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4BR Awards: 2020 Solo CD of the Year

The winner is...

Solo CD of the Year
  Congratulations go to Gary Curtin on winning the Solo CD of the Year

2020 Winner: Eire Time by Gary Curtin

The wonderfully uplifting solo CD from the Foden's euphonium star caught the imagination and first choice preferences of four of our panel, with five podium nominations from others.

Podium finishers

Congratulations to Gary, as well as to the runner-up Richard Marshall ('Sonatina') which gained three first choice preferences, and Glenn Van Looy ('Step Out') which gained two first choice preferences alongside their podium nominations.

Six solo releases gained at least one first choice preference in what was a very close run battle for the 2020 honours.

To enjoy:

Eire Time
Gary Curtin
Foden's Band
Conductor: Michael Fowles
Doyen Recordings: DOY CD401

4BR Review: https://www.4barsrest.com/reviews/products/cd682.asp

To purchase: https://wobplay.com/site/view?asset_id=vnXjA1bjE9


Panel:


The Awards Panel consisted of: Iwan Fox (Editor 4BR); Malcolm Wood (4BR Chief Contributor); Andrew Wainwright (Composer/Arranger/Graphic Designer); Gordon Simpson (statistician Brass Band World magazine); Chris Thomas (Chief Contributor Brass Band World magazine/4BR contributor); Frode Rydland (EBBA Music Commission/ Bjorsvik Brass); David Hirst (Conductor/Adjudicator); Alexander Zwann (Chief contributor CU Brass); Tim Mutum (writer/brass band recording and history specialist); Owen Melhuish (President: North Shore Brass New Zealand); Chris Wormald (Conductor/Adjudicator/Arranger); Steve Jack (photographer/4BR, BBW contributor); Stein Skopholm (Broadcaster/presenter)


Past Winners:


2019: The Symphonic Euphonium II — David Childs
2018: Life Force — Peter Moore
2017: The Demonic Virtuoso — Owen Farr
2016: Fantasy — Philip Cobb
2015: Parallel Realities — David Thornton
2014: The Symphonic Euphonium — David Childs
2013: Stories of Life — Glenn Van Looy
2012: Diamonds — Steven Mead
2011: Dreaming of the Masters — Jens Lindemann
2010: Moto Perpetuo — David Childs
2009: Salt of the Earth — Les Neish
2008: Audacious — Steven Mead
2007: Eminence — Richard Marshall
2006: The World of the Euphonium: Volume 5 — Steven Mead
2005: Blaze — Richard Marshall
2004: Legend — Peter Roberts
2003: A Winters Tale — Martin Winter

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