CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 1. The Red Shield Henry C. Goffin 3.17 2. Star Lake Eric Ball 2.51 3. Silver Star Ray Steadman- Allen 3.48 4. The Invincible Army Erik Leidzén 2.33 5. Soldiers of Christ George Marshall 3.31 6. California Emil Söderström 2.57 7. Anthem of the Free Dean Goffin 3.30 8. Rousseau Ray Ogg 3.52 9. Mighty to Save George Marshall 3.15 10. Crown of Conquest Ray Steadman-Allen 3.35 11. In the Firing Line Bramwell Coles 3.51 12. Emblem of the Army Arthur Gullidge 3.48 13. Torchbearers Eric Ball 6.10 14. Wisbech Citadel Albert Gay 3.55 15. Under Two Flags Bramwell Coles 4.14 16. Rosehill Albert Jakeway 3.10 17. Fighting for the Lord Emil Söderström 3.26 18. Montreal Citadel Norman Audoire 3.43 Total CD Playing Time 65.28 All tracks ©SP&S DOY CD221 Code No. Booklet-Pgs16&1 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK WORLD CLASS MARCHES VOLUME I BAND PersoNNel Director of Music As Music Director of the world-famous Montreal Citadel (104 beats per minute) and Dr. Nicholas J. Childs Black Dyke Band, it has been my pleasure the most headlong is Star Lake (130 beats per Principal Cornet Solo Horn Solo Eb Bass conducting and researching this first volume minute). Richard Marshall Sandy Smith Joseph Cook of World Class Marches of The Salvation Asst. Principal Cornet 1st Horn Eb Bass Army. Secondly, I have followed contemporary Morvern Gilchrist Julie Backhouse Philip Goodwin performance practice for the structuring of Solo Cornets 2nd Horn Solo Bb Bass Volume 1 features 18 great marches spanning these Salvation Army marches, which end Tom Hutchinson Alison Childs Matthew Routley 55 years, and includes music by composers at the conclusion of the printed text without Cai Isfryn 1st Baritone Bb Bass including Eric Ball, Dean Goffin, Ray utilising the da capo. The one exception is Soprano Cornet Gareth Brindle Daniel Sinclair Steadman-Allen, Erik Leidzén, Bramwell Eric Ball’s Torchbearers, which has so much Paul Duffy 2nd Baritone Principal Percussion Coles, George Marshall and Emil Söderström. character and an especially grandiose end, Repiano Cornet Gareth Daniel Lee Skipsey The band’s musical challenge has been to which clearly benefits from an impassioned John Doyle Solo Euphonium Percussion 2nd Cornets David Thornton Neil Edwards recreate that level of fervent intensity and re-hearing. John O’Brien Asst. Solo Euphonium Paul Lovatt-Cooper excitement that only a Salvation Army march Rebecca Marshall John French Andrea Price can conjure up. This has been an exciting project for Black 3rd Cornets Principal Trombone Ashley Durrant Dyke Band and I hope you enjoy listening as Joe Murtagh Brett Baker Administrator Emeritus As I have prepared these compositions, I have much as we enjoyed recording this fabulous Stephen McGowan 2nd Trombone Geoffrey Whiteley been aware of two extra considerations: material. Flugel Horn Garry Reed Secretary Alexandra Kerwin Bass Trombone Mike Shenton Firstly, there has been a wide variety of tempo Dr. Nicholas J. Childs Adrian Hirst requests from the composers; the steadiest is Music Director Code No. Booklet-Pgs2&15 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK and Wings, Tori Amos, The Beautiful Lang, Maurice Murphy and Rod Franks. South, Evelyn Glennie, and, decades earlier, Today the band is proud to be associated ProGramme Notes The Beatles on their hit record, Yellow with a modern day ‘giant’ of the composing The Salvation Army [SA] publishes two have transcended their time and function, Submarine. Television shows, broadcasts, world; Philip Wilby as Musical Associate. types of marches for its brass bands: 1) and continue to have a vibrant performance concerts at Music Festivals, The Proms and ordinary marches for street parades and life. other high profile events have also seen the Black Dyke Band has throughout its indoor services, and 2) Festival marches, band featured with household names such as history enjoyed unparalleled success in the Lesley Garrett, Elton John, Evelyn Glennie, contesting world, being awarded the title works designed specifically for concerts. When in 1902 General William Booth first James Morrison, Rod Franks, Ian Bousfield, ‘Champion Band of Great Britain’ no less All 18 marches in Volume I were designated allowed the publishing of original music, Philip Smith and many more. In October than 21 times, most recently in October 2008. for the first category and released in the including the march, he insisted that each 1993, Black Dyke Band created history as the In 2005 their 150th year, they also became General Series Band Journal. All, however, piece of SA music - Salvation Music - must first British brass band to appear at Carnegie European and British Open Champions and have seen wide use in concert. The 55 year quote a song or hymn in the course of its Hall, New York, and a year later they became retained the British Open title in 2006. period, 1912-1967, in which these famous development. Nearly every march on this the first brass band ever to perform at the pieces saw print marks a high water mark programme maintains that requirement. Royal College of Music. In 2004, the band The band is relentless in its quest to perform for the march in SA repertoire, the form The earlier march-style arrangements was proud to be appointed the first ever music of the highest possible standard and dominating the regular band journals of published by the SA prior to 1902 even used ‘Band in Residence’ at the Royal Northern upholding its long and fine tradition. This the day. Marches dominated because bands to contain words in the band parts so that College of Music, Manchester. desire is summed up perfectly in its motto, did so much outdoor work. Bands needed the band could sing on the march, that way taken from the armorial bearings granted in Many ‘legends’ of the brass world have been 1857 to John Foster: ‘Justum Perficito nihil fresh material for their parades to and ensuring the message got through if the tune associated with Black Dyke Band over the timeto’ ‘Act justly and fear nothing’. from a street meeting or ‘Open Air’. For was not known. The titles of these marches years, together with a significant number some bands, this could be multiple times also provide a summary view of Salvationist who have gone on to enjoy successful careers during the week and up to 3 outings on a life of the period, as they initially profiled in the orchestral world, including Jack Sunday. Among the thousand or so marches or paid homage to individual corps, bands, Pinches (who was solo trombone player in published by the SA in the first 65 years of specific SA programmes, institutions, music the band at the tender age of 16), William the 20th century, these ‘world class’ pieces camps, and SA symbols. Knowing some Code No. Booklet-Pgs14&3 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK background on each of these gems may help degree in music composition, prior to his BlacK DYKE BAND in connecting with the spirit and meaning becoming an SA officer. His well-crafted behind the notes, though these fine marches Anthem of the Free contains the gospel song also stand up well as excellent examples of Ring the bells of heaven (‘…pealing forth the In 1816, in the Yorkshire village of month tour of Canada and the USA in 1906, their kind, whether one knows the semantic anthem of the free’) in the trio. Its original Queenshead - later to become Queensbury, during which it played over 200 concerts and messages embedded in them or not. title, before adaptation for SA use, was Bel Mr Peter Wharton founded a brass and reed travelled over13000 miles. Since then, they band. Amongst the players, on French Horn, have featured on more than 80 recordings, Hamid, composed for the Fourth Brigade was John Foster, owner of the John Foster and have toured widely throughout Europe The march that opens this disc stands as a Band of the New Zealand Armed Forces & Son mill in that small village. The life of and the rest of the world, including Sierra sonic icon of SA brass bands and music at that Goffin conducted when stationed in the this band, however, was short lived through Leone, Japan, Australia and several visits one of the movement’s high peaks. The Red Middle East during World War II. declining numbers of players. In 1837, a new to Canada and the USA. Amongst its Shield saw print in September 1928 and in band was formed - the Queenshead Band, recordings, the band is proud to have been its title pays tribute to the social services A similar tale can be told about Arthur and in September 1855 John Foster & Son recognised in wider musical spheres, in 1996 arm of The Salvation Army, marked in Gullidge’s Emblem of the Army that first ‘adopted’ the band, acquiring for it a new set winning the Music Industries Association many countries by its distinctive red shield. appeared prior to World War II in the of instruments and attracting new members. Award for the best CD in the Orchestral The original context of this march, however, Australian Regal Brass Band Journal (not In addition to this, a room was provided for category with their recording of music by Sir dealt with the SA’s work among the armed SA) under the title The Hussar. Albert practising - Black Dyke Mills Band had been William Walton. forces of the British Commonwealth, the Redpath’s addition of a second strain formed. In February 1999 the Band were nominated composer Henry C. Goffin, hailing from in the trio, the song The Message of the Most of the band’s musicians lived in for a ‘Grammy Award’ in the ‘Crossover New Zealand.