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Students set for Sonic Fusion with Dobson and Pankhurst

The students of the University of Salford Brass Band will play a part in the forthcoming Sonice Fusion Festival playing music by Simon Dobson and Lucy Pankhurst.

Simon Dobson
 

The University of Salford's Music Directorate is to host a festival this month celebrating the crossover between avant-garde classical and experimental electronic popular music, with a wide range of performances, including many UK and world premieres.

New commissions

Running from Thursday 21st until Sunday 24th March, the Salford Sonic Fusion Festival will feature live recitals from international performers, new commissions and sound and audio-visual installations across the University’s MediaCityUK and Peel campuses.

This is a fantastic opportunity to have the brass band featured in such a prestigious festival alongside some world renowned artists and to be able to perform new music to a wider audienceRichard Rock

Brass band

The University of Salford Brass Band has been invited to perform as part of the festival.

Conducted by Brett Baker the programme will feature both ‘Penlee’ and ‘Schiehallion’ by established award winning composers, Simon Dobson and Lucy Pankhurst.

There will also be two world premieres, including Steven Richardson’s ‘The Dark Tower’ and Richard Rock’s ‘The Fire and the Flood’.

Fantastic opportunity

Richard Rock told 4BR: "This is a fantastic opportunity to have the brass band featured in such a prestigious festival alongside some world renowned artists and to be able to perform new music to a wider audience."

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