Ensemble

Duration 3'30'.Simply Classics

Experience a timeless classic of British march music with 'Standard Of St George' for concert band! Masterfully crafted by Kenneth J. Alford—often celebrated as the 'British March King'—this piece cap...

This 'symphonic Tone Poem for Brass, Wind and Percussion' was commissioned by Philip Biggs and Richard Franklin for the 2003 All England Masters Brass Band Championship. The work transfers well to the...

SPECTRUM. This work caused much consternation when it was used as the brass band test piece at the 1969 British Open Competition. The score is an uncompromising one and as colourful as its title sugge...

This work is cast in four movements: Introit; Impromptu; Elegy (31.12.04); Finale. (Recorded on QPRM150D, CHIVALRY, Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra) PARTITA FOR CONCERT BAND is cast in...

This work follows tragedy in the composer's family when his younger sister died. The piece brings memories of her life and how the inspiration of his Christian faith led him to come to terms with his...

Having immersed himself in a translated volume of the most popular Andersen fairy tales the composer selected five contrasting stories and shapes them into a miniature suite. The movements are:- 1. Ov...

In 2006 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II held a massive garden party in the grounds of Buckingham Palace bringing children from across the UK face to face with music and characters from British literatu...

This five-movement work was inspired by contrasting paintings by the Spanish artist Salvador Dali. The movements are entitled: The Unicorn: Don Quijote: Elephant Spatial: The Persistence of Memory: Da...

This is possibly Elgar's most famous melody. Used at so many famous ceremonial occasions including the Cenotaph Service and other Festivals of Remembrance throughout the country and, indeed, the world...

TIME LINES. The time line is a western musicological device that allows us to define many of the rhythms used in sub-Saharan music. It is essentially a 12-beat pattern that can be subdivided as 6x2, 2...

A Special Place was composed and dedicated to 'The Children's Hospice South West' - a charity founded to aid children with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, and to give support to their fa...