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Gregson's Ulster horn premiere

A new version of Edward Gregson's famous horn concerto has been premiered by the Ulster Orchestra and soloist Paul Klein

Prf Edward Gregson
 

National Finals test piece composer Edward Gregson recently worked with conductor Takuo Yuasa, horn soloist Paul Klein the Ulster Orchestra in preparation for the premiere of the orchestral version of his ‘Horn Concerto’.

Critical acclaim

The critically acclaimed premiere took place on Friday 30th August at a BBC Radio 3 invitation concert at the Ulster Hall, alongside performances of Schumann's ‘Symphony for Strings’ and Amy Beach's ‘Symphony no. 2 Op 32, E Minor’.

Ifor James

The work was originally written in 1971 for horn virtuoso Ifor James and recorded with the Besses o’ th’ Barn Band.

At the request of principal horn, Paul Klein, the composer reworked the concerto for chamber orchestra.

The work was originally written in 1971 for horn virtuoso Ifor James and recorded with the Besses o’ th’ Barn Band4BR

Brass connections

The orchestra is proud of its brass band connections with many members of their brass section having banding backgrounds – including Patrick McCarthy (trumpet) who is a former member of Desford, Martin Wilson (trombone) with Whitburn and Paul Young (principal trumpet), like Edward Gregson, a member of Tottenham Citadel (now Enfield Citadel Band).

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