CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK Page 12 Page 1 1. Glemdene © W Paxton and Co John Carr 5.18 2. Overture: Ruy Blas © R Smith and Co Mendelssohn arr. William Rimmer 7.35 3. Kim M/s Allan Street 5.22 Cornet Soloist Richard Marshall 4. Crimond © Rosehill Publishing Irvine arr. Peter Graham 5.26 5. Blue Thunder © Yewden Music Dan Price 4.47 6. Dreams and Dances © Wright & Round Philip Harper 6.14 Flugel Horn Soloist Zoe Hancock 7-9. Suite from Stabat Mater © Boosey & Hawkes Karl Jenkins arr. Wainwright & Childs I. Sancta Mater 2.47 II. Cantus Lacrimosus 3.22 Soloists James McCabe, Zoe Hancock, Jonathan Bates and Gary Curtin III. Paradisi Gloria 2.46 10. Brave © Obrasso-Verlag Alan Fernie 7.14 Trombone Soloist Brett Baker 11. Diversions on a Bass Theme © R.Smith & Co. George Lloyd 11.38 Total CD Playing Time 63.13 DOY CD327 DOYCD327 Booklet-Pgs12&1 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK Page 2 Page 11 Programme Notes This is a concert CD and one that all Pondasher at Nottingham College of Education and the fans (Black Dyke Band supporters) look forward MD of a Championship section band. For this to receiving each year. The current Gold series work Allan has written a beautiful original of CDs follows on from the extremely popular melody and adorned it with delicate virtuoso Essential Dyke series and the programme passages, making it a perfect vehicle for this generally reflects the nature of Black Dyke extraordinarily gifted cornetist to display his Band’s many concerts throughout the year. considerable musical and technical virtuosity. The programme opens in a traditional manner The hymn tune Crimond was written by with a sprightly march, Glemdene, composed Jessie Seymour Irvine, while still in her Also available Volume I and II by John Carr, whose early claim to musical teens. She was the daughter of a Church of fame was to be the pianist for silent movies Scotland parish minister who had worked in at the two cinemas in his home town in the Crimond, Aberdeenshire. The tune has long north east of England. The march is followed been associated with the words taken from by the splendid arrangement by William Psalm 23, ‘The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not Rimmer of Felix Mendelssohn’s buoyant want’. Peter Graham has enhanced the brass Executive Producer: Trevor Caffull concert overture, Ruy Blas. The music is band repertoire immeasurably with many Producers: Nicholas Childs and Richard Scott extremely tuneful, light but lively with its wonderful compositions and arrangements. Engineer and Post Production: Richard Scott Assistant Engineer: Phil Hardman catchy, toe-tapping musical ideas breaking In addition to the hymn tune this well-crafted Production Manager: Nicki Tonge forth from a sequence of heavy chords. arrangement also refers to Eric Ball’s sublime Project Coordinators: Neil Brownless and Alison Childs Resurgam, including its fantastic climax, and is Programme Notes: Alan Jenkins The first solo item is given by the band’s a perfect example of the remarkable quality of Photography: John Stirzaker Artwork and Cover Design: GK Graphic Design brilliant Principal Cornet player, Richard Graham’s work. The piece is dedicated to Jean Marshall. Kim was composed by Allan Wilson, wife of the late Peter Wilson, former Recorded at Morley Town Hall in October and November 2013 Street who was, for some years, a lecturer editor of the British Bandsman. DOYCD327 Booklet-Pgs2&11 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK Page 10 Page 3 This is followed by something completely wisely used to commission a work from different. There is little doubt that the Philip Harper, Dreams and Dances. The words Blue Thunder will trigger a resonant music contains a beautiful melody whilst the response from train-spotters everywhere. dance section has a virtuoso-like character Most significantly, those words struck a that allows the soloist to reveal her formidable chord with composer Dan Price who wished technical prowess. This is the première to commemorate the 75th anniversary in recording of the work. 2013 of the record-breaking (125.88mph) steam engine, 4468 Mallard, with a piece Although Karl Jenkins’ early career featured of music worthy of the legend. The wish him as a jazz and then rock musician, in more came to fruition when Dr Nicholas Childs recent times his music has topped the classical commissioned the composer to write a piece CD charts with an almost monotonous Brett Baker that would also commemorate the 10th regularity. People obviously love his music and anniversary of the National Children’s Band there is plenty to love in his 2008 adaptation that was celebrated in the summer of 2013. of a 13th Century Latin poem, Stabat Mater, which depicts the sorrow of the Virgin Ever since Cole Porter wrote the song Get Mary at the crucifixion of her son, Jesus. As Out of Town for his 1938 musical Leave it to Me with several of Jenkins’ classical works this the words he used, Charm the birds off the trees has been sensitively transcribed for brass have become part of our general vocabulary. band and here we have a three-movement If anybody is guaranteed to charm the birds suite from Karl Jenkins’ 12-movement off the trees with her mellifluous sound and Stabat Mater. The movements of the suite formidable technique, it is the next soloist, are I. Sancta Mater (Holy Mother), Zoe Hancock, flugel horn. A few years ago II. Cantus Lacrimosus (Song of Tears), which Richard Marshall Zoe Hancock she was the recipient of the Mortimer Award begins with a beautiful offstage quartet that came with a monetary prize, which she segment played by James McCabe, assistant DOYCD327 Booklet-Pgs10&3 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK Page 4 Page 9 principal cornet, Zoe Hancock, flugel horn, tunes grow out of the first bar, played by Band Personnel Jonathan Bates, principal tenor horn and Gary the basses, which provides the motif for the Curtin, principal euphonium. III. Paradisi whole work’. George Lloyd was born in the Principal Cornet Solo Horn Solo Eb Tuba Gloria (The Glory of Paradise). The world same year as Benjamin Britten, thus 2013 was Richard Marshall Jonathan Bates Ben Dixon première performance of Karl Jenkins’ Stabat also the centenary of his birth and his music Assistant Principal Cornet 1st Horn Eb Tuba Mater took place on March 15, 2008 in featured at the 2013 BBC Promenade concerts James McCabe Helen Varley Philip Goodwin Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral, performed by and in other BBC broadcasts. He composed Solo Cornets 2nd Horn Solo Bb Tuba the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 12 symphonies, four piano concertos, two Martin Irwin Alison Childs Matthew Routley and Choir conducted by the composer. violin concertos, one cello concerto and three Philippe Graf Solo Euphonium Bb Tuba operas. He also wrote several works for brass George Bailey Gary Curtin Matt Wade The band’s next soloist is the richly band and his music has been featured at every Soprano Cornet 2nd Euphonium Percussion experienced Principal Trombonist, Brett major brass band championship in Britain and Ben Richeton Ian Yates Andrea Price Baker, who is featured in Alan Fernie’s Brave, several championships in other countries. He Repiano Cornet Solo Baritone Adie Smith which he premièred in 2013. once said that listening to your own music Lee Rigg Katrina Marzella Kieran Johnson played at a major brass band contest was a 2nd Cornets 2nd Baritone Matthew Rigg The final item is George Lloyd’s challenging very special experience for any composer John O’Brien Ben Wright Simon Oliver and rewarding Diversions on a Bass Theme, because you knew that all the participants David Smith Solo Trombone composed for the 1986 Mineworkers’ had given their last breath in preparation and 3rd Cornets Brett Baker Secretary National Brass Band Contest. The composer performance. This recording of Diversions Keith Britcliffe Co-Principal Trombone Mike Shenton wrote that ‘This piece is a set of variations. was made to celebrate Black Dyke’s win at the Tom Sutcliffe Paul Woodward Traditionally, variations were what they 2013 English National Contest, which ensured Flugel Horn 2nd Trombone said they were, which meant that a given the band’s invitation to compete at the 2014 Zoe Hancock Garry Reed tune was treated in a variety of ways. The European Brass Band Championships in Perth, Bass Trombone pattern of Diversions on a Bass Theme is Scotland. Adrian Hirst made the other way round; a number of Alan Jenkins DOYCD327 Booklet-Pgs4&9 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK Page 8 Page 5 Yorkshire Youth Brass Band. The purpose is The band logo of the stag’s head and Latin to inspire and motivate young people aged 11 quotation are taken from the armorial bearings to 21 years to achieve their full potential as granted in 1857 to John Foster, founder of the musicians, composers and citizens. band. “ACT JUSTLY AND FEAR NOTHING” www.blackdykeband.co.uk Winner of the 2013 English National Contest DOYCD327 Booklet-Pgs8&5 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK Page 6 Page 7 Dr Nicholas Childs Black Dyke Band Dr Nicholas Childs has achieved the highest Associate Conductor of the National Youth In 1816 Peter Wharton founded a brass In September 2006 at Symphony Hall international reputation as a performer, Brass Band of Great Britain, and as Trustee of and reed band in the Yorkshire village of Birmingham Black Dyke Band was declared teacher/clinician, conductor, interpreter and the Brass Band Heritage Trust. Queenshead – later to become Queensbury. British Open Champions for the second year advocate of new music, and producer of John Foster, apart from being the founder of running. Although they have not entered the pacesetting recordings.