Opus 3 Music features music written and arranged by David Catherwood.

Here you will find music for brass bands, choirs and soloists - from music for young players who have only just started out on their playing career to music that has been written for and recorded by some of the finest players and greatest bands in the world.

You can be assured that any music offered on this website has been well and truly tested in diverse performing situations and will provide effective, quality items whether written for band, beginners band, full choir, children’s voices or soloists.

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This year’s championships represent a significant milestone for us as we celebrate the fifth anniversary of World of Brass.

As a sponsor of the European Brass Band Championships, World of Brass will have a prominent trade stand in a prime location inside the Symphony Hall complex on Friday and Saturday so be sure to search us out.

In Birmingham, three brand new recordings will be available for the first time.

Vienna Nights is the latest CD from Black Dyke Band and features the first studio recording of Philip Wilby’s popular test piece of the same name, the playing of which gained the band the title of British Open Brass Band Champions 2006. The CD also includes a long overdue studio recording of Wilby’s Dove Descending.

Incidentally, Dove Descending will be one of the featured works played during a special brass day at this year’s BBC Promenade concerts. The two participating brass bands will be Black Dyke Band and Grimethorpe Colliery Band and you can read more about this special brass day, Saturday 28th July, by following this link to the BBC Promenade concerts website.

In our last update we advised you of a delay in the launch of Grimethorpe in Concert Volume III from Grimethorpe Colliery Band. We are pleased to say that this project is now safely in production and will be available to purchase from World of Brass in Birmingham.

It is some years since Sheona White released what many regard as the definitive tenor horn solo album, The Voice of the Tenor Horn. Although seven years old, the recording continues to sell steadily such is its enduring quality. Untold Stories is the latest tenor horn solo album, played by Owen Farr and accompanied by his band, Cory. This recording is complimentary to Sheona’s and introduces further new and exciting repertoire for the instrument. We are pleased that Owen has agreed to sign copies of his CD at the World of Brass trade stand on Saturday. He’ll be there as soon as possible after his band have playe d their own-choice test piece! Next month we will tell you about the launch of the Owen Farr Solo Series of music for Tenor Horn and Piano, to be published by Prima Vista Musikk.

Don’t worry if you can’t get to Birmingham this weekend as these recordings are available to pre-order on the World of Brass website now. They are also available to pre-order from Amazon.co.uk if you prefer.

The Salvation Army’s Favourite Band Journal No.3 is almost universally known as the ‘Blue Favourites’ and contains a large number of hugely popular marches and hymn settings. The Household Troops Band has recently recorded a selection from the ‘Blue Favourites’ on a CD called Blue Book Favourites. The ‘Blue Favourites’ journal itself is long since out of print but the good news is that much of the music on the CD has been re-originated and re-published in our Judd Street Collection format making them available for purchase once again.

Bellshill Band of The Salvation Army have a busy programme of events throughout the year as well as taking part in each and every Sunday service at their corps. Their latest CD recording Musical Aspects brings together a selection from the musicals of The Salvation Army’s John Gowans and John Larsson with tunes from some of the blockbusters by Andrew Lloyd-Webber in a unique combination.

Oslo Temple Band of The Salvation Army have a significant profile in their own country and beyond and over the years have hosted some of the most well-known soloists from around the world. In recent years, their guests have included David Daws and Aaron VanderWeele and you can now hear their live concert performances on Live in Oslo.

This weekend also sees a significant milestone in the history of British Bandsman magazine. Recognising the considerable postage costs in delivering the magazine to overseas subscribers, British Bandsman is now available as a pdf download to all overseas subscribers. Visit www.britishbandsman.com to find out more.
This weekend also sees the release of six new titles from Prima Vista Musikk from respected composers like Rodney Newton, Gareth Wood and Paul Lovatt-Cooper. These new titles, along with many other Prima Vista Musikk publications, will be available for inspection and purchase from World of Brass in Birmingham.

Arriving towards the end of March will be three more new releases.
Grimethorpe in Concert Volume III is the latest release from Grimethorpe Colliery Band and their first since reverting to their original name following a change of sponsor.
In November, Grimethorpe narrowly managed to complete a double hat-trick at the Brass in Concert Championship having been pipped at the post by Brighouse and Rastrick Band.
Our latest DVD includes the winning programme from Brighouse and Rastrick Band and also features the whole of the World of Brass in Concert featuring Grimethorpe Colliery Band and the sensational Brass Band of Central Florida. There was so much great material from this year’s event that we found it impossible to squeeze everything onto two discs, hence our decision to make it a triple DVD this time.
The own choice test piece section of the  European Brass Band Contest 2006 was won by Buy As You View Band playing Kenneth Downie’s  specially commissioned The Promised Land. They have now made a studio recording of this wonderful music along with some other brass band blockbusters. The Promised Land is surely an early contender for CD of the Year. The band has also reverted to its original name, Cory, as the three year sponsorship agreement with Buy As You View comes to an end.

The deadline for entries for the European Soloists Competition 2007 is Wednesday 28th February. The cornet solo chosen for the final round is Robert Redhead’s Life Abundant. Up to now, this solo has not been commercially available but we are pleased to announce that the original manuscript has now been originated and is available in our Judd Street Collection format.

During the course of next week our administration and warehouse operations will be re-locating to Wellingborough. This means that our offices are now closed until Monday 5th March although you will still be able to place your order at www.worldofbrass.com. Orders for UK and European countries within the European Union will be despatched from our London shop but the re-location will mean a delay in the despatch of orders to the rest of the world. We thank you in advance for your patience during this period.

Finally, we always try our best to help, so we’d love to hear from you if you think there’s anything we could do better. Please call our Mail Order department on their new number 01933 445445 from Monday 5th March, email us at worldofbrass@sp-s.co.uk or write to us at World of Brass, Salvationist Publishing and Supplies Ltd.
66 - 78 Denington Road, Wellingborough, Northants. NN8 2QH.

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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.

Scripture-Based Songs Volume 7

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Welcome to another excellent Brass Band podcast, hosted by Lucas Burns. Just right click on the link at left and download the file to your hard drive and then enjoy! 21 minutes and 20 Mb. Today we are featuring the Roman Festival Brass from the USA. Find them at http://www.romanfestivalbrass.org/ on the internet. Includes an interview with Jerry Pollard who is the Conductor. Numbers played by the band includes Hoagy Carmichael’s Georgia on my Mind, Irish Blessing, Malcolm Arnold Little Suite No 1 for Brass Band 2nd movement, Gustav Holst Suite in F First Movement.
Direct download: Brasscast21MAY.mp3

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Welcome to another excellent Brass Band podcast, hosted by Lucas Burns. Just right click on the link at left and download the file to your hard drive and then enjoy! 30 minutes and 29 Mb. Today we are featuring the Glasgow Wind Band from Scotland. Find them at http://www.gwband.co.uk on the internet. Includes an interview with Euphonium player Leslie Shram.  Just one number this week played by the Band; Concerto for Trombone by Nathaniel Shilkret, Ed Bryan Free with Soloist Chris Greive.
Direct download: Brasscast14MAY.mp3

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