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THE RNCM BRASS BAND FESTIVAL 26-28 JANUARY 2018
The RNCM Brass Band Festival is the only place to enjoy all of Britain’s top brass bands in a non-competitive environment. With no fewer than 16 world and UK premieres – including music from rising creative stars and workshops hosted by Brass Bands England – the 2018 Festival promises to be one of the most wide-ranging in its 28-year history.
With a programme themed around travel on land and by sea, headlining the bill will be two of the country’s leading composers, Paul Mealor and his one-time teacher, John Pickard. On Saturday evening Black Dyke Band will be joined by the Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus for the premiere performance of Mealor’s ‘Paradise’ – the first of his works to combine these two musical forces. On Sunday afternoon, Pickard renews his association with Cory Band in his piece ‘Rain, Steam, Speed’, inspired by JMW Turner’s evocative masterpiece and scheduled for broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
In the high quality performance venues of the Royal Northern College of Music in Central Manchester, six of the country’s leading brass bands will be joined by outstanding youth bands and brilliant soloists. The Fairey Band will give a rare performance of Edward Gregson’s ‘Concertante for Piano and Band’ and you’ll hear works by Lucy Pankhurst, Daniel Hall, Ludovic Neurohr, Liz Lane, Derek Bourgeois, amongst many others.
We look forward to welcoming you to share this experience. For more information and to purchase tickets please visit our website.