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Elgar International Festival of Brass sold out

There are no more seats to be had to hear Foden's, Brighouse & Rastrick and Cory in Bromsgrove next weekend.

Elgar Festival
  Foden's, Brighouse & Rastrick and Cory have attracted a sold out audience

The attraction of hearing the trio of Foden's, Brighouse & Rastrick and Cory have ensured that the 'Sold Out' signs will be on display at the forthcoming Elgar International Festival of Brass which takes place at Bromsgrove School on Sunday 16th June.

Delighted

Event organiser Carol Crompton told 4BR: "We are obviously delighted as it shows that there is a great demand to hear elite level bands giving showcase performances."

Attractions

Foden's kick off the day at noon with a programme that includes Dvorak's 'Carnival Overture' and Deleruyelle's popular 'Sand and Stars' as well as works by Mealor, Debussy and Bourgeois. Their featured soloist is horn star Jonathan Bates.

Brighouse & Rastrick follow at 2.00pm with a programme that features Holst's iconic 'Moorside Suite' as well as the recent European Championship set-work, 'A Road Less Travelled By' by Philip Sparke.

Soloist Chris Robertson will perform Sparke's 'Euphonium Concerto'.

Cory will round off the day at 4.00pm with a programme that will include Eric Ball's 'Journey into Freedom' as well as Edward Gregson's 'Dances & Arias', alongside works by John Golland and Philip Harper — including his 'Euphonium Concerto' played by Glyn Williams.

The concert series is sponsored by World of Brass, British Bandsman, Denis Wick and Larch Music.

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