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Scottish youth set for Easter course

The talented players of the Scottish Youth Brass Band are getting ready to enjoy a three day Easter Course under the baton of Philip Harper.

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The young players of the National Youth Brass Band of Scotland (NYBBS) are looking forward to their inaugural Easter Course, which will be led by conductor Philip Harper.

Open Day

The three day course takes place at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow from Tuesday 2nd – Thursday 4th April, culminating with an Open Day session for the general public.

The young musicians will be focusing their time on four challenging pieces, and will be opening the doors of their final rehearsal so people can find out more about an organisation that now comprises three bands, catering for a broad mix of abilities and ages from 9 up to 22.

Welcome

The Open Day takes place on Thursday 4th April from 10.30am – 12.00 noon and, together with information about all three of the NYBBS bands, the summer courses and joining instructions, visitors are encouraged to enjoy watching and listening to the premier band in action.

This will also be the first Easter Course for NYBBS and will offer members a valuable opportunity to extend the variety and challenges of the music they perform in preparation for the more extensive Summer Course to be held in Perth from 4-10th August.

The Open Day takes place on Thursday 5th April from 10.30am – 12.00 noon and visitors are encouraged to enjoy watching and listening to the premier band in actionNYBBS

Four works

The four works to be rehearsed at Easter include ‘Fireworks’ (Elgar Howarth), ‘The Legend of King Arthur’ (Peter Meechan), ‘Les Francs Juges’ (Berlioz, arr. Frank Wright) and the concerto ‘Salt of the Earth’ (Andy Scott), which will feature tuba virtuoso, Les Neish.

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