Heralded as the world’s greatest Brass Band, the legendary Black Dyke Band will return to Australia next month for the first time in 21 years. Conducted by Dr. Nicholas J Childs and joined by special guest James Morrison*, the Black Dyke Band will tour Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Geelong, Ballarat, Melbourne, Brisbane, Newcastle and Sydney from 8 to 19 August.
With an extraordinary musical history spanning more than 150 years, Black Dyke Band is not only the most recorded band in the world with over 300 recordings, but also the most successful contesting band in the world having won the British Open 29 times and the National Championships 22 times. Most recently in June this year, Black Dyke Band won the English National Championship in Preston to send them to the European Championships in Austria in 2010.
Noted in the local paper the Halifax Courier as having formed in the Yorkshire village of Queenshead – later to become Queensbury – in 1855, the Black Dyke Band has long been considered at the forefront internationally of Brass Band activity, from recordings to touring, competitions and composition.
Black Dyke Band's long history has seen it record music across all formats – from cylinders to 78” records, LP’s, cassettes, CDs and DVDs – and record with the likes of The Beatles (appearing on the hit record Yellow Submarine), Peter Gabriel and Tori Amos. The band has also featured on television and movie soundtracks (including Babe 2 and UK series Ground Force) and appeared on stage with Elton John, Phil Smith, Evelyn Glennie, Lesley Garrett and many more.
Black Dyke Band audiences ‘leave a concert knowing that you were at not just a performance but an event, and you feel privileged’...The Independent Review, 27 November 2008
Black Dyke Band features many of the world’s leading Baritone, Tenor Horn, Cornet, Euphonium, Trombone, Bass players and Percussionists, including Brett Baker, Richard Marshall, David Thornton, Alex Kerwin, Paul Lovatt-Cooper and Sandy Smith.
The Australian tour programme will include a selection from a repertoire of over 30 pieces including Tocatta in D Minor (Bach), Luck be a Lady (Loesser), Finale from William Tell (Rossini), Queensbury (James Kaye), and Walking with Heroes (Paul Lovatt-Cooper). Together with Black Dyke Band, James Morrison will perform such pieces as Caravan (Duke Ellington), Polkadots & Moonbeams (Jimmy Van Heusen) and Enchanted (James Morrison).
To quote The Independent Review, Black Dyke Band audiences ‘leave a concert knowing that you were at not just a performance but an event, and you feel privileged’ (27 November 2008).
TOUR INFORMATION
Saturday 8 August, Perth Concert Hall, Perth, 08 9484 1133 (Bocs Ticketing)
Sunday 9 August, Perth Concert Hall, Perth, 08 9484 1133 (Bocs Ticketing)
Tuesday 11 August, The Festival Theatre, Adelaide, 131 246 (Bass)
Wednesday 12 August, Llewellyn Hall, Canberra, 132 849 (Ticketek)
Thursday 13 August, Costa Hall, Geelong, 03 5226 1200
Friday 14 August, Her Majesty’s, Ballarat, 03 5333 5889 (MajesTix)
Saturday 15 August, Hamer Hall, Melbourne*, 1300 136 166 (Ticketmaster)
Sunday 16 August, Concert Hall, QPAC, Brisbane, 136 246 (qtix)
Monday 17 August, City Hall, Newcastle, 02 4929 1977 (Ticketek)
Tuesday 18 August , Sydney Opera House, Sydney, 02 9250 7777
Wednesday 19 August, Hills Centre, Sydney, 02 9899 3433
* James Morrison will not be performing at the Hamer Hall concert
TICKET PRICES
From $69 to $99.00
Group offer (6+) $10 off A Reserve and B Reserve Adult prices
Group offer: one complimentary ticket for every 20 tickets purchased
