Occasional overture / Benjamin Britten ; arranged Paul Hindmarsh (7:42) -- Men marching : (war memorial no. 1) : op. 50, no. 1 / Robin Holloway (11:11) -- Voices : (in memoriam) / Lucy Pankhurst (10:43) -- From hills and valleys : (war memorial no. 2) : op. 50, no. 2 / Holloway (13:20) -- The Maunsell forts : (nocturne for brass band) / John McCabe (16:29) -- Diversions after Benjamin Britten and St. Edmundsbury fanfare. St. Edmundsbury fanfare. 1 / Britten ; Prelude : his depth / Lucy Pankhurst ; St. Edmundsbury fanfare. 2 / Britten ; Scherzo : his vitality / Simon Dobson ; St. Edmundsbury fanfare. 3 / Britten ; March : his sympathy / Paul McGhee ; St. Edmundsbury fanfare. 4 / Britten ; Toccata : his skill / Gavin Higgins (19:27).
Note
For brass band; the 1st work originally for orchestra, arranged for brass band by Paul Hindmarsh; the last work is a tribute to Benjamin Britten interlacing his St. Edmundsbury fanfare with newly commissioned works reflecting on Britten.
Title
War memorials : music for brass band / Benjamin Britten, Robin Holloway, Lucy Pankhurst, John McCabe.
Publisher
London : NMC Recordings, [2016]
Copyright date
℗2016
Playing time
000742 001111 001043 001320 001629 001927
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Performer
Tredegar Town Band, Ian Porthouse conductor (1st, 3rd, 6th works) ; Cory Band, Philip Harper (2nd, 4th works), Robert Childs (5th work), conductors.
Event
1st, 3rd, and 6th works recorded 2016 January 23 Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun, Aberdare, Wales.
2nd and 4th works recorded 2016 July Parc Hall, Cwm-Parc, Wales.
5th work recorded 2010 January Royal Northern College of Music Festival of Brass, Manchester.