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ESSENTIAL DYKE VOLUME VII

1. Simoraine ©Studio Music Clive Barraclough 2.48

2. Fingal's Cave ©Obrasso Verlag AG Felix Mendelssohn arr. Lorriman 10.46

3. Zelda ©Boosey & Co. Percy Code 7.25 Cornet Soloist - Richard Marshall

4. Riverdance ©Wright & Round Bill Whelan arr. Farr 6.20

5. Capriccio ©Rosehill Music Rodney Newton 8.40 Tuba Soloist - Joseph Cook

6. Where Eagles Sing ©Prima Vista Musikk Paul Lovatt-Copper 4.02

7. Music M/s John Miles arr. Broadbent 6.18

8. Donegal Bay ©Wright & Round Traditional arr. Lovatt-Cooper 4.05 Baritone Soloist - Gareth Brindle

9. Yellow Submarine ©Obrasso Verlag AG Lennon & McCartney arr. Fernie 3.40

10. Vienna Nights ©Kirklees Music Philip Wilby 16.12 Live Recording, Winning Performance British Open Championships 2006

Total CD Playing Time 71.04

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PROGRAMME Island and its opening certainly reflects As one of the world's most recognized Britain. He has taken his teaching and this, though the piece as a whole is masters of the euphonium and brass conducting skills to a variety of Here’s another offering in the series without doubt music of the sea. The specialist, Childs has performed and outstanding brass bands outside the UK. ‘Essential Dyke’ - the seventh in a final orchestral version ofFingal’s Cave taught throughout the United Kingdom, He has served as the director of The Europe, Australia, Africa, the Far East, National Youth Brass Band of Denmark sequence that has provided Black Dyke appeared in 1832, when Mendelssohn Canada, and the United States. He has and Associate Conductor of the National with some of its best sellers. Each CD in was twenty-three. The version played appeared with such groups as the BBC Youth Brass Band of Great Britain, and the series represents a typical concert here is a recent Howard Lorriman Philharmonic, Hallé Orchestra, United has gained national championships in by the band, with a judicious mix of transcription. States Marine Band ('The President's England, Wales, Scotland, France, new items and old favourites, a formula Own'), the London Symphony Brass, Sweden and Norway. He has reached the needs no introduction, having which is proving popular with Zelda and the Canadian Brass. In addition, he pinnacle of success with three National ‘Pondashers’ (fans of Black Dyke). been one of the most popular of all has been featured with nearly every Championships of Great Britain: 1999 cornet solos for generations. Composed major brass band throughout the world with Fodens Courtois, 2001 and 2004 The title of the march, Simoraine, is by Australian-born Percy Code, himself and many wind bands, especially in with Black Dyke Band. With Black Dyke derived from the names of the a star cornet player in his day, it takes university settings with the United he also won the coveted British Open in composer’s two children, Simon and the form of a caprice. It has been States, where he has been equally 2005, retaining the title in 2006. Lorraine. They are grown up now but performed by all the great cornettists acclaimed for his teaching and clinic the march, composed when they were (as well as by countless not-so-greats) work. Childs also received an honorary quite young, has retained its popularity. but here the band’s principal cornet doctorate from Leeds Metropolitan player, Richard Marshall, personalises With his roots in the British brass band University in 2006 in recognition of his tradition, having first been trained in outstanding contribution to music. Fingal’s Cave, also known as The the performance with some touches of the Tredegar (Wales) Youth Band, Childs Hebrides Overture, was inspired when, his own individual magic. continues to give important emphasis to © Dr. Ron Holz in 1829, Mendelssohn visited Staffa – the development of the brass band Bill Whelan’s Riverdance is another one of the islands of the Inner Hebrides. movement, via his commitment of the piece that needs no introduction. Since The cave, located on Staffa, is still a training of outstanding young musicians its debut performance during the popular tourist attraction. The both at the collegiate level and within interval of the 1994 Eurovision Song overture’s original title was The Lonely the National Youth Brass Band of Great Contest its popularity has never waned.

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Heaton discs were declared CD of the Richard Marshall and the band’s flugel Brass Band Championships, and his year in the period 2001—2005 in the horn player, John Doyle, play leading performance here is bound to add to his British brass band press, and Dr. Childs roles in this performance. growing reputation. was awarded Conductor of the Year in 2005. Tuba solos were a rarity in brass band Paul Lovatt-Cooper is Black Dyke’s programmes until comparatively Young Composer in Residence and also With Black Dyke Band Childs has been recently. They are now almost a member of the band’s percussion able to promote the widest range of commonplace, partly due to the arrival section. Where Eagles Sing was literature, several concerts of which of a generation of first class tuba players, commissioned by Philip Biggs and have also led to broadcasts on BBC inspired by the late John Fletcher of the received its first performance in Radio 3. One representative programme included the January 2002 concert London Smphony Orchestra and the Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall at the featuring Philip Wilby’s Atlantic, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. In their 2006 Great Northern Brass Festival. Michael Ball’s Cambrian Suite, and wake, a whole new repertoire has The inspiration came from a visit to the Kenneth Hesketh’s Alchymist’s Journal, appeared, containing both fun pieces Bird Sanctuary of Disney World’s the concert later broadcast in June, and more substantial ones, including Animal Kingdom in Florida. Here, the 2002. Childs combines this interest in several concertos by leading composers. composer witnessed the awesome sight premiering new works with outstanding Rodney Newton’s Capriccio, though of an American Bald Eagle soaring recordings, the most recent example not a full concerto is, nevertheless, a above the audience. Until recently an being the 2005 release, A Golden Year, major work. Its three sections are skilfully endangered species, the bird is now the programme containing five premiere linked so that it appears as a continuous considered safe, and ‘free to soar and recordings of major works for brass single-movement composition. Joseph sing in the American homelands’. the centenary of the dean of 20th- band by Peter Graham (Journey to the Cook, Black Dyke’s principal Eb bass century brass band composers, Eric Ball Centre of the Earth), Johan de Meij player is the soloist. Though regularly Along with Riverdance, John Miles’s (1903—1989). Along with the band’s (Extreme Makeover), Philip Wilby featured in concerts, this is the first time rock ballad Music is the most requested multiple-CD celebration of their 150th (Northern Lights), Bramwell Tovey (The he has recorded a solo with the band. He item in Black Dyke’s current repertoire. year (2005), Jewels in the Crown, the Night to Sing), and John Pickard (Eden). was the recipient of the award for the John Miles was born in Jarrow in 1949. Butterworth, Eric Ball, Gregson, and best soloist in the 2006 British Open Though a prolific writer, this has been

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his most successful piece to date, the session and a happy relationship includes: Michael Ball—Cambrian Suite; innovative concert programmes with appearing in the 1970s. The arrangement grew up between him and the band, Arthur Butterworth—Variations and new and appealing music. is by Derek Broadbent, a former Resident leading to further collaborations, Fugue on a Theme of Handel; Martin Representative of these achievements Conductor at Black Dyke. including a full CD of Beatles hits, Ellerby—Concerto for Trombone and was Peter Graham’s Call of the Cossacks recorded in 2003. This track recalls Brass Band; Peter Graham—Journey to performed at the 2002 Gala Concert of The baritone is unique to the brass band, these earlier links. the Centre of the Earth; Edward the European Brass Band Gregson—An Age of Kings;; Peter Championships. With Black Dyke Band its place in the military band having Meechan—Pulse Fiction; Rodney Childs has featured in some of the most been usurped in the 1920s by the tenor No Black Dyke concert would be Newton—Lancashire Fantasia; Ian recognized festivals, including the saxophone. It forms a bridge between complete without at least one major Wilson—Seascapes; Philip Wilby— Harrogate International Festival, the euphonium and the tenor horn, but brass band work. For the benefit of those Concerto 1945 for Cornet and Brass Chichester, Newbury, Cheltenham, is now also recognised as a solo aficionados who savour these, Dr. Childs Band. Kings Lynn, City of London, and Gala instrument. There is a growing repertoire has saved the best till last and has chosen Concerts at the National Brass Band of pieces specially composed or arranged to include the piece with which the In June 2000 he directed Fodens Championships in London’s Royal for the baritone and Paul Lovatt-Cooper band won the British Open Brass Band Courtois Band in the premiere of Albert Hall. has arranged the traditional tune Championships in 2006. That year was Edward Gregson’s significant work, Donegal Bay as a baritone solo. This is the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth Trumpets of the Angels. He followed this Childs has pursued a series of pace- exquisitely played by Gareth Brindle and Philip Wilby’s Vienna Nights is a with the Royal Northern College of setting recordings of much of this new who, like Joseph Cook, makes his debut tribute to one of the greatest musical Music Brass Band’s first presentation of music, including Doyen releases as a soloist on a Black Dyke CD. geniuses of all time. Wolfgang Amadeus Danceries by Kenneth Hesketh. The showcasing the music of Michael Ball, Mozart spent the last decade of his life Sunday Times reported that at the July Arthur Butterworth, Peter Graham, and Yellow Submarine was a hit for the in Vienna, composing many of his 2006 world premiere of Elgar Howarth’s Edward Gregson. With The International Beatles in 1966. Two years later, the then masterpieces and dying there 1891, aged Boddington Variations that “Nicholas Staff Band, he and Black Dyke released Black Dyke Mills Band recorded an 35. The work is a fantasy based on a Childs' direction proved scintillating.” the award winning Heaton Collection, With Philip Wilby as Musical Associate now in four volumes. arrangement of it on the Apple label. Mozart piano sonata (Sonata in A K331). of Black Dyke Band and Peter Meechan Paul McCartney himself (now Sir Paul, It refers to various parts of the sonata as Composer in Residence of this famed In the Autumn of 2003 Childs released of course) came to Bradford to supervise and ends with a rousing setting of the ensemble, Childs has presented a dynamic new recording celebrating

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Dr. Nicholas J. Childs, DMA, famous Black Dyke Band has been famous Turkish Rondo. The composer’s Freud, observed by us all from a MA, FLCM, ARCM (Hons) marked not only with continued contest note on the score concludes: discreet distance, may meet as old success, but with a series of innovative friends. Heralded as a leading figure in the concerts, world premieres and Vienna Nights is a homage. It worldwide brass community, Dr. recordings of major works for brass celebrates the world’s greatest The recording here produced is of the band with a variety of soloists and Nicholas Childs (DMA—Conducting, composer, but also the city which actual winning performance. So ends musical combinations. University of Salford) has rightfully fostered his work. Here, your another concert on CD. Happy achieved the highest international imagination might easily conjure up a listening! reputation as a performer, teacher/ He continues his advocacy of new café table near the Opera House, clinician, conductor, interpreter and music within the outstanding catalogue where Mozart, Mahler and Sigmund advocate of new music, and producer of of brass and wind band recordings he © Dr. Roy Newsome pacesetting recordings. Initial success has recorded and produced in his came as a euphonium soloist and award-winning firm, Doyen Recordings. partner with his talented brother, Dr. Not content with these activities, Dr. Robert Childs, who together have Childs is in great demand as a teacher, literally toured the world as The Childs clinician, and consultant throughout Brothers, performing in many of the the academic community. Further world’s most famous concert halls with honours have come with his the most prestigious bands and appointment as Artistic Director of the orchestras. National Children’s Brass Band of Great Britain, and Founder and Artistic Taking up the baton as a brass band Director of the Yorkshire Youth Brass conductor, Nicholas has had Band. phenomenal success with many brass bands, including highly acclaimed In recent years Childs has premiered regional and national championships. with Black Dyke Band many new works His current tenure as Principal by leading British composers. A Conductor and Music Director of the representative, selective list since 2001

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BLACK DYKE BAND (1855) concerts and travelled over13,000 miles. profile events have also seen the Band Composing World; Philip Wilby as Since then, they have featured on no less featured with household names such as Musical Associate. In 1816, in the Yorkshire village of than 80 recordings, and have toured Lesley Garrett, Elton John, Evelyn Queenshead - later to become widely throughout Europe and the rest Glennie, James Morrison, Rod Franks, The Black Dyke Band has, throughout Queensbury, Mr Peter Wharton founded of the world, including Sierra Leone, Ian Bousfield, Philip Smith and many its history, enjoyed unparalleled success a brass and reed band. Amongst the Japan, Australia and several re-visits to more. in the contesting world, being awarded players, on French Horn, was John Foster, Canada and the USA. the title ‘Champion Band of Great owner of the John Foster & Son mill in In October 1993, Black Dyke Band Britain’ no less than 20 times, most that small village. The life of this band, Amongst its recordings, the Band is created history as the first British brass recently in October 2004. In their 150th however, was short lived through proud to have been recognised in wider band to appear at the Carnegie Hall, year they also became European and declining numbers of players. In 1837, a musical spheres, in 1996 winning the New York, and a year later they became British Open Champions 2005, and new band was formed - the Queenshead Music Industries Association Award for the first brass band ever to perform at retained the British Open title in 2006. Band, and in September 1855 John Foster the best CD in the Orchestral category the Royal College of Music. In 2004 the & Son ‘adopted’ the band, acquiring for it with their recording of Sir William Band was proud to be appointed the The Band is relentless in its quest to a new set of instruments and attracting Walton’s music. In February 1999 the first ever ‘Band in Residence’ at the perform music of the highest possible new members. In addition to this, a room Band were nominated for a ‘Grammy Royal Northern College of Music, standard and upholding its long and was provided for practising - The Black Award’ in the ‘Crossover Classical Manchester. fine tradition. This desire is summed up Dyke Mills Band had been formed. Section’, and this was followed a month perfectly in its motto, taken from the later by an Oscar nomination, when it Many ‘legends’ of the brass world have armorial bearings granted in 1857 to Most of the Band’s musicians lived in provided the backing for the song That’ll been associated with the Black Dyke John Foster: ‘Justum Perficito nihil Queensbury and worked in the mill, Do by Peter Gabriel in the film Babe 2. Band over the years, together with a timeto’ - ‘Act justly and fear nothing’. ensuring a close link to the community The Band has been proud to enjoy significant number who have gone on to that remains to this day. The Band has success with other recording artists enjoy successful careers in the been at the forefront of banding including Paul McCartney & Wings, Tori Orchestral world including Jack Pinches development throughout its history, Amos, Beautiful South, Evelyn Glennie, (who was solo trombone player in the making one of the earliest brass band and, decades earlier, The Beatles on their band at the tender age of 16), William recordings in 1904 and embarking on a 5 hit record, Yellow Submarine. Television Lang, Maurice Murphy and Rod Franks. month tour of Canada and the USA in shows, broadcasts, concerts at Music Today the Band is proud to be associated 1906, during which it played over 200 Festivals, The Proms and other high with a modern day ‘giant’ of the

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BANDSTAND ESSENTIAL DYKE VOLUME VII SERIES

1. Simoraine ©Studio Music Clive Barraclough 2.48

2. Fingal's Cave ©Obrasso Verlag AG Felix Mendelssohn arr. Lorriman 10.46 DOYCD227 3. Zelda ©Boosey & Co. Percy Code 7.25 Cornet Soloist - Richard Marshall 4. Riverdance ©Wright & Round Bill Whelan arr. Farr 6.20 5. Capriccio ©Rosehill Music Rodney Newton 8.40

Tuba Soloist - Joseph Cook Dyke Essential VolumeBand Dyke Black • VII 6. Where Eagles Sing ©Prima Vista Musikk Paul Lovatt-Copper 4.02 7. Music M/s John Miles arr. Broadbent 6.18 Executive Producer: Trevor Caffull 8. Donegal Bay ©Wright & Round Traditional arr. Lovatt-Cooper 4.05 Producer: Keith Farrington Baritone Soloist - Gareth Brindle Sound Engineer:

Essential Dyke Volume VII • Black Dyke Band Volume Essential Dyke Richard Scott 9. Yellow Submarine ©Obrasso Verlag AG Lennon & McCartney arr. Fernie 3.40 Sound Editing & Mastering: 10. Vienna Nights ©Kirklees Music Philip Wilby 16.12 R.E Editing Programme Notes: Live Recording, Winning Performance British Open Championships 2006 Roy Newsome Project Manager: Kevin J Coates MBE Total CD Playing Time 71.04 Artwork & Cover Design:

DOY CD227 DOY GK Graphic Design Recorded at Morley Town Hall December 2006 & January 2007

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