Regent Brass will be performing the world premiere of a new work by internationally acclaimed composer Raymond Yiu next week.

Inspired

‘Ink Garden’ is inspired by an early 17th century collection of Chinese calligraphy and graphics, first published in 1606, and is a tribute to the composer Richard Rodney Bennett who died last year.

It draws much of its musicality from one of Bennett’s unpublished jazz songs ‘Goodbye for Now’

Funding for the ground breaking work has come from the BBC Performing Arts Fund and PRS for Music Foundation.

Exciting

The composer Raymond Yiu, told 4BR: "Ink Garden was one of the most challenging and exciting projects that I have ever undertaken, and I hope that the piece will raise other composers interest in writing for brass band."

Yiu was born in Hong Kong, but now lives in London, where he studied at Imperial College. He has worked with many leading composers such as Julian Anderson, Lukas Foss, David Matthews, David Sawer and Graham Williams and was the recipient of spnm 2003 George Butterworth Award,

Ink Garden was one of the most challenging and exciting projects that I have ever undertaken, and I hope that the piece will raise other composers’ interest in writing for brass bandRaymond Yiu

Date and Time

The performance will take place at Brent Civic Centre in Wembley on Thursday 27th June at 7.00pm.

Regent Brass will also be joined by Regent Community Brass as well as Brent Concert Brass and Brent Junior Singers to provide an eclectic programme of music making .

More information:

http://www.regentbrass.com/2013/06/world-premiere-of-ink-garden-brent-civic-centre-270613/