One of the world's outstanding brass musicians is to join forces with students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Co-operative Funeralcare Band in Glasgow next month.

The 'Brass Spectacular' event on Thursday 8th February will see trombone virtuoso Ian Bousfield perform at the Royal Conservatoire, where he is International Brass Fellow, along with the centenary celebrating Co-operative Funeralcare Band in music by the likes of Edward Elgar, Philip Wilby, Malcolm Arnold and John Williams.

International repute

John Logan, Head of Brass at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, told 4BR: "Ian Bousfield is a musician of international repute, whose playing continues to inspire performers of all ages and levels of experience.

A former Principal Trombone of the Vienna Philharmonic, London Symphony and Hallé Orchestras, he grew up playing in the world of brass bands, which is such a wonderful breeding ground of brass playing talent.

With that in mind, we are also delighted to welcome Co-operative Funeralcare Band to join us for what will be a very special evening of music making."

The New Jerusalem

During the concert Royal Conservatoire students will perfom Janáček's 'Sinfonietta', 'Fanfare for a Festival' by Malcolm Arnold and Paul Hart's 'Surprise Variations'. Among the works on Co-operative Funeralcare's programme are 'The New Jerusalem' by Philip Wilby and John Williams' 'Olympic Fanfare and Theme'.

Conducted by John Logan and Nigel Boddice MBE, the ensembles will later join forces for a massed finale of music by Respighi and Randy Edelman.

Martin Stack, Band Manager at Co-operative Funeralcare Band told 4BR: "For a century the band has enjoyed a reputation for musical excellence, so it is a real delight that we can start another 100 years by performing alongside a musician of Ian's world renown as well as the talented students of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland."

Ian Bousfield is a musician of international repute, whose playing continues to inspire performers of all ages and levels of experienceJohn Logan, Head of Brass at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Tickets:

Tickets are on sale now and are available by calling the Royal Conservatoire Box Office on 0141 332 5057 or logging on to: rcs.ac.uk/box-office