The World of Brass will be issuing a CD in August of highlights from the 2010 European Brass Band Championships that include Brass Band Buizingen’s performance of Nigel Clarke’s `Earthrise’ conducted Luc Vertommen.

Tracks featured are: Spiriti and A Tale As Yet Untold (Cory Band); Concerto Grosso (Eikanger-Bjorsvik Musikklag); Earthrise (Brass Band Buizingen) with extracts from the Gala and Farewell Concerts.

Pre-order Highlights from the European Brass Band Championships 2010 on CD now!

Special price for pre-orders received before 1st July!

Price before 1st July; £15.95. (Price from 1st July; £17.95)

CD available August 2010. To order now, see link:

www.worldofbrass.com/acatalog/25047.html

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Presentation photograph by Lut Mois

Conductor Luc Vertommen and Brass Band Buizingen presented Nigel Clarke with a specially deigned photograph to thank him for composing `Earthrise’. The presentation took place before the Euro Brass Championships. The collage was designed by Lut Mols the wife of a previous member of  Brass Band Buizingen. After the presentation the Band gave yet another stunning performance of `Earthrise’ in the Euro Brass Championships, Drachten, Netherlands.

Linda Merrick and the Navarra Quartet

British Clarinet Quintets

Contemporary Excellence

The clarinet quintet format has inspired many composers, which encouraged top player, Linda Merrick, to record works by four contemporary British names: Edwin Roxburgh, Kit Turnbull, Nigel Clarke and Martin Ellerby. This release displays them in absorbing light, with contrasting styles adding to the overall effect of groundbreaking writing and intense performance. The Navarra Quartet are an ideal foil, with Clarke’s Equiano capturing the imagination in particular.

Review: The Musician, Summer 2010

Naxos CD – BRITISH CLARINET QUINTETS (9.70122)

For wind orchestras that have performed Nigel’s epic work `Gagarin’, the 50th anniversary of the great cosmonauts first manned space flight is on 12 April 2011. To read more about Yuri Gagarin’s achievements go to : Gagarin

There are currently two recordings available of  `Gagarin’. The first is on the Polyphonic label entitled `Vizcaya’ (QPRM148D) performed by the Royal Northern College of Music Wind Ensemble conducted by Dr James Gourlay and the second is recorded by the University of St Thomas Wind Ensemble conducted by Prof. Matthew George. `Gagarin’ originally commissioned by the latter  is on the Innova label (Innova651) entitled `Road to the Stars’. Examples of these two recordings can be found on this website under Discography/Concert Band.

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