The Black Dyke Band has now released details of their programme for the second half of the Gala Concert of the Great Northern Brass Arts Festival which takes place at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on Saturday 13th September.

Of Distant Memories

The band will round their set off with Edward Gregson’s ‘Of Distant Memories’ in a programme that will also feature ‘Enter the Galaxies by’ Paul Lovatt-Cooper, ‘Dreams and Dances’ by Philip Harper featuring soloist Zoe Hancock and Kenneth Downie’s transcription of ‘Lord of All Hopefulness’.

Brighouse & Rastrick Band and Foden’s Band under conductors David King and Richard Evans will perform the first half of the Gala Concert, the details of which have already been released.

Black Dyke Band
Conductor: Prof Nicholas Childs

Enter the Galaxies (Paul Lovatt-Cooper)

Dreams and Dances (Philip Harper)
Soloist: Zoe Hancock

Lord of All Hopefulness (Kenneth Downie)

Black Dyke Big Band Set:
Song of the Volga Boatmen (Trad. arr. Sandy Smith)
What a Wonderful World (Weiss/Douglas arr. Alan Fernie)
Soloists: Adrian Hirst & Dan Thomas
Sing, Sing, Sing (Louis Prima arr. Dan Price)

Of Distant Memories (Edward Gregson)

The band will round their set off with Edward Gregson’s ‘Of Distant Memories’4BR

Tickets:

Tickets for the Gala Concert and the daytime concerts which feature Carlton Main Frickley CollieryBand (noon), The Band of The King’s Division (2.15pm) and the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain (4.15pm) are available from Bridgewater Hall Box Office, telephone 0844 907 9000.

This year’s Great Northern Brass Arts Festival is sponsored by Yamaha, PRS for Music and Besson.