Categories: FLEXI - BAND, FLEXI - BAND, Flex Brass Arranger: Rob J. Hume
Includes :
Merry Christmas Everybody
Walking in the Air
JUNIOR BAND SERIES - 4 Part Flexible Instrumentation :
The most common problem facing Junior Bands is usually an unbalanced instrumentation. All pieces in this book have been conceived with young players in mind, and the parts are available in different transpositions so that various combinations of instruments are possible.
Parts Included for :
Part 1 in C - Flute Part 1 in Eb. - Soprano Cornet , Eb.Clarinet Part 1 in Bb. - 1st. Clarinet, 1st.Trumpet/ Cornet
Part 2 in Bb. - 2nd.Clarinet, 2nd.Trumpet/ Cornet, Flugel Part 2 in Eb. - Tenor Horn, Alto Sax. Part 2 in F - French Horn
Part 3 in Bb. - Euphonium(TC), Baritone, Trombone, Tenor Sax, Bass Clarinet. Part 3 in F - French Horn Part 3 in Eb. - Tenor Horn, Alto Sax. Part 3 in C - Euphonium (BC), Trombone, Baritone, Bassoon.
Part 4 in Eb. - Eb.Bass, Baritone Sax. Part 4 in Bb. - Euphonium (TC), Baritone, Trombone, Bb. Bass, Tenor Sax, Bass Clarinet. Part 4 in C - Tuba (BC), Bassoon, Euphonium, Trombone, Baritone.
Black Dyke Band - conductors Drs. Nicholas and Robert Childs
This CD is a must for all Gregson fans. Doyen have been excellent in recording all the Brass Band works of Gregson and this is Volume 5. The band for this recording is the exceptional Black Dyke Mills Band, conducted by Robert and Nicholas Childs.
The first work is the recent Test Piece at the Nationals at the Albert Hall (October 2013) titled OF DISTANT MEMORIES, which was tremendously popular with the audience of the day, with many fine performances achieved. This work tries to recall in modern terms the early days of the Brass Band Test Piece, in particular, LABOUR AND LOVE by Percy Fletcher. It was commissioned jointly by the National Youth Bands of Great Britain and Wales. The band gives a very detailed and expressive performance.
This is followed by Brett Baker as outstanding soloist in the TROMBONE CONCERTO, which is at last available in a version for Brass Band.
ROCOCO VARIATIONS next with some thrilling exceptional playing, and then SYMPHONY in TWO MOVEMENTS is the final work with a superlative performance. Both conductors and the band are to be congratulated on producing an album of such quality.
Tracks :
01. Of DISTANT MEMORIES ( Music in an Olden Style ) - 15.17
This is a CD for those who would like to have a historical record of works, which are personal to the conductor John Berryman, as player and conductor, all on one CD.
As the title states, the works span a period of 80 years from BLACKFRIARS by Eric Cundell arranged by Denis Wright to AND THE WINTER MOON RISES by Andrew Baker. The style of works should appeal to a wide audience. Particularly worthy of note are a terrific performance of CONTEST MUSIC with GUS in fine form, a very nice BALLAD on Flugel, Thomas Fountain as soloist. John Iveson’s arrangement of JEALOSY features some outstanding playing from Peter Collins and James Fountain as duettists.
Another highlight is the arrangement of Bruce Broughton’s THEMES FROM SILVERADO, a score which brought international fame to Broughton. The rest of the programme offers excellent listening and a worthy addition to a CD library.
Tracks :
01. TOCCATA AND FUGUE IN D MINOR - JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, arr. Freeh 02. JEALOUSY * - JACOB GADE, arr. Iveson 03. CANTUS LACRIMOSUS - KARL JENKINS, arr. Wainwright 04. THEMES FROM SILVERADO - BRUCE BROUGHTON, arr. Green 05. THE HARMONIUS BLACKSMITH ** - GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL, arr. Wilkinson 06. AND THE WINTER MOON RISES - ANDREW BAKER 07. BLACKFRIARS - EDRIC CUNDELL, arr. Wright 08. GALOP FROM MASQUERADE SUITE - ARAM KHACHATURIAN, arr. Wainwright 09. BALLAD FROM CONCERTINO FOR FLUGEL HORN *** - WILLIAM HIMES
CONTEST MUSIC 10. Movement 1 11. Movement 2 12. Movement 3
Total CD Playing Time 64:33
* - Trumpet soloists Peter Collins and James Fountain ** - Euphonium Soloist Mark Giles *** - Flugel Horn Soloist Thomas Fountain
Glen Van Looy has established himself as a prominent soloist and band musician. This, his second solo CD, is based around new material and he teams up with Alan Withington and the Manger Band in Norway to produce a fascinating mix of pieces to suit many tastes, but, it has to be said heading more toward modern styles.
The first work is a fairy tale in musical terms titled ONCE UPON A TIME, a three movement concerto by Steven Verheist. This has a light hearted feel in many ways, reminiscent of Lloyd Webber, with extremely demanding writing for the soloist.
ORISON is a multi tracked piece for Euphonium and creates some fascinating textures. This is followed by KJEDEN (Chains) by Paul McGhee, a substantial and very modern work, which features many unusual sounds, superbly recreated by the band, which are also very accessible.
HARRY’S SONG by Peter Meechan is a beautiful work, being the second movement of a concerto – ORIGINS, celebrating the birth of Mark Bousie’s son.
UPHILL by Stan Nieuwenhuis tell the story of Somalian athlete Samia Yusuf Omar, and the final item is an unusual and atmospheric arrangement of ABIDE WITH ME by Paul McGhee.
Van Looy’s talent on the Euphonium is astounding and this is a very attractive album. Favourite track is track 5 - KJEDEN (Chains) by Paul McGhee
Tracks :
01. ONCE UPON A TIME pt 1 - STEVEN VERHEIST 02. ONCE UPON A TIME pt 2 - STEVEN VERHEIST 03. ONCE UPON A TIME pt 3 - STEVEN VERHEIST 04. ORISON - STAN NIEUWENHUIS 05. KJEDEN - PAUL McGHEE 06. HARRY'S SONG - PETER MEECHAN 07. UPHILL - STAN NIEUWENHUIS 08. ABIDE WITH ME - WILLIAM H. MONK, arr. McGhee
Since the beginning of time, the written word has been a rich source of inspiration for the imagination of composers. From ancient civilisations in Rome, Greece and Egypt, to medieval settings of Bible stories and romantic works by the great composers (such as Beethoven, Berlioz and Mahler) works of literature have continued to fire the creative furnaces within many musicians' minds. This album features five substantial works for brass band which have their origins in poetry or prose.
Tracks :
01. DAPHNIS and CHLOE SUITE by Maurice Ravel arr. Howard Snell - 15.34 02. KING'S MESSENGER by George LLoyd -11.58 03. PARADISE LOST - Concerto for Tenor Horn by David Harrington - Soloist - Owen Farr - 18.42 04. EDEN by John Pickard - 14.33 05. RESURGAM by Eric Ball - 12.55
Categories: FLEXI - BAND, Flex Brass, FLEXI - BAND Composer: Traditional Arranger: Rob J. Hume
JUNIOR BAND SERIES - 4 Part Flexible Instrumentation :
Includes :
01. Si Bheag, Si Mhor 02. Londonderry Air 03. Foxhunters Jig
Click on MORE DETAILS to view an image of the 1st. Part in Bb.
The most common problem facing Junior Bands is usually an unbalanced instrumentation. All pieces in this book have been conceived with young players in mind, and the parts are available in different transpositions so that various combinations of instruments are possible.
Parts Included for :
Part 1 in C - Flute Part 1 in Eb. - Soprano Cornet , Eb.Clarinet Part 1 in Bb. - 1st. Clarinet, 1st.Trumpet/ Cornet
Part 2 in Bb. - 2nd.Clarinet, 2nd.Trumpet/ Cornet, Flugel Part 2 in Eb. - Tenor Horn, Alto Sax. Part 2 in F - French Horn
Part 3 in Bb. - Euphonium(TC), Baritone, Trombone, Tenor Sax, Bass Clarinet. Part 3 in F - French Horn Part 3 in Eb. - Tenor Horn, Alto Sax. Part 3 in C - Euphonium (BC), Trombone, Baritone, Bassoon.
Part 4 in Eb. - Eb.Bass, Baritone Sax. Part 4 in Bb. - Euphonium (TC), Baritone, Trombone, Bb. Bass, Tenor Sax, Bass Clarinet. Part 4 in C - Tuba (BC), Bassoon, Euphonium, Trombone, Baritone.
Black Dyke Band, Musical Director Dr. Nicholas J. Childs.
Tracks :
01. A BREATHLESS ALLELUIA - by Philip Wilby - Black Dyke Band with Philip Wilby (Organ) - 4.10 02. PAGANINI VARIATIONS - by Philip Wilby - Black Dyke Band - 16.42 03. In Concersation - Philip Wilby with Paul Hindmarsh - 12.44 04. MASQUERADE by Philip Wilby - Black Dyke Band - 13.01 05. REVELATION by Philip Wilby - Black Dyke Band - 18.44
Categories: FLEXI - BAND, FLEXI - BAND, Flex Brass Arranger: Rob J. Hume
Includes :
01. When the Saints 02. Little Brown Jug
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Works either for BRASS ONLY or WOODWINDONLY or BOTH TOGETHER
Parts Included for :
Part 1 in C - Flute Part 1 in Eb. - Soprano Cornet , Eb.Clarinet Part 1 in Bb. - 1st. Clarinet, 1st.Trumpet/ Cornet
Part 2 in Bb. - 2nd.Clarinet, 2nd.Trumpet/ Cornet, Flugel Part 2 in Eb. - Tenor Horn, Alto Sax. Part 2 in F - French Horn
Part 3 in Bb. - Euphonium(TC), Baritone, Trombone, Tenor Sax, Bass Clarinet. Part 3 in F - French Horn Part 3 in Eb. - Tenor Horn, Alto Sax. Part 3 in C - Euphonium (BC), Trombone, Baritone, Bassoon.
Part 4 in Eb. - Eb.Bass, Baritone Sax. Part 4 in Bb. - Euphonium (TC), Baritone, Trombone, Bb. Bass, Tenor Sax, Bass Clarinet. Part 4 in C - Tuba (BC), Bassoon, Euphonium, Trombone, Baritone.
Categories: FLEXI - BAND, Flex Brass, FLEXI - BAND Arranger: Alan Fernie
Flexible 4 part instrumentation
Includes the following 4 titles :
01. FROHLICHE WEIHNACHT Uberall 02. WINTER WONDERLAND 03. GO TELL IT ON the MOUNTAIN 04. DECK THE HALLS
Available parts: Part 1 C’ Flute Part 1 C” Oboe Part 1 Bb. Clarinet, Trumpet, Soprano Saxophone, Flugel Horn, Cornet Part 2 C’ Flute Part 2 Bb. Clarinet Trumpet, Flugel Horn, Cornet Part 2 Eb. Alto Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Horn Part 2 F English Horn, Horn Part 3 C Bassoon, Trombone, Euphonium Part 3 Bb. Clarinet Part 3 Bb. Tenor Saxophone, Trombone, Baritone, Euphonium Part 3 Bb. Trombone, Euphonium Part 3 Eb. Alto Clarinet, Horn Part 3 F Horn Part 4 C’ Bassoon, Trombone, Euphonium, Double Bass, Electric Bass Part 4 C” Bass Part 4 Bb. In TC Bass Clarinet, Trombone. Euphonium, Bass Part 4 Bb. In BC Trombone, Euphonium, Bass Part 4 Eb. In TC Baritone Saxophone, Bass Part 4 Eb. Bass In BC
All of the music on this CD can be purchased on this site.
The set Test Pieces for the 2014 Regional Brass Band Championships of Great Britain.
CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION 01. St. MAGNUS by Philip Wilby Performed by the Yorkshire Building Society Band, conducted by Prof. David King Theme Variation 1 Variation 2 Variation 3 Variation 4 Variation 5 Finale
FIRST SECTION 02 CRY of the MOUNTAIN by Howard Lorriman Performed by Back Dyke Band conducted by Dr. Robert Childs Awakening Snow, Ice and Glaciers Vistas and Distant Peaks Avalanche
SECOND SECTION 03 CHAUCERS TUNES by Michael Ball Performed by Black Dyke Band conducted by Dr. Nicholas Childs Intrada Fantasia : Alma Redemptoris Mater Intermezzo : The Wife of Bath Carol : Es Ist Ein' Ros Entsprungen Chase : Chauntecleer and the Fox Finale
THIRD SECTION PARTITA for BAND - Postcards from Home by Philip Wilby Performed by Grimethorpe Band, conducted by Garry Cutt 04. Towers and Chimneys 05.Churches: Lord of the Dance 06. Pastorale: Sunday Afternoon 07. Coronation Day Parade
FOURTH SECTION THREE SPANISH IMPRESSIONS by Alan Fernie Performed by Cory Band, conducted by Dr. Robert Childs 08. Duration 3.49 09. Duration 2.50 10. Duration 3.32
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