Record

Performance TitleNational Brass Band Championships of Great Britain 1971 - Festival Concert
Performance Date9 October 1971
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time17:00
Main PerformersChristopher H Dearnley - organ,
James Shepherd - cornet
Secondary PerformersFrank Phillips - announcer
Orchestra or BandBlack Dyke Mills Band,
Brighouse and Rastrick Band,
CWS (Manchester) Band,
The Fairey Band,
Fodens Motor Works Band,
Trumpeters of The Band of the Life Guards (Trumpet Major L Downs)
Set List'Fanfare for Brass Band and Organ' (Trumpeters of The Band of The Life Guards, Massed Bands),
'Coronation March, Crown Imperial', Walton-F Wright (Massed Bands),
'Jesu, Comfort of My Heart', Bach-Eric Ball (Massed Bands),
'Fantasia on British Airs', arr. Barsotti (Massed Bands),
'Descriptive,Gay Gnu-Galop', Barsotti (Massed Bands),
'Energy' - Symphonic Study for Brass Band, Robert Simpson (Massed Bands),
'Toccata' (Suite Gothique), Leon Boellman (Christopher H Dearnley),
'Resurgam' (I Shall Rise Again), Eric Ball (Massed Bands)
INTERVAL
'The Corsair' - Overture, Berlioz, G Brand (Black Dyke Mills Band),
'Napoli', Berstadt (James Shepherd),
'March, Op.99', Prokofiev, Relton, (Massed Bands),
'Die Fledermaus' (The Bat) - Overture, J Strauss-A Winter, (Massed Bands),
'Music for the Royal Fireworks', Handel-D Wright, (Massed Bands),
'Triumphant Rhapsody', Gilbert Vinter, (Black Dyke Mills Band),
'Air from Suite in D', J S Bach-D Wright, (Massed Bands),
'Les Preludes', Liszt (Massed Bands)
Performance NotesFirst performance of 'Fantasia on British Airs' arranged by Barsotti. First performance of 'Descriptive, Gay Gnu-Galop' by Barsotti. First performance of 'March. Op.99' by Prokofiev-Relton.
The event was recorded by BBC Sound.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1971/162)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1971/162National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain 19719 October 1971
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Utavusol_RcxNational Brass Band Championships Of Great Britain 19713
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/6506Black Dyke Band; 1855-; British brass band
DS/UK/6901The Brighouse and Rastrick Band; 1881-; English brass band
DS/UK/6899The Fairey Band; 1937-; English brass band
DS/UK/6507Foden's Band; 1900-; British brass band
DS/UK/1885British Army; HM Band of the Life Guards; 1795-; British Army Band
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