New Gregson Work

[BBMmk2]

Professor Edward Gregson has composed a work called 'Symphony in Two Movements', for brass band. It is composed for the 30th and 60th Anniversaries of the National Youth Brass band of Great Britain and National Youth Brass Band of Wales.

This is going to be performed later this year, at the two bands courses.

This should be quite an exciting venture from this composer of imo, true calibre.

I believe it is this composer's first symphony.

[french frank]

Professor Edward Gregson has composed a work called 'Symphony in Two Movements', for brass band. It is composed for the 30th and 60th Anniversaries of the National Youth Brass band of Great Britain and National Youth Brass Band of Wales.

This is going to be performed later this year, at the two bands courses.

This should be quite an exciting venture from this composer of imo, true calibre.

Thanks, BBM. More information here. I knew he'd written a lot for brass band but this looks like the most ambitious piece yet.

[Roehre]

thanks BBM. Looking forward to it.

[BBMmk2]

It's not one of the longest works for brass band(excluding the old opera selections that used to be the staple for brass bands). One of the lkongest is The FourTemperements by Dr Robert Simpson and Concerto Grosso by Derek Bourgois, amongst others.

[Pabmusic]

It's not one of the longest works for brass band(excluding the old opera selections that used to be the staple for brass bands). One of the lkongest is The FourTemperements by Dr Robert Simpson and Concerto Grosso by Derek Bourgois, amongst others.

I attended a concert in October 1989, given by the Oxford University Brass Society in Merton College Chapel. The programme (very unusually for a brass band) had only three items: Symphony by Phillip Brookes, 'The Unicorns' for soprano and band, by Peter Dickinson, and Connotations by Edward Gregson. I didn't time them, so I can't be precise, but the Symphony was the whole of the first half, the other two taking up the second half.

[BBMmk2]

I attended a concert in October 1989, given by the Oxford University Brass Society in Merton College Chapel. The programme (very unusually for a brass band) had only three items: Symphony by Phillip Brookes, 'The Unicorns' for soprano and band, by Peter Dickinson, and Connotations by Edward Gregson. I didn't time them, so I can't be precise, but the Symphony was the whole of the first half, the other two taking up the second half.

TheBrookes and the dickinson I have never heard of. Mind you, that is possible as they probably only had ther premiere and may not have seen the light of day since?

[Pabmusic]

TheBrookes and the dickinson I have never heard of. Mind you, that is possible as they probably only had ther premiere and may not have seen the light of day since?

I have a feeling (a really vague memory) that The Unicorns was recorded by the Solna Brass with Elizabeth Soderstrom, so it was a Swedish commission. The Symphony has been only played a couple of times in its original (brass band) incarnation.

[BBMmk2]

Such good composers' music not being heward more often and scanduusly neglegcted by recording compaies!!

[Petrushka]

I was present when Gregson conducted the Massed Bands of the RAF in Birmingham, October 1991, in his own The Sword and the Crown and I have a CD of a performance a day or two earlier in London.

Unknown to me at the time, our fellow forumite, Mr Pee, was in the band!

[Mr Pee]

I was present when Gregson conducted the Massed Bands of the RAF in Birmingham, October 1991, in his own The Sword and the Crown and I have a CD of a performance a day or two earlier in London.

Unknown to me at the time, our fellow forumite, Mr Pee, was in the band!

I was indeed- and The Sword and The Crown was a great piece to play. I hope you enjoyed the concert!

[BBMmk2]

What a great piece of music that is to!!

I expect the new Gregson piece be chosen for one of the major contests, no doubt!