Dalarö
This march was written following the composer’s visit to a Salvation Army Summer School for students, held in the beautiful surroundings of Dalarö, a small village south of Stockholm on the Swedish coast. The march incorporates a gospel song popular at the school.…
Read MoreSusie’s Fanfare
This fanfare was composed in 1995, specially for a recording of my brass ensemble music by Hallé Brass on the Doyen label. The fanfare is scored for four trumpets, four horns, three trombones and tuba, with timpani and tenor drum. It is dedicated to my wife Sue.…
Read MoreFlourish for the Theatre
This short fanfare, scored for two trumpets, two horns and trombone, was written in 1991 for the wedding of Adrian Noble (who was then artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company) and Joanne Pearce. The composer collaborated with Adrian Noble in the production of six of Shakespeare’s history plays, which were staged at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon, and the Barbican Centre, London, between 1988 and 1991.…
Read MoreFanfare for the North
This fanfare, scored for four trumpets, four horns, three trombones, tuba, timpani and percussion, was commissioned by the Gateshead Garden Festival of 1990 and was first performed at the Royal Opening by HM The Queen, by London Brass Virtuosi, directed by David Honeyball.
The work was published by Novello in 2015 in a collected edition of fanfares and occasional pieces by Edward Gregson.
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