Flourish for an Occasion
This short fanfare, scored for three trumpets and three trombones was written in 1981 for the wedding of Paul Patterson, long time friend of the composer. It was later used in a work for brass band, entitled Occasion.…
Read MoreA Festival Fanfare
This fanfare was originally written for the wedding of David Honeyball, a friend of the composer from his student days. It was later revised and extended and first performed at the opening concert of the 1978 St Bartholemew’s International Festival of Twentieth Century Music.…
Read MoreFanfare for Europe
This short fanfare was commissioned for a gala concert in 1973, held at the Royal Albert Hall in London to celebrate Great Britain’s entry into Europe. The work is scored for large brass ensemble together with organ and percussion.
The work was published by Novello in 2015 in a collected edition of fanfares and occasional pieces by Edward Gregson.…
Read MoreProcessional
Processional for brass quintet was commissioned by the University of Sunderland in 1993 for the first graduation ceremonies under the new University Charter. As the title suggests, the music was designed as a processional to a ceremonial occasion (in this case the entrance of academics) and is prefaced by antiphonal fanfares for the two trumpets. The longer middle section unfolds a nobilmente melody, heard initially on the horn, with the opening fanfares on two muted trumpets creating a more contrapuntal framework. The ending is suitably triumphant!…
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