Cat No. JM49580
Price £69.95
Composer: Tom Moss
Category: TEST PIECES (Major Works)

Set as the THIRD Section Test Piece for the Butlins 2010 contest.

Tom Moss writes :
"Having been commissioned by Lynda Nicholson (to write a work for the St. Helen’s School Band) I made a point of visiting the band and also Rainford, Formby and Wirral School’s Band, to gather ideas for the project. I was amazed at the talent and dedication these bands have towards contemporary band music. This enthusiasm is inspired from the very top, by the conductors, trainers and general helpers that make this movement function. These people are the ‘gems’ of school music making something which so often goes unrecognised.

Thinking more and more about these ‘gems’ led me to give this work its title — DIAMONDS — which is dedicated to all the players and those ‘behind the scenes’ workers that make it all come together."