World of Brass Update - June 2007
Our highlights products from the European Brass Band Championships 2007 have been available to pre-order at reduced prices (£2 off) for some weeks now. This offer ends on 1st July so hurry and place your order today while the offer still stands. Why pay more?
We’re also taking pre-orders for The Present Age – The Salvation Army Gospel Arts Concert 2007. For the last two years our recording of the Gospel Arts Concert has been presented on a double Dual Disc (DVD on one side and CD on the other). This year we will again be producing a two-disc set but this time these will be separate DVD and CD discs. The planned launch date of The Present Age is 1st September.
At the Gospel Arts Concert, the latest recording from The International Staff Band was launched. Called Supremacy, the title track is the latest large scale work by Dean Jones of Glorifico Aeternum fame. Also included is a new composition by Rodney Newton. Based on the famous book, The Pilgrim’s Progress, this large scale work was especially written for the band. Completing the quality line-up is guest trombone soloist Dudley Bright who plays his own n! ew composition, Life’s Command.
Another recent arrival is the stunning debut CD from the Brass of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is one of the most celebrated in the world and has been conducted by some of the great conductors, like Bernhard Haitink and now Mariss Janssons. In recent years, the Orchestra’s brass section has established itself as one of the leading groups of its type and this CD, simply called BRASS, is already being acclaimed as one of the most exciting brass recordings of the past few years. Of particular interest to brass band aficionados is a recording Derek Bourgeois’ virtuosic Concerto Grosso in its original version for 10-piece brass. This has often been featured in the brass band version by YBS Band and Eikanger-Bjorsvik in own-choice contests. Don’t miss it!
RSA 85
The celebrated Salvationist composer, Ray Steadman-Allen, celebrates his milestone 85th birthday on 18 September. To mark this auspicious occasion, The International Staff Band and The International Staff Songsters will join forces on 22 September, at Fairfield Halls, Croydon, to present an evening that represents the rich, creative legacy of the composer’s lifetime dedicated to music and The Salvation Army. Further details will be announced in due course and tickets are already on sale from www.fairfield.co.uk .
Written by Ian McKenzie on June 29th, 2007 with no comments.
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