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Poet reveals private passion for brass bands

The award winning poet Kim Moore has revealed that brass band music is something of a 'Private Passion' of hers — including the classic march, 'Slaidburn'.

Kim Moore
  The poet revealed her 'Private Passions' on the Radio 3 programme

Classic brass band music such as 'Slaidburn' and the flugel horn solo arrangement of 'Concierto de Aranjuez' have been revealed as some of the 'Private Passions' of one of the UK's leading poets.

Irresistible and essential

Kim Moore, the 2018 winner of the prestigious Geoffrey Faber Memorial Award, was interviewed on the popular Radio 3 programme by presenter Michael Berkeley, where amongst solos played by Wynton Marsalis and Alison Balsom, and works by Brittan, Handel McGerty, came the brace of brass band pieces.

Born in Leicester, the poet learned to play the cornet with Unity Brass Band after she revealed she "hated the string orchestra"at her local school, and along with her sister, eventually went to Music College and then became a peripatetic trumpet teacher in Cumbria.

Her works, including the prize-winning 'The Art of Falling', have been described as "thrilling language at its most irresistible and essential".

Her works, including the prize-winning 'The Art of Falling', have been described as, "thrilling language at its most irresistible and essential"4BR

120 beats a minute

Rimmer's march, played by Wingates Band, was described by Kim as "not one of my favourite ones to play".

However, it was a great "a great teaching aid"as a conductor, as it enabled her to get the perfect 120 beats a minute tempo (as played by the band), as she was "too lazy to get my metronome out of my case".

Orange Juice

Meanwhile, the famous 'Orange Juice' solo from the film 'Brassed Off!' was described as "an obvious brass band choice"as she loved the film — although the presenter's knowledge of the plot seems to reveal a certain lack of understanding…

The piece is the one played on the sound track by Paul Hughes of Grimethorpe Colliery Band.

To hear

To hear the programme go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b7dqmy

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