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Devilish test for 2013 Australian Nationals

The test pieces for the 2013 Australian Nationals to be held in Perth have been accounced.

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The Western Australian Band Association (WABA) and the 2013 Nationals Organising Committee is pleased the test pieces for the 2013 Championship.

Open A: The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea – Derek Bourgeois
Open B: Lyonesse – Simon Dobson
Open C: Northern Landscapes – Peter Graham
Open D: Prelude, Song & Dance (New 2011 Edition) – John Golland

Junior A: Fanfare and Love Songs – Gavin Higgins
Junior B: Lydian Pictures – Simon Dobson
Junior C: The Territorians – Bill McAllister

Further information on the Nationals can be found on the website www.nationalbands2013.com or the Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/nationalbands2013

Some of the pieces are available on the following recordings:

THE DEVIL & THE DEEP BLUE SEA
http://www.4barsrest.com/shopping/cd_detail.asp?id=919

LYONESSE
http://www.4barsrest.com/shopping/cd_detail.asp?id=838

NORTHERN LANDSCAPES
http://www.4barsrest.com/shopping/cd_detail.asp?id=130 (wind band version)

PRELUDE, SONG & DANCE
http://www.4barsrest.com/shopping/cd_detail.asp?id=874

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