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The Great Northern Brass Arts Festival, to be held at the Bridgewater Hall Manchester on Saturday 11th September, will feature the brass band music of Edward Gregson to celebrate the composer’s 65th birthday.

Release of a new double CD of Edward Gregson’s music for brass band, to coincide with the composer’s 65th birthday.

Edward Gregson’s new work for the Bridgewater Hall’s ‘Mahler in Manchester’ Festival was recently premiered with great success.

Chandos Records have released a Download version of the Trombone Concerto
from the recent recording sessions with Peter Moore (BBC Young Musician of
the Year 2008) and the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Edward Gregson has written a new work for the Bridgewater Hall’s “Mahler in Manchester” Festival

Edward Gregson’s new work for Recorder and Piano, Aztec Dances at a Manchester Midday Concert at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall.

The BBC Concert Orchestra is due to record Volume 3 of Edward Gregson’s concertos for the Chandos label at the beginning of March

Three premiere recordings of Edward Gregson’s new work for brass band
Rococo Variations have recently been released – one from a live performance, the other two studio recordings.

Edward Gregson is to be made an Honorary Doctor of Music at Chester University in a special ceremony on 6 November.

Edward Gregson has completed a new work for clarinet and piano entitled Tributes.

Edward Gregson has been commissioned by two English universities to write new ceremonial brass works for their graduation ceremonies.

Edward Gregon’s Saxophone Concerto is to be broadcast again on BBC Radio 3 on Wednesday 24 June

Edward Gregon’s Saxophone Concerto is to be broadcast again on BBC Radio 3 on Wednesday 24 June

Edward Gregson has been commissioned by the Ida Carroll Trust to write a new work for string orchestra.

Edward Gregson’s work for brass band, the Rococo Variations, is to be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on the 5th March, 2009. This is part of Radio 3’s coverage of the Royal Northern College of Music’s Festival of Brass 2009. The Rococo Variations will be played around 4.30pm (UK time) as part of the Afternoon … Continued

Edward Gregson was conferred an Honorary Doctor of Music from the University of Manchester at a recent ceremony held at the University. He was presented by Professor Philip Grange, himself a composer and Head of the Music Department at the University. The Doctorate was awarded in recognition of his international reputation as a composer and … Continued

Edward Gregson talks to Rebecca Agnew at the Brass Herald magazine about his work the Rococo Variations. The article starts: “September 2008 is a very significant month for Edward Gregson. It will be the first time in decades that he hasn’t had to return to an academic post after the long summer vacation, having just … Continued

Edward Gregson talks to journalist Robert Beale in the current issue of Classical Music (Sept 13 issue) about his time as Principal of the Royal Northern College of Music, a position he held for twelve years and from which he retired this July. He reflects on his successes and frustrations in a candid interview, discusses … Continued

This coming Tuesday (7th October, 2008) as part of the BBC Radio 3’s Play to the Nation series which celebrates amateur orchestras across the UK, Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra will be performing Gregson’s Metamorphoses. BBC Radio 3‘s Performance on 3 starts at 7pm (UK time) with a performance of Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 1 and No. 3 … Continued

Edward Gregson has written a new song entitled Remember, a setting of a poem by Christina Rossetti scored for scored for soprano, recorder, oboe, violin and cello.