Archive for June 2015
Premieres of new version of Symphony in two movements
Edward Gregson has prepared a new version of his Symphony in two movements, originally written for brass band, for symphonic brass and percussion. The work will receive its world premiere next month and its UK premiere in September.
The world premiere will be given on 18 July by Summit Brass, one of the USA’s finest brass ensembles, at the final Gala Concert of the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute’s Summer School at the University of Denver. The conductor will be Joseph Parisi, who conducted the original version with his Fountain City Brass Band at the North American Brass Band Association Championships