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brassfestival.co.uk #DurhamBRASS Commissioned by @DurhamBRASS BrassInternationalFestival 07671 PW - A5 main BRASS brochure spreads .indd 2 27/06/2018 17:23 At a glance 2018 Book online at www.brassfestival.co.uk call: 03000 266 600 or visit Gala Theatre in person. 7:30pm 1:30pm FRIDAY SATURDAY 13 JULY 14 JULY Women in Brass The Stockton and Darlington Railway – Gala Theatre Train ‘Suite Gig’, Shildon 7pm 6pm 7:30pm SUNDAY MONDAY BRASS goes to Hollywood, Big BRASS Bash, The James Morrison 15 JULY 15 Gala Theatre JULY 16 Shotton Hall, Peterlee Quartet, Gala Theatre 6pm 6pm 7:30pm TUESDAY 17JULY BRASS Big Brass Bash, BRASS Street Ceilidh, Pictures at an Exhibition, Glenhome Park, Crook Lanchester Bowes Museum 6pm 6pm 7:30pm 7:30pm WEDNESDAY BRASS Street Big BRASS Bash, Northern Soul at Brass for Sir Bobby, 18 JULY Ceilidh, Hackworth Park, Easington, Easington Durham Miners Hall Chester-le-Street Shildon Social Welfare Centre 07671 PW - A5 main BRASS brochure spreads .indd 3 27/06/2018 17:23 At a glance Book online at www.brassfestival.co.uk call: 03000 266 600 or visit Gala Theatre in person. #DurhamBRASS @DurhamBRASS BrassInternationalFestival 6pm 7:30pm THURSDAY 19 JULY 19 Big BRASS Bash, Jubilee Park, Spennymoor BRASS Loops, Durham Town Hall 6pm 7:30pm FRIDAY 20 JULY Big BRASS Bash, Town Park, Town Hall, Bach and BRASS, Durham Cathedral Newton Aycliffe 11am 6pm 7:30pm SATURDAY Streets of BRASS, Big BRASS Bash finale, Liza Pulman Sings Streisand 21 JULY Durham City Wharton Park, Durham with the Brighouse Rastrick Band, Gala Theatre 10am 11am 3pm 6pm SUNDAY British Trombone Streets of BRASS, Carlton Main Frickley Carmina Burana, 22 JULY Society – Trombone Durham City Colliery Band, Wharton Park Day Gala Theatre 07671 PW - A5 main BRASS brochure spreads .indd 4 27/06/2018 17:24 4 #DurhamBRASS @DurhamBRASS BrassInternationalFestival Commissioned by Other funders and supporters Pleased to be supporting Brass: Durham International Festival At the Banks Group we provide development solutions that help meet our society’s demand for property, surface-mined resources and renewable energy in a sustainable and considerate way. Development with care is our way of working and creating economic, social and environmental benefits through our developments is at the heart of everything we do. www.banksgroup.co.uk | 0844 209 1515 Design Your Own Trombone Create your We have teamed up with instrument manufacturer pBone to give young people in County Durham the chance to get their hands on their own personally designed and trombone. get creative – the more own designs on paper stencils that can be downloaded from the BRASS Festival website www.brassfestival.co.uk eye-catching the better. One winner from each of the two age groups – 5 to 11 and 12and to the 18 winners years – will then have their design printed onto a plastic trombone made by pBone. The closing date for entries is Sunday 22 July will be announced on Monday 27 July. 07671 PW - A5 main BRASS brochure spreads .indd 5 27/06/2018 17:24 Book online: www.brassfestival.co.uk 5 Women and Brass The 2018 Festival will celebrate the substantial and ever-expanding contribution of women to all forms of brass music making. We have an all-female big band led by an original member of the pioneering Ivy Benson Big Band. Shake Em Up Jazz Band features many of the finest female musicians working in New Orleans today and in Break Out Brass Band we have an exciting new UK street band with an all-female line up. Gunhild Carling is one of the most energetic and individual talents in the brass world and the programme also features a series of inspiring masterclasses presented by leading female musicians. Women and Brass Friday 13 July, 7.30pm, Gala Theatre £18 (£16 Concessions) Opening our women and brass celebration we salute legendary band leader Ivy Benson. Her all-female band overcame scepticism and prejudice to become one of the most popular dance bands during the war years and beyond. Original Ivy Benson band member, Chrissy Lee, brings her dynamic all-female big band featuring many of the UK’s leading female jazz artists to honour Ivy’s pioneering spirit. Our celebration also includes internet sensation and Swedish Jazz trumpet star Gunhild Carling. Her high energy performances and remarkable multi-instrument videos have been viewed millions of times on YouTube. 07671 PW - A5 main BRASS brochure spreads .indd 6 27/06/2018 17:24 6 #DurhamBRASS @DurhamBRASS BrassInternationalFestival BRASS Goes to Hollywood Sunday 15 July, 7pm, Gala Theatre £18 (£16 Concessions) Join the Scottish Swing Orchestra and the BRASS Hollywood Chorus for swing versions of great Hollywood tunes. They will be joined by local lad and West End star Mathew Gent. Featured movies include The Sound of Music, Chicago, Singin’ in the Rain, Hairspray and La La Land. We will also be celebrating the centenary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth with songs from his hit movie musicals West Side Story and On The Town. The James Morrison Quartet Monday 16 July, 7.30pm, Gala Theatre £23 (£19 Concessions) Australian trumpeter, James Morrison, is one of the world’s most in demand jazz musicians. He is a true virtuoso, besides the trumpet he excels on piano, double bass, saxophone and all brass instruments. Last summer James starred at the BBC Proms’ tribute to Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie. James has worked with the world’s top performers - Ray Brown called him “The Genius” and Dizzy Gillespie called him “One of The Best” but Wynton Marsalis simply said “Man, James Morrison can play!” 07671 PW - A5 main BRASS brochure spreads .indd 7 27/06/2018 17:24 Book online: www.brassfestival.co.uk 7 Pictures at Bach and Brass an Exhibition Friday 20 July, 7.30pm, Tuesday 17 July, 7:30pm, Durham Cathedral Bowes Museum £12 (£10 Concessions) £18 (£16 Concessions) Durham Cathedral Choir are The brilliant Fine Arts Brass Ensemble joined by leading period instrument perform Mussorgsky’s Pictures at orchestra St. James’ Baroque, for an Exhibition in the beautiful and an evening of Bach in the stunning appropriate setting of the Bowes acoustic of Durham Cathedral. The Museum. Their summer exhibition, programme includes two masterpieces The BFG in Pictures featuring original that showcase Bach’s brilliant and Quentin Blake illustrations, prepared virtuosic use of brass instruments, for Roald Dahl’s classic story will be the the Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 inspiration for a new suite commissioned and the wonderful Magnificat. by the Durham BRASS Festival. 07671 PW - A5 main BRASS brochure spreads .indd 8 27/06/2018 17:24 8 #DurhamBRASS @DurhamBRASS BrassInternationalFestival Liza Pulman Sings Carlton Main Streisand Frickley with the Brighouse Colliery Band Rastrick Band Sunday 22 July, 3pm, Saturday 21 July, 7:30pm, Gala Theatre Gala Theatre £18 (£16 Concessions) £21 (£18 Concessions) Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band A unique collaboration between one have established themselves as one of the finest voices and one of the of the top ranked Brass Bands in the finest brass bands in the country, world. They have been European celebrating the songs of the great Champions, National Champions, Barbara Streisand. The Brighouse British Open Champions, BBC Best and Rastrick Band are the reigning of Brass Champions, and last year National Brass Band Champions and represented England at the World achieved worldwide recognition with Championships in Holland. They their Gold Disc winning recording became the feature band of the Gary of ‘The Floral Dance’. Liza Pulman’s Clarke Company’s ground-breaking credits include, performing with dance production and National Glyndebourne Opera, starring in Theatre Award Winning COAL and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the enjoyed performances with the world London Palladium as well as being renowned Rambert Dance Company. part of the internationally renowned comedy trio Fascinating Aida. Pleased to be supporting Brass: Durham International Festival At the Banks Group we provide development solutions that help meet our society’s demand for property, surface-mined resources and renewable energy in a sustainable and considerate way. Development with care is our way of working 07671 PW - A5 main BRASS brochure spreads .indd 9 and creating economic, 27/06/2018social and environmental 17:24 benefits through our developments is at the heart of everything we do. www.banksgroup.co.uk | 0844 209 1515 Book online: www.brassfestival.co.uk 9 Northern Soul at Easington Wednesday 18 July, 7:30pm, Easington Social Welfare Centre £10 We are taking one of the highlights from the 2017 Festival to Easington which has a great tradition as a Northern Soul hotspot. Leading Northern Soul band Keep The Faith team up with the fabulous NASUWT Riverside Brass Band to present big, bold and brassy renditions of classic tracks to fill the dance floor. BRASS Loops Thursday 19 July, 7:30pm, Durham Town Hall £10 Live looping is the recording and playback of a piece of music in real-time for a live audience. It has become extremely popular in recent years as it allows a solo musician to create amazing multi-part performances. Many leading artists such as Ed Sheeran, KT Tunstall and Billy Joel are adding looping into their live performances. This unique evening will explore the innovative use of live looping by brass musicians. What is more extraordinary is the way in which live looping apps for mobile phones have made looping technology accessible and inexpensive. We challenged brass musicians throughout the UK to show us what they can do with these amazing apps and four winning submissions will be presented at this event. 07671 PW - A5 main BRASS brochure spreads .indd 10 27/06/2018 17:24 10 #DurhamBRASS @DurhamBRASS BrassInternationalFestival Big BRASS Bash The popular Big BRASS Bash brings FREE International street brass bands to locations across County Durham.