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BRAS'ban :B 4,* ,1 '-\ / T -'-/ J) BRAS'BAN :B 4,* ,1 '-\ / t -'-/ J). < )Y tssuE24 ERI DGE: a link, alie, a bond,an alliance, IorITT BRIDGC, aconneclion, to bandtoqether, 1o unifil, MAY 1986 Courtesyo/ MusicalInstrument Division, Yamaha International Corporation ******************************* Summer Workshops I I I i A Plenty! I BnlssBmrn oF ColuMBUs rs I With brass bands booming, the I t summer scheduleof activitiesis en- t NonrHAMERTcA's CHAMPToN t ticing. There seemsto be a time and t I location for everyone!So scopeout a I rr* date,grab a fellow brassband member I SUltSHtlrlnBnISS wlNS t'tnSr Hnr TnlCnt and a prospective brass band fan I I and head out for a BRASS BAND I I SUMMER WORKSHOP. Here's t NCSUTAKES CHITTENGE i what's up: t (See/c^^ c-^-Special 2-r ChampionshipfL---:^-^L:- Insert)t-^^rt t NABBA/YAMAHA invites you to t I attendany of five weekendworkshops. ******************************* Participantsin these workshops will form a British brassband in order to Brass Bands Flourish in North America play and studythe musicof this world- wide movement.Yamaha will provide It'sthe mid 1980'sand brassbands Unlikeour counterpartsin the UK, a full set of instrumentsfor this part of are steadily growing; in interest, in we possessa positiverelationship with the workshop.The historyand current commitment, in quality. More and the SalvationArmy. Their composers, operations of brass bands in this more bandsare beingformed and the conductorsand bandsmenhave and country and the British Isleswill be established bands are becoming continue to take an active part in the discussed. Suggestions and recom- stronger; making roots in their com- North AmericanBrass Band movement. mendationson starting a community munity, beginning new traditions. How lucky we are!! BritishBrass Band, possiblesources of The responseto brass banding is The audiences too are enjoying sponsorshipfor these type bands and overwhelming.The musiciansthem- and benefitting from this great phe- the general make-up and working selvesare enriched with a re-birth of nomenon. Bringing back community operations of these bands will be experiencesthey once had. They are brassbands to our nation'stowns and studiedin depth. able to examineand learn from Great citiesis indeedhappening. Brass bands Britain's tradition and what a are performing not only in the local DATEJuIy 11, 12 - NorthCarolina State University; traditionit is!!Look at the role model . park bandshellbut in professionalper- HOST:J. PerryWatson; HOUSING: Ms. BettyKnott, -North the Dyke we could do worse. formance halls, allowing them to be Box 731 l CarolinaState University, Raleigh, NC 27695, l9r9l 7 37 -2981 We've livedthrough four Champion- an important part of the cultural DATE:July i8, 19 - Universityof Texas;HOSTS: shipsof our own with eachyear bringing environment. RayLechtenwaller and John Callahan; HOUSING; a higher, more mature quality of Brassbands are truly flourishingin Shirleyor Lisa,(813) 860-2323. musicianship. The camaraderie be- North America!The movementis alive DATE July25, 26 - Universityof Wisconsin,Madi- tween bands is excellent.We not only and growing stronger. As musician, son; HOST: RichardWolfe hear of bands combining for concerts audiencemember and brass band fan . DATE:August 1, 2 - WestChester Universitya HOSI but at the NABBC's there is genuine you part Dr. Kenneth laudermilch: HOUSING: Alison, a are all a vital of it. With the (2t51692.7900. feeling of shared excitement;excite- awarenessspreading, the quality rises. DATE: August 8, 9 - Skyline University:HOST: ment for ourselves,excitement for each Feed it, experience it, enjoy it and Billy Robinson;HOUSING: Kathryn Beesonor other and excitementfor the movement make music! Marilyn Berman,(475) 589-7200. (Continued on Page 7) RITIC'5 Bond Briefs. :Brid$e EWs Official publication of the North American BLITZ, Black Dyke Mills Band, Major Brass Band Association. Peter Parkes,Conductor For, about and by British-type bross bonds ChandosCompact Disc CHAN 8370 WENATCHEEBRTNSH throughout North America. (A re-issueof a recordingfirst released BRASSBAND Editor -. -.. Karen D. Kneeburg in 7982 an an analogue disc and Assfsfonf cassette,but recorded digitally.) Locatedin Wenatchee,Washington, the Wenatchee British Brass Band Editor. -. -. Don W. Kneeburg Contains: Blitz (Derek Bourgeois), recently completed its third and most 17304Lynnette Dr., Lutz, FL 33549 Journey Into Freedom (Eric Ball), successfulseason since its formation in (813t 949-7022 Tam O'Shanter'sRide (Denis Wright), 1982. The band is becoming more Pageantry(Herbert Howells). popularthroughout the stateand draws MEMBERSHIPDUES: To a larger audience with passing Individual ..... $ 20.00 our knowlege this is the first each Associate 10.00 brassband CD and,as a conductor,it is concertseason, largely due to thetalents Memberband 50.00 wonderful to hear in my home what I of the band's conductor. Dr. Duane Corporate 100.00 usuallyhear only on the podium or in Mikow. Sustaining 250.00 that rarity, an acousticallysatisfactory Gordon Higginbottom, one of Patron 500.00 concert hall. England'stop tenor horn players,was Leadership 1000.00 Everythingon this recordingbene- the featuredguest soloist of the band's fits from the dynamic and frequency April concert entitled "The Eagle and Moil to: Mike Swollar, TreasurerN.A.B.B.A. rangeafforded by CompactDisc. Blitz the Lion." The audience enjoyed 225 W. Mople Aue., Loncaster,KY 40444 USA in particularis a revelation;the timpani Higginbottom'shumorous put-on dis- glissandi,the inner parts and that sident exchangeswith the band, but wonderfulglissandofor the entireband thoroughly appreciated his obvious at the end - followed by the death (?) talent in more seriousmusical moments. - The North Americon Brass Band blow give one an extra appreciation "Port's of Call" was the band's Associotionproudly recognizesthe for the composer'sachievement. Simi- Octoberconcert theme which featured larly,the alternateferocity and tender- two special visitors who performed following for their support: ness of Eric Ball's music takes on with the band:George Hobbs (percus- LEADERSHIPMEMBERS: greater character in this format, and sionist) from Dundee, Scotland, a one doubts that Herbert Howells ever former member of Britain's Royal JamesPoyner heard as fine sounding performance Marine Band; Pekka Varenen (corne- Raleigh,North Carolina of his suiteas is containedhere. tist),an internationalexchange student' Again, one is puzzled by the un- attending the high school of East T.U.B.A. evennessof the repertoirein an impor- Wenatchee. Tuba UniversalBrotherhood Association tant brass band recording. With all Throughout the year,the band has MusicalInstrument Division respectto Dr. Denis Wright, to whom performedbefore such diversegroups YamahaInternational Corporation we owe so much, his essayon Robert as:local civic organizations, the opening Grand Rapids, Michigan Burns'poemjust doesn't compare well of a local park, an airport managers with the other musicon the disc.Any- westernregional conference, a Nation- CORPORATEMEMBERS: one who has heardMalcolm Arnold's al Music Educator's Conference, a orchestraloverture on the sametheme harvest festival,a rodeo, an outdoor Carnegie-MellonFine Arts will find this piece very unsatisfying. wedding, a group of condominium ExtensionDivision The Dyke doesn'tneed the appro- residentsand at the annual Presbyterian Pittsburg,Pennsylvania bationof thiscritic, but the rapidvibrato ChristmasEve candlelightservice. Mirafone Corporation employedby principalcornetist Philip Duringthe 1985 season,the band Waldkraiburg,West Germany McCann is annoying to these North receivedsdveral substantial donations Americanears, as is the slowundulation and grants from local businesses.A Boosey& HawkesBand Festivals utilized by then-principaltrombone, sizablemonetary grant was made by who gavethe impressionthat he would GeneralTelephone of the Northwest. rather be playing alto horn. AsameraMinerals, Inc. is buying a BBb UPCOMINGDEADLINES Yes,this is nit-picking,because it is tubafor the bandunder the "Adopt-A- goodto havea brassband CD, andour Tuba" program. For this program, a 31,1986 July thanks go to the Brothers Couzins company or group of individualsgo 31, 1986 October : for making an already outstanding together to raise funds for the pur- January30, 1987 recording availableon cD' chaseof an instrumel Douq Fierd ,noronJ. Kozor **** Scenesfrom **** The L986 North American Brass Band CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST IV It wasraining lightly as Champion- for the outstandingsoloist. Eb cornetist Mendelssohn Violin Concerto and ship IV morning began. The bands Kenneth Herseyfrom NCSU won in closedthe program with the infamous gatheredearly at the CircleTheatre to the ChallengeDivision; Euphoniumist Blight of the Fumblebeewhich ends get a "feel" for the hall and to locate Ron Williams from the Weston Silver with Higginbottom dressed in a warrn-upand instrumentstorage rooms. Band in the Honors Division; and bumblebeesuit. With his many at- NCSU British BrassBand won the Euphoniumist Fred Cherny from the temptsto continue playing,he was ChallengeDivision with theirwell pre- MississippiRiver Brass Band in the driven to the side of the stageto curl paredprogram including an Eb cornet ChampionshipDivision. The winner up and die after being sprayedwith solo. Iowa Brassfollowed closelywith for the OutstandingSoloist of the Day insecticidefrom an iratebandmember. a very musical performance being wentto EuphoniumistMarc Gordon of The MassedBand (membersfrom awarded second place. These two SunshineBrass
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