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Regent Hall Festival line-up announced

Fairey lead the line up of musical attractions at the pre-National Regent Hall Festival

Fairey
 

The programme for this year’s pre-National Finals Regent Hall Brass Arts Festival has been announced.

Headline concerts

The festival will include four headline concerts, as well as an illustrated talk about the National Finals test piece and a performance by the Doyen Brass Quartet at Regent Hall, The Salvation Army, 275 Oxford Street, London W1C 2DJ

Thursday 18th October 7.45pm:
Regent Hall Band and Regent Hall Songsters.
Soloist: Kevin Ashman
£8

Friday 19th October 12.30pm:
Royal Greenwich Brass Band
Free Admission

2.30pm:
Doyen Brass Quartet
£12

5.00pm:
The National Test-Piece Seminar

An illustrated talk about the 2012 National Finals Test-Piece
Daphnis and Chloe, 2nd Suite, Maurice Ravel, arranged by Howard Snell
£8

7.30pm:
Gala Evening Concert
The Fairey Band
£12, £15 & £17

All Day Friday Ticket £33
All Inclusive Festival Ticket £40

Sponsored by Yamaha and Besson

Tickets for all events telephone: 01223 234090/07710 505689

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