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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.

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  We speak to Ian Porthouse about Tredegar's RNCM programme

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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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