Leeds Best of Brass 2025/26
Programme:
Trad / Elgar Howarth Lucerne Song
John R Carr March: Glemdene
Harrry James / Mark Freer Carnival of Venice featuring cornet horn soloist Jamie Smith
Gerónimo Giménez / James Gourlay La Boda de Luis Alonso
Morten Lauridsen / Phillip Littlemore O Magnum Mysterium
Chuck Mangione / Reid Gilje Children of Sanchez featuring flugel horn soloist Chuck Holmes
Percy Grainger / Denis Wright Irish Tune from County Down
Leonard Berstein / Howard Snell Candide Overture
Dmitri Shostakovich / Andrew Duncan Scherzo from Symphony No 10
Richard Strauss / Paul Mealor Wiener Fanfare
Chris Mallett Travelling Along featuring euphonium soloist Mark Glover
Ēriks Ešenvalds / Phillip Littlemore Only in Sleep
Vittorio Monti / Andrew Duncan Czárdás featuring Eb bass soloist Will Burton
Gioacchino Rossini / Gordon Langford La Danza
John Marcangelo Clog Dance
Richard Wagner / Howard Snell Entry of the Gods into Valhalla
Formed in 1917 in South Yorkshire, Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a British institution. National and British Open Champion on numerous occasions, the band received two gold discs and a BAFTA nomination for its contributions to the global hit movie Brassed Off. The band has long championed new music for brass and is noted for its diverse concert performances, including the FIFA World Cup, BAFTA Awards, BBC Proms, Eurovision, and London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.
