Archive for 2020
Editor of ‘British Bandsman’ discusses the future of brass bands with Edward Gregson
Listen to a discussion between Mark Good, editor of British Bandsman, and Edward Gregson as he chats about what he calls ‘the obsession with contesting’ and how it’s time to rebalance our thinking in order to ensure that bands can rightly be taken seriously in the wider musical world.
BBC Radio 3’s Afternoon Concerts to feature Gregson works
BBC Radio 3 is to broadcast two concerts featuring works by Edward Gregson performed by the BBC Philharmonic and conducted by Ben Gernon.
On Monday 29 June you can hear a performance of the Euphonium Concerto with soloist David Childs, and on Tuesday 30 June the premiere performance of A Vision in a Dream (concerto for oboe and orchestra) with soloist Jennifer Galloway, recorded on 8 February at Leeds Town Hall.
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29.06.20: Euphonium Concert – David Childs
30.06.20: Oboe Concerto – Jennifer Galloway…
Read More‘Music of the Angels’ – new CD release
Edward Gregson’s new CD, Music of the Angels – works for Symphonic Brass and Percussion, is to be released on Friday 27 March on the Chandos label.
This new CD was recorded at the Henry Wood Hall in London last June, and features London Brass, joined by a line-up of many of the top professional brass players in the UK, and conducted by Rumon Gamba.
Light-hearted moment at rehearsal for premiere of Edward Gregson’s Oboe Concerto
The premiere of Edward Gregson’s ‘A Vision in a Dream – Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra’ was performed by soloist Jennifer Galloway, accompanied by the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Ben Gernon, at Leeds Town Hall on Saturday 8 February.…
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