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4BR Sunday Brain Teaser

We have a nice little Sunday brain teaser for you to get the grey brain cells working before you enjoy an afternoon nap

Composers
 

As can be seen from the photograph above, at the recent European Brass Band Championship in Lille, a trio of the banding movement's most distinguished composers found themselves with a bit of time to spare before they bordered the Eurostar train back to London.

Collective noun

All we want you to do is to come up with what you think is the most appropriate collective noun for such a gathering...

Prize

The best (and perhaps wittiest) answer wins a great trio of CDs: 'Black Dyke Gold Volume V', featuring Peter Graham's 'Symphony in Scarlet and Gold'; Edward Gregson's superb new orchestral release on the Chandos label with the BBC Concert Orchestra, and Oliver Waespi's new CD 'In the Picture', featuring performances of 'Audivi Media Nocte' and 'As if a Voice were in them'.

Think of

Please come up with the most appropriate collective noun for a group of brass band composers you can think of...

Please come up with the most appropriate collective noun for a group of brass band composers you can think of...4BR

Answers:

E-mail us the answer before 12.00pm (midnight) on Sunday 8th May with your contact telephone details at: quiz@4barsrest.com

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