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Euphonium virtuoso Steven Mead has just
released a new solo CD with his first band, Boscombe Citadel Salvation
Army Band.
Steven says of the disc, "This project is one I have wanted to do for
many years. I learned so much at Boscombe Salvation Army and so many of
my childhood memories revolve around the Boscombe Band. They encouraged
me and gave me opportunities to play solos with the band and so I knew
at sometime it would be great to go back to Bournemouth and make music
with them again.
We did a very successful concert together last October and then followed
it up with this recording. The band sound great, better than ever and
Howard Evans has really got the band playing well. Boscombe Band always
had a big warm sound and now they have that and so many other fine
qualities. I was going through the history of the band and looking at
many historical photos of the band, and saw generations of my own family
in those pictures. So I am really happy about the CD, and I hope brass
audiences will get to learn more about this famous Salvation Army Band.
I think it's going to be well received"
The repertoire of the CD includes Salvation Army classics and a few of
the newer Army solos and a few non-Army pieces that sit nicely alongside
these. The title of the CD is Locomotion, released with Steve's own
company Bocchino Music and available from all good brass CD retailers.
More information, sound clips and photos are to be seen on Steve's
website www.euphonium.net
Locomotion CD Repertoire
1. Locomotion ... Norman Bearcroft
2. The Holy Well ... Peter Graham
3. Slavische Fantasie ... Carl Höhne Arr.Peter Graham
4. When he Cometh ...Howard Evans
5. Variants on St. Francis ... David Chaulk
6. There Will Be God ... Joy Webb Arr.Richard Phillips
7. Banjo and Fiddle ... William Kroll Arr.Thomas Rüedi
8. Deep Inside the SacredTemple ... Bizet Arr. KeithWilkinson
9. We'll All Shout Hallelujah ... Norman Audoire
10. My Unchanging Friend ... Ivor Bosanko
11. A Quiet Place ... Arr.Gail Robertson
12. Journey into Peace ... William Himes
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