Short review:
A real eclectic mix of highlights from the World of Brass stable.
There is surely something here for everyone to enjoy - from test pieces performances to ensemble works and soloists.
As a pick n mix bag it is full to the top with goodies.
Tracks:
CD 1
1. Concertante for Cornets and Band, Stephen Bulla, The International Staff Band, 3.53
2. On the Quarter Deck, Kenneth Alford, Grimethorpe Colliery Band, 3.16
3. Thoughts of Love, Arthur Pryor, Ian Bousfield (Trombone) with Black Dyke Band, 5.07
4. Los Hermanos de Bop, Mark Taylor arr. Sandy Smith, Grimethorpe Colliery Band, 2.28
5. Wondrous Day, Erik Leidzén, Philip Cobb (Cornet) with Cory Band, 6.30
6. Music for Brass Sextet (Toccata - Oh, the Blessed Lord), Wilfred Heaton, Black Dyke Band, 6.52
7. Simoraine, Clive Barraclough, Black Dyke Band, 2.48
8. The Barber of Seville, Gioacchino Rossini arr. Helen Vollam, Bones Apart, 8.22
9. Elgar Variations, Martin Ellerby, Cory Band, 14.44
10. Pie Jesu, Andrew Lloyd Webber arr. Sandy Smith, Kevin Crockford (Soprano Cornet) and Ian Shires (Flugel Horn) with Grimethorpe Colliery Band, 4.27
11. Folk Festival Dmitri Shostakovich arr. Howard Snell, European Youth Band, 2.38
CD 2
1. Where Eagles Sing, Paul Lovatt-Cooper, Black Dyke Band, 4.02
2. Romance, Andrew Duncan, Katrina Marzella (Baritone) with The Fairey Band, 4.47
3. Ave Verum, Mozart arr. Albert Jakeway, Household Troops, 2.58
4. Cause for Celebration, William Himes, Enfield Citadel Band, 4.42
5. An Untold Story, Paul Lovatt-Cooper, Owen Farr (Tenor Horn) with Cory Band, 3.50
6. Cops and Robbers, W. Hogarth Lear, Buy as you View Band, 5.02
7. Vienna Nights, Philip Wilby, Black Dyke Band, 15.55
8. Él Es El Señor, Dean Jones, The International Staff Band, 2.37
9. Devil's Duel, Peter Meechan, David Thornton (Euphonium) with Black Dyke Band, 8.15
10. Under Two Flags, Bramwell Coles, Household Troops Band, 4.16
11. Birdland, Joe Zawinul arr. Lane & Sharp, Brass Band of Central Florida, 4.50