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Dyke Festival online

Concerts at the Black Dyke Arts Festival this weekend are to shown live over the internet.

Black Dyke
 

The Black Dyke Band has announced that that the two concerts this weekend at the inaugural Brass Arts Festival at the Headingley Campus of Leeds Metropolitan University will be shown live over the internet, facilitated by the resources available at the University.

First Concert

The first concert, starting on Saturday night at 7.30pm, will include a live performance of Black Dyke Band playing to the chariot race scene from the film of 'Ben Hur' which will be shown simultaneously on a projected film.

This concert will also feature the World Premiere of Elgar Howarth’s new cornet solo, 'Sonatina', performed by Richard Marshall.

This concert will also feature the World Premiere of Elgar Howarth’s new cornet solo, 'Sonatina', performed by Richard Marshall4BR

Second Concert

The second concert, starting Sunday afternoon at 2.30pm and including the Yorkshire Youth Brass Band, will incorporate 'Paganini Variations' by Philip Wilby, 'Fireworks' by Elgar Howarth and 'Dream Catchers' by Paul Lovatt-Cooper.

Listen live

The concerts can be watched live by following this link:

http://video-2.leedsmet.ac.uk/Live.aspx?EI=live2

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