World of Brass November 2006 Newsletter
With Christmas just a month away, we would like to draw your attention to several new Christmas CDs that have been released this season. Sounds of Christmas is a double CD recording of the entire contents of our new Sounds of Christmas book of 36 arrangements and is played by the star-studded World of Brass Ensemble.
The Black Dyke Christmas Carol is more than just a brass band CD. This inspired project, put together by Alan Jenkins, includes an abridged version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol which is juxtaposed with appropriate Christmas music reflecting the mood of the text from the band.
‘Tis A Gift is brought to you by the 2006 U.S. Open Champion Brass Band, Brass Band of Central Florida. The band visited the U.K. recently and competed in the Brass in Concert (www.brassinconcert.com) Championship where it carried off the awards for Most Entertaining Performance and Best Percussion Section.
Christmas Tidings is the latest release from The International Staff Band of The Salvation Army and includes repertoire that they will be performing at the Celebrating Christmas concert in London’s Royal Albert Hall next Thursday.
The Twelve Days of Christmas captures a festive pre-Christmas concert that was given to a capacity audience in the Floral Hall of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden by The Royal Opera House Brass Soloists and sixteen members of the chorus.
The Festive Season played by London Citadel Band from Ontario, Canada and the compilation CD Christmas in Brass 2006 complete our list of new Christmas releases. If you missed out on Christmas in Brass 2005 last year, why not catch up by buying 2005 and 2006 at a special combined price of £6.99?
Bones Apart are an all-female trombone quartet who have made a big impact in the world of brass since their formation in 1999. The group has been featured in national newspapers and international magazines and have established themselves as one of the foremost brass chamber groups. Their latest CD Enigma has just been released on the Egon label and we are delighted to add their name to the impressive list of artists contained in our catalogue.
Christmas is often a time when we catch up on our reading and a new book by Ronald W. Holz is sure to hold your attention for many an hour. Brass Bands of The Salvation Army is an impressive publication which has been extensively researched and painstakingly put together and is packed full of information including around 200 photographs and illustrations.
Written by Ian McKenzie on November 28th, 2006 with no comments.
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