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Foden's and Tovey release Regent Hall set

The programme of music that will be featured by Foden's Band under Bramwell Tovey at Regent's Hall on the eve of the National Finals has been released.

Bramwell Tovey
  Bramwell Tovey will be in action with Foden's at Regent Hall on the eve of the National Finals.

The Foden's Band has released details of the programme it will showcase under the baton of Bramwell Tovey at the forthcoming Regent Hall Brass Arts Festival.

The event takes place on Friday 7th October (7.30pm start) — the night before the National Finals at the Royal Albert Hall, where the North West Area champion will hope to claim the trophy for the first time since 2012.

Programme

Overture — Candide (Bernstein)
La Boda de Luis Alonson (Gimenez arr. Gourlay)
The Foolish Things (Strachey arr. Broadbent)
Cornet soloist: Mark Wilkinson
Helter Skelter (Lemon)
Xylophone soloist: Mark Landon
Someone Like You (Bricusse arr. Barber)
Trombone soloist: John Barber
Crimond (Traditional arr. Tovey)
Folk Festival (Shostakovitch arr. Snell)

Interval

Deo Gloria (Tovey)
Some Glad Sweet Day (Bernard Tovey — realised by Bramwell Tovey)
Euphonium soloist: David Thornton
Just as I am (Heaton)
The Kingdom Triumphant (Eric Ball)

The event takes place on Friday 7th October (7.30pm start) — the night before the National Finals at the Royal Albert Hall4BR

Tickets:

Tickets for the Gala Concert and the daytime events which feature the Royal Academy of Music Trombone Choir and Gordon Campbell (12.30pm), Judith Saxton Recital (2.30pm), The National's Test-Piece Seminar ('Journey of the Lone Wolf' — Simon Dobson) (5.00pm).

The evening before (Thursday 6th October) features Regent Hall Band, Songsters and guests (7.45pm).

Please call on 01223 234090 or 07710 505689

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