RNCM International Brass Band Festival 2024 - Brighouse and Rastrick Band
Brighouse and Rastrick Band once again join forces with James Gourlay for the final concert of the 2024 RNCM International Brass Band Festival, filmed at the RNCM Concert Hall on Sunday 28 January 2024. They begin their programme with the 1924 Nationals test-piece, On The Cornish Coast by English pianist and film composer Henry Geehl before RNCM alum Ellena Newton performs Bert Appermont’s Colors for trombone and brass band.
Bringing another transatlantic touch, James leads the band in Jim Self’s Tour De Force – a piece that is just that. This virtuosic concerto for brass band is filled with exuberance and energy, unveiling a thrilling midway point that leads into works by Thea Musgrave and Philip Wilby. Closing their performance and indeed the festival, Brighouse finish with George Lloyd’s Diversions on a Bass Theme commissioned for the Mine Workers’ National Brass Band Championship in 1986.
| 00:00 | Introduction from Simone Rebello | ||
| 03:25 | On the Cornish Coast | Henry Geehl | Brighouse and Rastrick Band |
| 16:14 | Colors | Bert Appermont | Trombone Soloist Ellena Newton |
| 34:37 | Invisible Fire | Dorothy Gates | |
| 52:37 | Tour de Force | Jim Self | |
| 1:07:38 | Variations | Thea Musgrave | |
| 1:15:15 | Wondrous Cross | Philip Wilby | |
| 1:26:13 | Diversions on a Bass Theme | George Lloyd |