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Flaten set for Norwegian duet

Euphonium star Tormod Flaten is to be featured at the forthcoming Grenland Festival and Europeans as both soloist and adjudicator.

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Tormod Flaten heads for two forthcoming busy weekends in Skien and Stavanger as a guest soloist and adjudicator.

Tormod visits the Grenland International Brass Festival this weekend as an adjudicator. At the Gala Concert on Saturday night he will perform as a guest soloist with the Leyland Band and conductor Jason Katsikaris.

At the European Brass Band Championships in Stavanger Tormod will perform as a soloist with the European Youth Brass Band conducted by Reid Gilje in two different concerts4BR

Pleasure

Tormod and Leyland recorded the successful CD 'From the Deep' last September, which has been met with an overwhelmingly positive reception.

Tormod told 4BR: "It is a pleasure to promote my new disc together with the Leyland Band at Grenland. The band was exceptionally professional and positive during the recording session and did a great job for me. I am looking forward to playing two of the most popular new pieces from the CD."

European Championships

At the European Brass Band Championships in Stavanger Tormod will perform as a soloist with the European Youth Brass Band conducted by Reid Gilje in two different concerts.

Duet

On Wednesday April 30th the EYBB and Tormod can be seen at Sandnes Kulturhus as well as the European Farewell Concert at Atlantic Hall on Sunday May 4th, where he will be joined by Roger Webster for the classic Salvation Army duet ”I’ll Not Turn Back”.

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