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Thornton set for Sonic boom

Euphonium star David Thornton will be a star attraction at the forthcoming Sonic Fusion Festival.

David Thornton
 

The University of Salford Brass Band have been invited back to perform at the Sonic Fusion Festival 2014 with soloist and DMA student David Thornton.

Headline

The festival is to be headlined by Apartment House and MANTIS and attracts enthusiasts from across Europe and the US.

This year the band will give the premiere performance of new composition tutor Dan Price’s 'A Tribute to Peter Graham', followed by new works by MA students Simon Oliver, entitled, 'Underture' and Aaron Wolfe’s 'The Cotton Mill Worker'.

Electronic

DMA student David Thornton will feature some of his research with euphonium and electronics while also performing a premiere of new work 'Dick Tracy' by Richard Rock with the University Band.

Dr Robin Dewhurst's 'Celtic Fusions', used in SIDDIS 2004, will conclude the event and other works featured are a combination of traditional structures with acid, funk and hip-hop.

David Thornton will feature some of his research with euphonium and electronics while also performing a premiere of new work 'Dick Tracy' by Richard Rock4BR

Fantastic opportunity

Dr Richard Rock of the Salford University Music Directorate told 4BR: "This is a fantastic opportunity for composers and students to showcase new entertainment repertoire to an international audience."

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