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1. Soldiers of Christ George Marshall 3.36 2. Under Two Flags Bramwell Coles 4.08 3. Mighty to Save George Marshall 2.49 4. Departed Heroes Bramwell Coles 6.54 5. The Liberator George Marshall 3.14 6. One by One John Pattison 3.02 7. The Flag of Freedom Bramwell Coles 3.00 8. In the Firing Line Bramwell Coles 3.50 9. Pressing Onward Erik Leidzén 5.03 10. The Wellingtonian Harold Scotney 3.22 11. Fighting for the Lord Emil Söderström 3.24 12. The Red Shield Henry C. Goffin 3.18 13. Regeneration Bert T. Langworthy 3.03 14. The Redcliffe March D. G. Hollis 3.25 15. Beaumont George Dickens 3.31

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THE In addition to the ISB120 celebrations, double-CD Origins, St Magnus - The Music of The International Staff Band continues Kenneth Downie and Fire in the Blood. ’s early history makes From those beginnings, the present-day ISB to be involved in major brass banding Stephen Cobb’s initial reputation was secured mention of several ‘staff bands’ dating back has evolved. Throughout its history the band events, including Brass in Concert, gala as a cornet soloist, both at Hendon and within as far as 1880, but it was on 7 October 1891 has maintained the highest musical and concerts following the National The International Staff Band, having come that the ‘International Headquarters Staff spiritual standards and has been proud to be Championships of Great Britain and other from a family of talented bandmasters and soloists. Band’ was officially brought into being. The associated with many notable Salvation Army concert and recording projects with high profile present-day ISB acknowledges this date as the musicians, with Eric Ball, Bernard Adams, Ray groups which have been both rewarding and He and his wife, Elaine, are members of the beginning of its existence. Bowes and Robert Redhead among its former stimulating. Stephen and The International corps at Hendon along with their youngest son Bandmasters. Currently led by Dr. Stephen Staff Band have made many recordings which Philip, who is himself a renowned cornet and Staff Captain Fred Fry was appointed Cobb, the ISB’s first non-officer Bandmaster, have received notable acclaim, including the trumpet player. Bandmaster and, under his direction, daily the band still works to achieve the very highest rehearsals commenced in the basement of standards in its music-making and in its Executive Producer the old headquarters building at 101 Queen communication of the Christian message. Post-Production Trevor Caff ull Adam Goldsmith and Melissa Dee Victoria Street. There were also one or two weeknight rehearsals, which were occasionally The band meets every Wednesday evening for Producer Production Manager followed by outdoor marching practice on rehearsal and travels the length and breadth Adam Goldsmith Nicki Tonge Queen Victoria Street! of the country, visiting Salvation Army centres Associate Producer Project Coordinator to present concerts and lead worship. It is Simon Birkett Mari Malm Mørkved In those days all the members of the band were regularly featured at major Salvation Army either officers or employees of The Salvation events and has also taken part in several Engineer Programme Notes Army and attendance at band rehearsals and significant concerts in the wider world of non- Melissa Dee Dr. Ronald W. Holz engagements took precedence over work! Fred Salvation Army brass banding, building and Assistant Engineer Artwork and Design Fry was a patient teacher and worked hard with strengthening healthy links between these two Samuel Max GK Graphic Design the limited talent at his disposal. However, the strands of the brass band movement. motivation for their work was underpinned Recorded by World of Sound at All Saints’ Church, East Finchley, January-April 2015 by a firm belief that their efforts were blessed The ISB makes frequent visits abroad, including Ꭿ&ൿ 2015 SP&S by God and that they would be used to bring , , , and the SP&S is a division of Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd. 66-78 Denington Road, Wellingborough, Northants. NN8 2QH All rights of the owner and of the producer of the works reproduced reserved. Unauthorised copying, hiring, listeners into a knowledge of God’s love. USA in its long list of countries visited. In lending, public performance and broadcasting of this recording prohibited. (MCPS)

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STAFF BANDMASTER DR. STEPHEN COBB addition to performing live, the band makes local , many holding regular recordings on the SP&S label. leadership positions. They give their time brought about a renewed vigour to that great and talents to service with The International musical tradition, marked symbolically by the Currently, about one third of the band is Staff Band because they, like their early day establishment of the Territorial Youth Band employed by The Salvation Army while counterparts, believe that God uses the band’s (directed by Dr. Cobb), a group made up of the rest work in a wide and varied range of ministry as a means of spreading the message the finest young players in the Territory, and professions. All are active members of their of the Christian Gospel. its sister group, the Territorial Youth Choir. In 2010 Dr. Cobb received the Iles Medal of the Worshipful Company of Musicians for his contributions to brass bands and their music.

A music educator by profession and training (his initial degrees the BA (Hons), Cert-Ed and MA), in July 2006 Dr. Cobb completed the degree of Doctor of Musical Dr. Stephen Cobb, Territorial Music Director Arts, in instrumental conducting, at Salford for the Territory, oversees University. all aspects of The Salvation Army’s music and arts ministries. In addition to that major As Bandmaster of The International Staff responsibility he has, since 1994, directed the Band, and formerly Bandmaster of Hendon premier brass band of the denomination, The Salvation Army Band (29 years' service), International Staff Band. In both positions Stephen achieved the highest standards of he has ably followed some of The Salvation musicianship and musical ministry, providing Army’s most famous music leaders and outstanding models for the worldwide conductors. Salvation Army musical fellowship. Recordings, concerts and international Stephen has led The International Staff Band tours with both ensembles received the through an exciting period of innovation highest critical praise and affirmation. He that has seen the band’s profile in the wider has recently taken up the baton again as brass band movement significantly raised. conductor of Hendon Band. His innovative leadership in SA music has www.theisb.com

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PROGRAMME NOTES BAND PERSONNEL

The period 1912-1930, from which these Bands marched constantly, and the SA Staff Bandmaster Flugel Horn 1st Trombone 15 marches are drawn, has rightfully been supplied marches in good quantity, ranging Dr. Stephen Cobb Richard Woodrow Andrew Justice labelled a Golden Era in SA brass band music. from 33 to 40% of pieces published each year Jonathan Evans It can be considered the most dynamic in within its brass band journals. Most of these Executive Officer Solo Horn Major Mark Herbert Andrew Dickinson 2nd Trombone the history of SA bands, a heyday of sorts, an were ‘ordinary’ in nature, for use outdoors Philip Fisher Stuart Hall initial peak in numbers of bands worldwide, on parade and inside during evening Soprano Cornet and band activity. The early march, selection services. By 1923, with the appearance of the Gary Fountain 1st Horn Bass Trombone and meditation-style forms, first released in Festival Series Band Journal, SA composers Stephen Hanover Stephen Williams early 1902 under ’s blessing, relished the opportunity to write larger-scale Principal Cornet had evolved swiftly in remarkable ways, concert marches that would not have been Carl Nielsen 2nd Horn Euphonium joined by programmatic works, technical appropriate to and from the Open Air. Stephen Willis Derick Kane display pieces for soloists, variation forms Solo Cornet Deputy Bandmaster and festival arrangements bordering Soldiers of Christ is the earliest march in Paul Sharman 1st Baritone Jonathan Evans Gavin Lamplough Iain Parkhouse on symphonic proportion, and a host of this collection, published in 1912. It was Nicola Redhead Darren Willis Eb Bass practical short pieces suitable for various George Marshall’s second printed by the Nicholas Brill Michael Calland worship settings or evangelical outreach. No SA and it displays all the hallmarks of this 2nd Baritone Carl Woodman longer did just the members of the music talented writer from South Shields, especially 1st Cornet Anthony Smith department in push forward Army his harmonic and melodic gifts, and his Martyn Bryant Bb Bass band music. Aided by a series of composition economical approach. Interestingly, while Kevin Coates Martin Tiplady contests designed to encourage and identify writing it he was in a mentoring relationship Band Manager Trevor Caffull new talent, especially for the march, the with the then editor-in-chief Richard Slater, department soon began to receive works who observed in the score note that it 2nd Cornet Percussion Nigel Hills Robert Hayward from all over the world, from composers was a 'bold, strong, and in places brilliant Darren Bull Ashley Durrant Bramwell Coles, H. C. Goffin, Erik Leidzén, march', though proceeding to then provide Christopher House Harold Scotney, George Marshall and Emil detailed criticism of this stirring work that Söderström. SA banding had become a way of has certainly transcended its time and was, life, the corps being the religious, cultural and ironically, quite superior to any march Slater educational centre for thousands worldwide. ever penned. By 1921, Marshall was a master

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Staff Band declared it ‘unplayable’ when '…while this March makes certain demands of the SA march, his Mighty to Save among which was among the best bands of the they first read it. While almost symphonic in in terms of execution, it will not prove the best of its day. While no specific sacred golden era, and a group in which Coles played scope, the composition also demonstrates at really difficult to play; nor is there undue reference stands out clearly in Soldiers of saxophone for a few years. Nonetheless, the times an elegant simplicity, like the falling, strain imposed on the lips and lungs'. Both Christ, the title chorus Jesus is mighty to label is appropriate and his 50+ contributions chromatic scale that forms the trio’s melody. Leidzén and Söderström enriched SA march save, that first sounds quietly in the third to the genre are rightfully among the best in Emil Söderström’s Fighting for the Lord, repertoire on multiple levels. They not only strain, thunders forth as the bass solo one that category. Among his most popular is the which won first prize, march category, in the each contributed significant numbers of encounters in so many marches of this era. exuberant Under Two Flags, published in SA’s 1926 International Band Music - Music marches, but they were also highly innovative Marshall’s unique Advent season march, The 1919, which he dedicated to “the thousands Competition, is no easy ‘play-through’ either. in that genre within various parameters of Liberator, appeared two years later, in 1923. of Salvationists who served their country” Anyone who has played Solo or Soprano their craft, including the rhythm, scoring, The third strain contains the bass solo this during World War I. Coles himself got leave Cornet on this piece would probably not counterpoint and harmonic style and time, a setting of a song that declares, in from SA officership for his own short stint agree with Hawkes’ score note comment: vocabulary. part: 'From Bethlehem’s favoured city, there during the final year of the conflict as a flashed a heavenly gleam, the Light has come!' member of the Royal Medical Corps. The Marshall the “master” is now in full control of listener should easily recognise quotations his craft, deriving his initial motive of the from various national airs including: Rule march, as well as nearly every section of it, Britannia, Men of Harlech, Blue-bells of from the first few notes of that chorus. This is Scotland, The Minstrel Boy and God Save the why he proved such a guiding force in leading King. While it may be obvious, it should be SA music to be as compositionally sound as observed that the two flags are the Union it should be, focused on communicating a Jack, the national flag of the United Kingdom, Gospel message. and the SA’s own ‘blood and fire’ banner.

Bramwell Coles did not enjoy being labelled A sterner, more solemn tone dominates ‘The Salvation Army March King', for he felt the first published SA festival march, Coles’ it too closely connected him to one of his Departed Heroes (1923). Both SA heroes of musical heroes, John Philip Sousa. He studied the ‘Great Salvation War’ and the Great War Sousa recordings as a young musician and (1914-18) are here saluted in a grand manner. attended Sousa Band concerts in London in Coles may have been influenced in scale 1905, taken there by his mentor, Bandmaster alone by the Pomp & Circumstance Marches Alfred W. Punchard of Chalk Farm Band, by Sir Edward Elgar. Certainly this piece

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challenged the many bands that tackled it Elsewhere in the United Kingdom during again, Jesus said "Ye must be born again"; Series Band Journal, 1929. George Bernard when the Festival Series first saw the light this period a good number of bandmasters would you enter the kingdom of Heaven, ye Shaw, who when evaluating prize-winning of day, and it continues to present a major took up their pens and followed Marshall and must be born again'. marches for the 1905 international march task to any band that tackles this majestic Coles in expanding the range and scope of contest complained about several winning music. A year later, 1924, Coles offered up the SA march. From Seaham Harbour, John Two great march writers emerged in New items not having enough ‘devotional’ stamp The Flag of Freedom, which the then editor- Pattison sent in a gem that has remained Zealand during the 1920s, and Australians to them, would have approved of Dickens’ in-chief Frederick Hawkes praised in the popular ever since its release in 1924, One By were not far behind in supplying an hymn-tune like treatment of ‘Let the waves printed score notes for its 'well-contrasted One. The trio contains a popular American array as well. H. C. Goffin, father of Dean wash me’ in the trio. Otherwise, Shaw would melodies, the balanced effect of the scoring, Gospel song by C. Austin Miles from 1915 Goffin, supplied what some consider the have thought the rest of the sparkling piece and ever-changing effects in regard to light that encapsulates the Salvationist’s call to quintessential SA march of the era, The Red quite appropriate for the Hippodrome of his and shade.' That is a neat summary of some evangelistic outreach, to ‘win them one by Shield (1928). SA festival audiences may day or a Whit Friday march contest! Another of Coles’ skills as a composer! The flag in one’: 'So you bring the one next to you, and recall the ‘showmanship’ displayed during Australian, Envoy D. G. Hollis contributed the title is not the Union Jack, but the SA I’ll bring the one next to me; in all kinds of the playing of this march by such venerable three popular, spirited marches in this era to flag, which Coles references in an old chorus weather, we’ll all work together, and see what groups as Enfield Citadel Band (formerly SA journals, including The Redcliffe March used as the bass solo in strain three: ‘Roll it can be done…In no time at all we’ll have Tottenham Citadel) and New York Staff Band. (1929), named after the town in which he along, roll it along, Worthy is the Lamb for them all, so win them, win them, one by It still has great appeal, and every band that lived during its composition. When this was sinners slain'. Perhaps Coles’ finest march one'. Bert T. Langworthy flourished primarily plays it prays their principal cornet has a written, ‘Paddy’ Hollis was a member of the is In the Firing Line, released in 1925. In in , though first serving as a good day in the solo in strain one! Goffin’s . scale and technical demands, it is more a bandmaster in Penzance, Cornwall. His 1929 countryman, Harold Scotney, had 23 marches festival than a street march, akin to his much festival march Regeneration here receives, published by the SA in London. Among his Finally, in America, two Scandinavian- earlier, and in some ways equally impressive, as far as I can determine, its première most famous are two he wrote to honour American Salvationists soon to become The Conflict. The title comes from the old recording. Perhaps taking his lead from the Wellington Citadel Band, including The famous as professional composer-arrangers, British Army musket ranks, a firing line that Coles’ minor-mode inflected Departed Wellingtonian (1925). The sacred reference each made a significant, original impact on bravely faced the advancing enemy. The old Heroes, Langworthy demonstrates a unique comes first in the opening strain, 'A Robe of SA music in the form of the march during song quotation included states 'God’s foes approach in this 6/8 metre work, particularly White', a departure from normal practice. The the ‘golden era’. From the exposed E flat are ours'. These military metaphors abound in the rhythmic shape of the trio strain. Using hymn-like trio melody, on the other hand, horn fanfare that opens Leidzén’s Pressing in early SA music, both in title and content, a theological term as a title may have caused has no text associated with it. In Australia, Onward, any band is faced with a marked and Coles was particularly adept at supplying some difficulties in its use, but the intent, George Dickens became staff bandmaster test of technique and stamina. This was pieces that ‘rallied the troops’. found in the featured chorus heard in the of the Melbourne Staff Band the year his so much the case when first written in the bass solo, is unequivocal: 'Born again, born march Beaumont saw print in the General early 1920s that the members of New York

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