RNCM International Brass Band Festival 2025 - Black Dyke Band
Saturday evening's concert at the 2025 RNCM International Brass Band Festival welcomed Black Dyke Band with special guest soloists David Childs and Ian Bousfield. Introduced by Simone Rebello, the band includes major recent works from the pens of Philip Wilby, Peter Graham and Sir Karl Jenkins. The second half of the programme opened with a premiere written and conducted by Andrea Price, And Earth Raised Up Her Head. The final two pieces are from Edward Gregson, celebrating his 80th year, with his Trombone Concerto featuring one of the most influential soloists of his generation, Ian Bousfield, and the major work Of Men and Mountains, inspired by a trip the composer took through the Rocky Mountains in Canada. In a tribute to Elgar Howarth, the band concludes with two movements from his Music from the Elizabethan Court
| 00:00 | Introduction & Welcome from Simone Rebello | ||
| 01:48 | Ad Astra | Jacob Vilhelm Larsen | |
| 07:20 | Introduction to Astralis from Philip Wilby | ||
| 09:29 | Astralis | Philip Wilby | with film by Martin Whipp (Night Vision Creative) |
| Force of Nature | Peter Graham | Euphonium Soloist David Childs | |
| 29:21 | i. Matador | ||
| 34:08 | ii. Wayfarer | ||
| 39:39 | iii. Pilar | ||
| Fragile Earth | Karl Jenkins | ||
| 44:50 | i. Scorched Earth | ||
| 50:29 | ii. The Blue | ||
| 55:58 | iii. Flight | ||
| 1:05:29 | And Earth Raised Up Her Head | Andrea Price | conducted by Andrea Price |
| 1:14:30 | Tribute to Elgar Howarth and Introduction to his Trombone Concerto from Edward Gregson | ||
| 1:20:18 | Trombone Concerto | Edward Gregson | Trombone Soloist Ian Bousfield |
| 1:39:30 | Of Men and Mountains | Edward Gregson | |
| 1:59:03 | Tribute to Gary Howarth from Prof. Nicholas Childs | ||
| Music from the Elizabethan Court | Elgar Howarth | ||
| 2:04:53 | ii. Pavane | ||
| 2:07:21 | iv. The King’s Hunting Jigg | ||
| 2:10:04 | Conversation between Iwan Fox and Ian Bousfield |