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RNCM International Brass Band Festival 2025 - Athena Brass Band
In the second concert of the 2025 RNCM International Brass Band Festival, filmed at the RNCM Concert Hall on the morning of Saturday 25 January 2025, Simone Rebello introduces Athena Brass Band, the US's first all-female brass band. Named after Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, the band is conducted by Jessica Sneeringer and Mareika Gray and features a programme by all-female composers. We also hear four soloists from the band: Jennifer Oliverio, Ashley Hall-Tighe, Bente Illevold & Gail Robertson.
| 00:00 | Introduction & Welcome from Simone Rebello | ||
| 02:34 | Pandora's Box | Naomi Styles | |
| 11:59 | Silver-Backed Fox | Andrea Hobson | Flugel Horn Soloist Jennifer Oliverio |
| 20:16 | Introduction to Ghosts of Industry by Lucy Pankhurst | ||
| 26:24 | Ghosts of Industry | Lucy Pankhurst | |
| 41:47 | Abrazo | Lucy Pankhurst | Cornet Soloist Ashley Hall-Tighe |
| 47:05 | Persistence Fanfare and March | Gail A. Robertson | |
| 50:45 | Conversation with Jessica Sneeringer | ||
| 54:23 | The Cosmographic Mystery | Ingebjørg Vilhelmsen | |
| 1:14:48 | Ned i vester soli glader | Elisabeth Vannebo | Euphonium Soloists Bente Illevold & Gail Robertson |
| 1:22:45 | O Frabjous Day, Alice Slays! | Kelly-Marie Murphy | |
| 1:29:26 | Iwan Fox in conversation with Jessica Sneeringer and Lucy Pankhurst |