Gregson receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Edward Gregson was recently presented with a ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by Brass Bands England for his contribution as a composer to the brass band repertoire over the past 60 years. The award ceremony took place at the famous Miner’s Hall in Durham. Katrina Marzella-Wheeler, a former principal player with the Black Dyke Band, now embarked on a successful conducting career, was presented with the conducting award.
Two Gregson world premieres at the Presteigne Festival
This year’s Presteigne Festival, which is widely acknowledged for its exceptional work in commissioning, performing and promoting new music and living composers, marked the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Dmitri Shostakovich, who was among the most influential musical voices of the 20th century.
To celebrate Edward Gregson’s 80th birthday year, the Festival Finale concert featured the world premieres of two of his new works: Dances Old and New for solo cello, brilliantly performed by Gemma Rosefield, and Aubade for string orchestra, performed by the Presteigne Festival Orchestra conducted by George Vass.
George Vass, Artistic Director of this wonderful …
Read MoreGregson work featured in ‘Radio3 in Concert’
Tom Redmond presents a concert recorded at the Royal Northern College of Music Brass Band Festival 2025, with Foden’s Band, which features the world premiere of Edward Gregson’s Tenor Horn Concerto: Three Gods, with soloist Tim de Maeseneer.
Listen at 7.30 on Monday 24 March, or on BBC Sounds shortly after the broadcast, here…
Read MoreGregson in the Recording Studio
Edward Gregson attended recording sessions last week in the BBC Studios at Media City, Salford, when the BBC Philharmonic under Ben Gernon recorded his music for a new CD on the Chandos label (to be released in the Autumn of 2025). All the works will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 later in the year. It will be the fifth CD recording of his concertos and orchestral music in a series which Chandos commenced in 2003.
Three of his concertos were recorded: those for Tuba (1976), Oboe (2020), and Viola (2023), along with two shorter works for piano and orchestra, …
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