The European Brass Band Association (EBBA) has released the list of competing bands and the set works that will be used at the 2015 Championship event at the Konzerthaus in Freiburg, Germany from the 1st-3rd May.
The God Particle
The set work in the Championship Section is entitled, ‘The God Particle’ by composer Rolf Rudin, a new composition inspired in part by the search and confirmation of the existence of the ‘Higgs-Boson’ particle through the work undertaken by Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland.
Meanwhile, competitors in Challenge Section will perform ‘Origenes’ (sub-titled ‘Ursprünge/Provenance’) by Carlos Cardenas, a new work that owes much to the composer’s roots in South America and which utilises a range of Latin rhythms and extensive percussive effects.
Youth works
It was also announced that bands in the Premier Section of the European Youth Brass Band Contest will perform ‘Arcana’ by Belgian composer Kevin Houben. The ten-minute work was the first prize winner at EBBA’s European Composers Competition in 2006.
The test-piece for the Development Section is ‘Patterns’ by Edward Gregson, a six-minute piece originally commissioned for the National Youth Brass Band Championships of Great Britain in 1974.
‘The God Particle’ by composer Rolf Rudin, a new composition inspired in part by the search and confirmation of the existence of the ‘Higgs-Boson’ particle4BR
Competitors:
Championship Section:
Black Dyke Band (Dr. Nicholas Childs) — England
Brass Band 3BA (Thomas Ludescher) — Germany
Brass Band Bürgermusik Luzern (Michael Bach) — Switzerland (defending champion)
Brass Band De Bazuin Oenkerk (Klaas van der Woude) — Netherlands
Brass Band Oberösterreich (Ian Porthouse) — Austria
Brass Band Treize Etoiles (James Gourlay) — Switzerland
Brass Band Willebroek (Frans Violet) — Belgium
Co-operative Funeralcare Band (Allan Withington) — Scotland
Cory Band (Philip Harper) — Wales
Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag (Prof. David King) — Norway
Lyngby-Taarbæk Brass Band (Michael Thomsen) — Denmark
Paris Brass Band (Florent Didier) — France
Challenge Section:
Auksinis Brass Band (Laimonas Masevicius) — Lithuania
Brass Band Sachsen (Eoin Tonner) — Germany
Brass Band Wipptal (Martin Gruber) — Italy
Downshire Brass (Prof. Michael Alcorn) — Northern Ireland
Italian Brass Band (Filippo Cangiamila) — Italy
R.E.T. Brass Band (Red Eagle Tirol) (Andreas Lackner) — Austria
Premier Section:
Brass Band Berner Oberland Junior (Jan Müller) — Switzerland
Liberty Brass Band (Christoph Luchsinger) — Switzerland (defending champion)
Young Brass Band Willebroek (Frans Violet) — Belgium
Youth Brass 2000 (Chris Jeans) — England
Development Section:
Bavarian Youth Brass Band (Benjamin Markl) — Germany
Brass Band Aukštyn (Remigijus Vilys) — Lithuania
Manger Skulemusikklag (Thorgeir Thunestvedt) — Norway (defending champion)
Søreide og Sandsli skolekorps (Thor Arne Pedersen) — Norway
Wardle Academy Youth Band (Lee Rigg) — England
West Lothian School Band (Anne Crookston) — Scotland
More details
Further details can be found at: www.ebba.eu.com
