There is sure to be plenty of fine music making on show at Bridgewater Hall on Saturday, when Hepworth, the National Children’s Brass Band of Great Britain, Brighouse & Rastrick Band, Foden’s and Black Dyke provide the entertainment at the Great Northern Brass Arts Festival.

Moore

Trombonist Peter Moore, the former BBC Young Musician of the Year, will be the featured soloist with Hepworth Band when they perform the opening concert at midday. Peter will perform Gordon
Langford’s ‘Rhapsody for Trombone’ and ‘Bolivar’ by Eric Cook.

Meanwhile, Black Dyke Band, have released details of their programme for the Gala Concert at 7.15pm under the direction of Dr Robert Childs. The first half music making is provided by Foden’s.

Trombonist Peter Moore, the former BBC Young Musician of the Year, will be the featured soloist with Hepworth Band when they perform the opening concert at midday4BR

Dyke programme

Black Dyke’s programme is as follows:

Prelude on Tallis (Peter Graham)
Overture Ruy Blas Opus 95 (Mendelssohn arr. Gay)
Tico Tico (arr. Iveson): Soloist — Richard Marshall
Poem (Fibich)
Sing Sing Sing (Louis Prima arr Forgie)
Stabat Mater Suite (Karl Jenkins arr. Wainwright)
Pines of Rome (Respighi arr. Snell)

Trombonist Peter Moore, the former BBC Young Musician of the Year, will be the featured soloist with Hepworth Band when they perform the opening concert at midday4BR

Tickets

Tickets are still available for the Gala Evening Concert (7.15pm) and all the daytime concerts — Hepworth Band (12 noon), National Children’s Brass Band of Great Britain (2.15pm) and Brighouse & Rastrick Band (4.15pm).

For tickets please call 0844 907 9000.

This year’s Festival is sponsored by Yamaha and Besson.