rogers.Gǥ Rebecca Franks, BBC Music Magazine
Gǣ...a very funny tale of musical shenanigans set in the febrile atmosphere of the Stockwell Park OrchestraGǥ Ian Critchley