Concert: YBS and Rochdale Youth & Junior Bands

February 5, 2004
Yorkshire Building Society Band, Richard Evans
Rochdale Youth Band, Eric Landon
Rochdale Junior Band, Hayley Moore
Gracie Fields Theatre, Rochdale
Saturday 31st January

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Concert: Black Dyke Band

February 5, 2004
Conductor: Nicholas Childs
US Tour 2004
Saturday 31st January

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CD: The History of Brass Band Music

February 3, 2004
Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) Band
Conductor: Elgar Howarth
Soloist: Richard Marshall
Doyen Recordings: CD160
Total Playing Time: 79.53

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CD: Meditation

February 3, 2004
Soloist: Brett Baker, Trombone
Accompanied by Fanella Haworth-Smith, Gary McPhee & Adrian Hirst
Amadeus: AMSCD059
Total CD Playing Time: 74.46

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CD: Hear My Prayer

February 3, 2004
David Childs
Accompanied by the Hendon Band of the Salvation Army, Philip Wilby, Georgina Wells, Robert Childs, Steven Miles and David Nesbitt.
Doyen Recordings: CD166
Total Playing Time: 68.44

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Concert: Black Dyke

January 17, 2004
Conductor: Dr Nicholas Childs
Compere : Mike Meadmore
Morley Town Hall
Saturday 17th January

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Concert: 2004 RNCM Festival of Brass

January 16, 2004
The Brown Shipley Hall,
Royal Northern College of Music,
Manchester
16th—18th January

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Concert: PLG Young Artists Concert

January 7, 2004
David Childs/Harvey Davies
Purcell Room, London
7th January 2004

Two reviewers went to hear David Childs at the Purcell Rooms in London. These are their impressions.

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Concert: Wingates Band

December 20, 2003
Roy Curran
Warrington Male Voice Choir
Russell Paterson
Parr Hall, Warrington
Saturday 20th December

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Product: Humes and Berg Cornet Mute Review

December 14, 2003
4BR has asked Robert Westacott, the current Principal Cornet of the Hepworth Band to "roadtest" 4 mutes from Humes and Berg.

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Concert: Yorkshire Building Society Band

December 13, 2003
Professor David King
Honley Male Voice Choir
Alan Jenkins
Huddersfield Town Hall
Saturday 13th December

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CD: Virtuosi

December 13, 2003
The Fairey FP (Music) Band
Conducted by Bryan Hurdley and Howard Snell
Featuring: Morgan Griffiths, Ian Porthouse, Owen Farr, Kevin Crockford, Neil Hewson, Kevin Gibbs, Gareth Brindle
Egon Recordings: CD SFZ 115
Total Playing Time: 75.57

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CD: The Sound of David Daws

December 13, 2003
Accompanied by the Fairey FP (Music) Band
Conductor: Stephen Cobb
Egon Recordings: CD SFZ 117
Total Playing Time: 75.28

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CD: Art of the States

December 13, 2003
Eikanger Bjørsvik Band
Conductor: Reid Gilje
Soloists: Grethe Tonheim, Tormod Flaten, Rolf Bjorge, Camilla Sjovold, Martin Winter, Siri Smith
Doyen Recordings: CD152
Total Playing Time: 69.53

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CD: American Landscapes

December 13, 2003
Sellers International Band
Conductor: Phillip McCann
Doyen Recordings: CD185
Total Playing Time: Approx 75 mins

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CD: Now that’s what I call Brass!

December 11, 2003
Various Bands
WOB 102 CD
Total CD running time: 64.49

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CD: Simple Gifts

December 11, 2003
Yorkshire Building Society Band
Professor David King
Egon SFZ 118
Total running time: 66.33

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CD: The Virtuosi Brass Band of Great Britain Vol IV — VII

December 10, 2003
Conductors:
Eric Ball, James Scott, Harry Mortimer, Maurice Handford and Stanley Boddington

Volume IV — KRCD 1023 — 63.09 mins
Volume V — KRCD1024 — 60.44 mins
Volume VI/VII — KRCD1025-26 — 57.01 & 69.34

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CD: The Virtuosi Brass Band of Great Britain

December 10, 2003
Conductors:
Eric Ball, James Scott, Harry Mortimer, Maurice Handford and Stanley Boddington

Volume I — KRCD 1020 — 60.00
Volume II — KRCD1021 — 65.47
Volume III — KRCD 1022 — 61.38

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New Music Releases from Jagrins Music Publications

November 26, 2003
Out in Front—Goff Richards
The Joy of Christmas—Tony Swainson
Love Lilt—Tony Swainson
The Polar Bear—Gareth Pritchard
Alexander Owen Hymn Book
Festive Spice—Ray Sacks arranged by Gavin Pritchard
Longings—Gareth Pritchard

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