Instrumentation: Descant doubling sopranino/treble/tenor recorder and piano or guitarHat Box is a celebration of the town of Stockport home to recorder virtuoso John Turner to whom (with guitarist Neil Smith) this piece is dedicated. Stockport was formerly the centre of the hat-manufacturing industry and gave its name to the hymn-tune Stockport written by 18th century Stockport organist John Wainwright for the carol Christians awake salute the happy morn. The eight hats depicted in this suite refer to phrases from Wainwrights famous tune.Top Hat QuadrilleBreton Beret - valse melancoliqueMexicanHat DanceSmokey Stetson ShuffleDeerstalkers JigBaseball Cap StompBest Bonnet WaltzCloth Cap Galop
