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BBC Radio 3 set for RNCM Festival highlights

Highlights from the RNCM Brass Band Festival in Manchester last Sunday will be aired this evening.

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Following a memorable RNCM Brass Band Festival in Manchester, BBC Radio 3 will be broadcasting extensive highlights tonight.

Cory, Grimethorpe in spotlight

The broadcast which commences at 7.30pm will feature both Grimethorpe Colliery and Cory.

The reigning British Open champion, Grimethorpe Colliery under Dr Robert Childs will include the world premiere of Nigel Clarke's 'Further Adventures of the Same'.

After the interval, National Champion, Cory under Philip Harper will be featured in three of their major concert works from last Sunday afternoon including Alexander Comitas's new work 'Audita Tremendi'.

Added extras

The full two and a half hour concert comes after BBC Radio 3 has been airing other performances from Grimethorpe Colliery's programme this week including Michael Ball's Whitsun Wakes' and Eric Ball's 'Sunset Rhapsody'.

Programmes

Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Dr Robert Childs
with Jamie Smith and Alexis Demailly (cornets)*

John McCabe: Salamander
Joseph Horovitz: Concerto Classico*
Nigel Clarke: Further Adventures of the Same (first performance)

Interval

During the Interval Tom Redmond discusses the role of the brass band in the 21st century with four key figures from the modern brass band world.

Cory Band
Philip Harper

John McCabe: Images
Alexander Comitas: Audita Tremendi (first performance)
Gustav Holst: A Moorside Suite

The broadcast will feature the first performances of new works by Nigel Clarke & Alexander Comitas 4BR

Tune in

To listen to the broadcast click on the following link which should be available to hear for around twenty eight days.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06ys5pg

Grimethorpe, Goffin & Ball

To hear Grimethorpe Colliery's performances by Michael Ball and Sir Dean Goffin go to the following link at 2hrs 02 minutes in.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06ys5pd

To hear Grimethorpe Colliery's performance of Eric Ball's 'Sunset Rhapsody', go to the following link at 2hrs 19 minutes in

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06ztpd9

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