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Brass on Sundays Gala |
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Symphony Hall’s now annual Brass on Sundays Gala takes place on Sunday 18 September, 2pm, part of a hectic weekend of banding which also sees the 153rd British Open Brass Band Championship at the Hall on Saturday 17th. Sunday will offer some of those Championship bands a chance to relax a little and demonstrate the wonders of which they are capable, free of the competitive element of the previous day. This Gala concert is the climax of a series of Brass on Sundays concerts which runs throughout the year at Symphony Hall.
This year’s concert line-up consists of four bands – The Brass Band of Central Florida (North American Brass Band Champions 2005), The Buy As You View Band, The Black Dyke Band and Foden’s Richardson Band (2004 British Open Champions). As always, a young band of musicians welcomes concertgoers and this year, to set the scene, the Sandwell Youth Band under Andy Culshaw gives the foyer performance.
Programme The Brass Band of Central Florida (Conductor: Michael Garasi) Introduced by Frank Renton Ravel/Garasi - Bolero Zawinul/Sharp - Birdland Lecuona/Sharp - Malaguena Copland/Garasi - 'Tis a Gift Nelson/Sharp - Rocky Point Holiday Sousa - The Stars and Stripes Forever
The Buy As You View Band (Conductor: Robert Childs) John Williams/C Jenkins - The Olympic Spirit Karl Jenkins/T Small - The Armed Man; A Mass for Peace (excerpts) Bacak/Bradnum - An Irish Blessing Harry James/Bob Geldard - Trumpet Blues and Cantabile Stravinsky/Farr - The Firebird (finale)
The Black Dyke Band (Conductor: Nicholas Childs) Ray Farr - Intrada on Ein’ Feste Burg Peter Meechan - finale from Three Stories, Three Worlds (Euphonium soloist: David Thornton) Grieg - In the Hall of the Mountain King Mendelssohn - Finale from the Violin Concerto (Horn soloist: Leslie Howie) Peter Graham - Cartoon Music Wagner/Snell - Elsa’s Procession to the Minster
Foden’s Richardson Band (Conductors: Bramwell Tovey & Gary Cutt) Birthday Variations for Brass Band Wagner/Wright - Introduction to Act 3, from Lohengrin German - March The President Brodsky/Richards - I’ll walk with God Hartmann - Variations on Rule Britannia (Euphonium soloist: Glynn Williams) Bruebeck/Edwards - Blue Rondo a la Turk Friedman/Wright - Slavonic Rhapsody
As a finale, Fodens Richardson Band will be joined by The Band of Central Florida for Edward Gregson’s Laudate Dominum (conductor Bramwell Tovey).
Notes The first brass gala at Symphony Hall took place in 1999 as a Celebration of a century of brass band music and has now become an annual event.
Saturday 17 September, 11am 153rd BRITISH OPEN BRASS BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS Championship bands from all over Britain compete for the Open trophy. They will each play the same test piece – The Night to Sing, a new work by Bramwell Tovey. 10am Free Foyer Music from Birmingham Citadel Salvation Army Band Tickets: £6-£17.50
Sunday 19 September, 2pm BRASS ON SUNDAYS GALA CONCERT (details above) 12 noon onwards Sandwell Youth Band, conducted by Andy Culshaw Tickets: £8-£18
The next concert in the Brass on Sundays series is Sunday 26 February, 3pmTHE BLACK DYKE BAND Conducted by Nicolas Childs Tickets: £10 unreserved (with reductions)
Booking information
SYMPHONY HALL BOX OFFICE 0121 780 3333 ON-LINE BOOKING www.symphonyhall.co.uk/boxoffice (£1 postage & administration charge per concert for online bookings)
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