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Foden's announce Regent Hall programme

You will be able to have a sneak pre-National Championship preview of 'Handel in the Band' with Foden's at Regent Hall the night before the big Albert Hall contest...

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  Foden's will be in concert mode at Regent Hall

North West champion Foden's has announced the programme it will perform on the eve of the Royal Albert Hall National Final.

Led by Russell Gray, the band will also provide the audience at Regent Hall (7.30pm) with a taste of what they can look forward to the following day in Kensington Gore, with a performance of the test-piece, 'Handel in the Band' by Kenneth Downie.

Soloists

Mark Wilkinson, Jonathan Bates, Melanie Whyle, John Barber and Gary Curtin will be featured as soloists in an eclectic programme that has something for everyone — from the classic Foden's march 'The Cossack' to Wilfred Heaton's 'Just As I Am'.

Programme:

The Cossack (Rimmer)

Festive Overture (Shostakovich arr. Kitson)

Charivari (arr. Iveson)
Soloist: Mark Wilkinson

Glow (Whitacre arr. Larson)

Finale from Violin Concerto (Tchaikovsky arr. Bates)
Soloist: Jonathan Bates

Handel in the Band (Kenneth Downie)

Interval:

Birdland (Zawinul arr. Smith)

Hushabye Mountain (Sherman arr. Smith)
Soloist: Melanie Whyle

Trumpet Blues and Cantabile (James arr. Geldard)

Fly Me to The Moon (Sinatra arr. Barber)
Soloist: John Barber

Czardas (Strauss arr. Snell)

Just as I am (Heaton)

Eire Time (Price)
Soloist: Gary Curtin

You'll Never Walk Alone (Rodgers arr. Snell)

Time and place:

Regent Hall
Oxford Street
London
Friday 5th October
7.30pm

Tickets: 01223 234090 or 07710 505689

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