After seeing Nigel’s brass band work `Earthrise’ performed to great effect at the European Brass Band Championships in Linz, Austria, it will be performed at the Euro Brass contest in the De Lawei Theatre, Drachten, Netherlands on 12th June.
I would like to congratulate violinist Hugo Ticciati and Hemvärnets Musikkår, Göteborg (Göteborg Symphonic Band) conducted by David Lundblad for the extraordinary performance that they gave of my symphonic drama for violin and wind orchestra `Black Fire’.
St Jacobs kyrka
The Swedish premiere was given little over a month ago in Göteborg by these wonderful musicians. I am thrilled that I was able to attend their concert in Stockholm on Friday 14 May in St Jacobs kyrka in the heart of the city. The performance was full of atmosphere, menace, passion and drama, and Hugo Ticciati and Hemvärnets Musikkår seemed to cast a spell over the audience. Hugo Ticciati is a wonderful talent who has a genuine love for contemporary music.
Congratulations to Luc Vertommen and Brass Band Buizingen on their superb result of 5th position at the European Brass Band Championship held in the Brucknerhaus in Linz, Austria. This result left them only one point behind the world famous Black Dyke Band with Cory Band from Wales taking the European title for the third year in a row. On day one of the competition they performed Thomas Doss’s brilliant work `Spiriti’ and on day two gave a stunning and inspirational performance of Nigel’s `Earthrise’ a work specially written for Brass Band Buizingen and their conductor Luc Vertommen. The Band’s principal cornet player Harmen Vanhoorne came 3rd in the 5th European Solo Competition. read more »
