2025 RNCM International Brass Band Festival: Interview with Ian Porthouse

Ahead of their appearance at the forthcoming RNCM International Brass Band Festival, we catch up with Tredegar's MD to talk about their featured programme of music.

We speak to Ian Porthouse about Tredegar's RNCM programme

Saturday, 18 January 2025

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Saturday afternoon at the RNCM International Brass Band Festival sees the return of Tredegar Band conducted by Ian Porthouse in a typically adventurous programme of repertoire and their usual partnership with a world class brass performer — this year in the form of French Horn star Ben Goldschedier.

We caught up with Ian to find out more about their programme of music — from Judith Bingham's 'Prague' to the world premiere of 'Homage to Julian Assange' by Ed de Boer.

Tickets:

https://www.rncm.ac.uk/basket/?instance_id=13801

Tredegar Band
Conductor: Ian Porthouse
Soloist: Ben Goldscheider

Programme:

Prague (Judith Bingham)
French Horn Concerto (Edward Gregson)
A Road Less Travelled By (Philip Sparke)
Homage to Julian Assange (Ed de Boer)

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