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Get ready to get your Cory vote in...

You can enjoy the four entries in the Cory Composition competition this week and then vote for your favourite...

Cory
  Listen to all four works and then pick your favourite

The quartet of entries in the 2022 Cory Band Composition Competition are being aired this week — so check them out and then get voting…

The four compositions in the 2022 Cory Band Composition Competition are being broadcast this week.

In partnership with the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD) and sponsor New Moon Insurance, the four special feature broadcasts started on Monday 3rd October, after which the public will be invited to vote for their favourite.

Finalists

The four are: 'Dance with the Brass Tonight' (Katerina Horka — Czech Republic); 'Reminiscence' (Hendrik de Boer — The Netherlands); 'The Tortoise and the Hare' (Ben Fuller — USA) and 'Aspects of the Sky' (Hans Loirs — France).

The competition judges, composer Liz Lane, Cory Band's Musical Consultant Nigel Seaman, and Musical Director Philip Harper, will also be on hand to add their voices, with the winner announced on Monday 10th October.

Schedule

Monday 3rd October: Dance with the Brass Tonight (Katerina Horka — Czech Republic)
Tuesday 4th October: Reminiscence (Hendrik de Boer — The Netherlands)
Wednesday 5th October: The Tortoise and the Hare (Ben Fuller — USA)
Thursday 6th October: Aspects of the Sky (Hans Loirs — France)

Enjoy

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