International Staff Band to feature major commissions

The International Staff Band of the Salvation Army will feature major commissions in a concert promoted by Bolsover District Council later this month.

Lord Kitchener was lost at sea when HMS Hampshire was sunk in 1916

Monday, 12 September 2016

Bolsover District Council has announced that there has been a great deal of interest in the forthcoming concert they are hosting featuring the International Staff Band of the Salvation Army.

Time and place

The event will be held on Saturday 24th September (starting at 7.00pm) at Heritage High School in Clowne, and is sure to feature some wonderful music making from the legendary euphonium star Derek Kane who this year celebrates his 40 anniversary as solo euphonium with the band.

Music

The programme will also the opportunity to hear the acclaimed centenary commission, 'The Final Voyage' by Paul Lovatt-Cooper, which commemorates the tragic sinking of HMS Hampshire which was lost at sea on 5th June 1916.

Over 700 lives were lost, including Lord Kitchener (above), with only 12 men surviving the terrible underwater mine explosion. Significantly, there were a number local Derbyshire Miners who were stokers on the ship.

Also featured will be two commissions by Bolsover District Council from composers Paul Sharman and Steven Ponsford, written for the hugely popular Bolsover Summer entitled, 'Inclusion' and 'Triumph of the Cross'.

The concert will be packed with favourite classics from the ISB repertoire to complete their programme.

The event will be held on Saturday 24th September (starting at 7.00pm) at Heritage High School in Clowne, and is sure to feature some wonderful music making4BR

Tickets

Tickets cost £12/£10 concessions and are available from Bolsover District Council contact centres at Clowne, Shirebrook, Bolsover and South Normanton.

For tickets call 01246 242424 or visit www.bolsover.gov.uk for more information.

Tickets also available from Clowne Salvation Army.

For more information about The International Staff Band of the Salvation Army, please visit www.theisb.com

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