Best of Brass

Black Dyke Band, conducted by Nicholas Childs

Derek Scott (b1950) - Wilberforce March, op 10a (1978) for brass and percussion
Philip Wilby - Euphonium Concerto
Daniel Thomas (euphonium)
Derek Scott - Symphony no 1, op 23 (1995), for brass and percussion
Interval
Philip Wilby- A Pilgrim's Progress
Matthew Routley (narrator)
Derek Scott - Dafydd y Garreg Wen, op 25 (1996), fantasia for brass and percussion
Derek Scott - Symphony no 2, op 26 (1997), for brass and percussion

Black Dyke Band is the most recorded band in the world with over 350 recordings and growing every year. It is also the most successful contesting band in the world having won the European Championships thirteen times, most recently in 2015, the British Open no fewer than 30 times (most recently 2014) and the National Championships of Great Britain 23 times (most recently 2014). In 2009, and again in 2011, 2012 and 2013, the band became Champion Band at the English National Championships and were named English National Champions in 2014 by virtue of having won the National Brass Band Championships in October 2014. The band recently secured an unprecedented hat trick of wins at the Yorkshire regional championships in 2016, 17 and 18.

In demand all over the world, Black Dyke is recognized as one of the foremost ensembles of its type presenting innovative programs of music that appeal to a wide range of tastes, from original works to classical, film music and even a touch of jazz.

Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, University of Leeds

Tickets: £13 - advance
£15 - on the door
Free - students and under 16s