Edward Gregson has composed ‘Notes Between Friends’, commissioned by the BBC for Radio 4’s PM programme, a piece he says has both European and British dimensions.

In 1973, Gregson wrote a brass piece named ‘Fanfare for Europe’ when the UK joined the EU’s forerunner the European Economic Community.  He says this new work, written to mark the UK leaving the EU, has both European and British dimensions.

‘Notes Between Friends’ will played at the end of the BBC PM programme on Friday 31 January.  Watch it here

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Edward Gregson has won the award in the category of original composition for ‘Amateur or Young Performers’ at The Ivors Composer Awards 2019, for The Salamander and the Moonraker – An Adventure Story in Music, which received its premiere in July 2018 at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, performed by the Hallé Orchestra and Children’s Choir.

On receiving this prestigious award, Gregson said:

“I am delighted to have won an Ivors Academy Composer’s Award for the Hallé commission premiered last year by their children’s choir and orchestra. Entitled ‘The Salamander and the Moonraker’, it tells of …

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The recently released Chandos CD The Symphonic Euphonium II, which features a performance by David Childs of Gregson’s Euphonium Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Ben Gernon, has received the award of Solo CD of the Year by Brass Band World magazine.

David studied at the Royal Northern College of Music when Edward Gregson was Principal and is very familiar with his music, having grown up in the brass band world, so when the opportunity arose to commission the Euphonium Concerto he was very excited.  In an interview with Brass Band World he said:

From the outset, Eddie had

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Read more about the preparations to mark Edward Gregson’s 75th birthday year in this article published by his publisher, Novello.

Edward Gregson 75 in 2020…

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