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2014 Area set works revealed

No great secret, but the official announcement has finally been made...

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The list of set works to be used at the 2014 Regional Championships around the UK has been released by the Kapitol Music Panel.

The selections made by C. Brian Buckley, Richard Evans, Michael Fowles, Paul Holland, John Maines, Philip Morris were announced by Music Panel Secretary Alan Hope as follows:

Championship Section: St Magnus (Kenneth Downie)
Published by SP&S

First Section:Cry of the Mountain (Howard Lorriman)
Published by Obrasso Verlag

Second Section:Chaucer’s Tunes (Michael Ball)
Published by Novello Music Publishers

Third Section:Partita for Band (Postcards from Home) (Philip Wilby)
Published by Rosehill Music

Fourth Section:Three Spanish Impressions for Brass Band (Alan Fernie)
Published by Obrasso Verlag

We believe the test pieces for next year’s Regional Championships represent a good balance of musical styles for the listener and are entirely suited to the sections they have been chosen forPhilip Morris

Good balance

Kapitol Promotions Philip Morris stated: "We believe the test pieces for next year’s Regional Championships represent a good balance of musical styles for the listener and are entirely suited to the sections they have been chosen for."

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