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2017 RNCM Brass Band Festival interviews and features

4BR looks back with interviews and features at the highlights of the recent RNCM Brass Band Festival in Manchester

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  There are plenty of video interviews and features from the 2017 RNCM Brass Band Festival

As part of the review coverage of the recent RNCM Brass Band Festival, 4BR and Ian Clowes at Goldy Solutions worked together to produce a series of video interviews and features on the event.

Interviews

You can now catch up with interviews with Festival Artistic Director Paul Hindmarsh, composers Edward Gregson, Gavin Higgins and Ludovic Neurohr, as well as conductors Garry Cutt and James Gourlay and performers Helen Williams and Rex Richardson.

World premiere

There is also the opportunity to enjoy the world premiere of 'From a Sepia Photograph' written by Bramwell Tovey and performed by Lode Violet with Foden's Band.

Extended features:

In addition there are extended features on composer Martin Ellerby working with Foden's Band under James Gourlay, Kevin Stees and the James Madison University Brass Band, Philip Wilby, Dorothy Gates with Ian Porthouse and Tredegar Band.

Go to:

Interview with Paul Hindmarsh:
https://vimeo.com/202569232

Performance of Lode Violet with Foden's Band of Bramwell Tovey's 'From a Sepia Photograph': https://vimeo.com/202570115

Interview feature with Martin Ellerby working with James Gourlay and Foden's Band:
https://vimeo.com/202577358

Interview feature with Philip Wilby, Dorothy Gates and Ian Porthouse with Tredegar Band:
https://vimeo.com/202572273

Interview feature with Kevin Stees and the members of the James Madison University Band:
https://vimeo.com/202581110

Interview with Edward Gregson:
https://vimeo.com/202617681

Interview with Gavin Higgins:
https://vimeo.com/202568177

Interview with Garry Cutt:
https://vimeo.com/202564388

Interview with James Gourlay:
https://vimeo.com/202565322

Interview with Helen Williams:
https://vimeo.com/202563448

Interview with Rex Richardson:
https://vimeo.com/202567651

Interview with Ludovic Neurohr:
https://vimeo.com/202562150

Concert Reviews:

Concert reviews from the performances of Black Dyke, Fairey, James Madison University Band, Tredegar, Foden's, RNCM Brass Band, Grimethorpe Colliery and Cory can be found at:

http://www.4barsrest.com/reviews/

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