This concert is part of Leeds Best of Brass 2023/24.

David Roberts – conductor

Kenneth Alford The Thin Red Line March 
Alexander Borodin/Eddie Huckridge Polovtsian Dances 
Mitch Leigh/John Barber The Impossible Dream 
Featuring soprano cornet soloist Phillip Tait
Phil Collins/Phillip Tait Sussudio
Philip Sparke Harlequin 
Featuring euphonium soloist Julian Bayley
Reid Gilje Opening Night in Las Vegas 
Jerome Kern/Nigel Wears The Way You Look Tonight  
Featuring horn soloist Catherine Roberts
Ēriks Ešenvalds/Philip Littemore Only in sleep 
Arthur Bliss/Gordon Roberts March from “Things to come”

Interval

Damien Lagger Euroflash 
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky/Howard Snell Cossack Dance from Mazeppa 
Vernon Duke/Mark Freeh April in Paris 
Featuring flugel horn soloist Della Pearce
Rodgers & Hammerstein/Mark Freeh Surrey with the Fringe on Top
Featuring soloists Julian Bayley, Annie Wilkins, Daniel Riley and Helen Lyon
Leroy Anderson/Geoffrey Brand Sandpaper Ballet 
Manning Sherwin/Howard Snell A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square 
Featuring trombone soloist Neil Wharton
Howard Snell Bank Holiday 
Svein Henrik Giske Tour de band
Martin Cordner Jubilo, Jubilo!

Rothwell Temperance Band is currently Leeds’ highest ranked brass band. With a band entirely comprising of volunteers, it has cemented itself as one of the finest bands in the competitive county of Yorkshire, and England as a whole. The current band, formed in the 1980s, has risen through the sections under experienced Musical Director, David Roberts. In 2022 the band had a very successful year and was delighted to win the Grand Shield for the third time. The band has recently welcomed some new faces including the double signing of percussionist Beth Carabine and soprano cornet player Phil Tait.