What's On

On sale Thu 13 Nov 2025 at 10am

Programme

Hermann Pallhuber A Fanfare of Bells
Claire Cope The Green Chapel* (IBBF commission and world premiere)
Paul Mealor Tranquil Abiding

Benjamin Britten arr Paul Hindmarsh Prelude and Courtly Dances from Gloriana
Edmund Rubbra Variations on the Shining River (world premiere of a newly re-scored version by Phillip Littlemore)
Philip Sparke Partita

Performers

Michael Fowles conductor
Bones Apart Trombone Quartet*
Foden’s Band

About

Part of RNCM International Brass Band Festival

Heartwarming melodies infused with lyrical lines and bright fanfares mark the opening of this performance, setting the stage for an RNCM International Brass Brand Festival commission and world premiere, Claire Cope’s The Green Chapel, featuring Bones Apart Trombone Quartet.

Next, a piece by the Band’s Artistic Director, Paul Mealor, offers a meditative journey shaped by his walks in the natural landscapes of North Wales. Each movement draws on a line from James Agee’s poem Sure on this Shining Night, bringing the first half of the concert to a contemplative close.

Paul Hindmarsh’s brass band arrangement of Britten’s Prelude and Courtly Dances from Gloriana opens the second half and paves the way for a newly re-scored version of Edmund Rubbra’s Variations on the Shining River, inspired by a nighttime walk along the River Ness in Scotland.

Concluding the evening, Foden’s Band performs Philip Sparke’s Partita – written in 1989 as a commission for Norway’s renowned Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag.

Tickets

Full Price £22
Student/Under 26 £14

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Festival Discount

Automatically receive 20% off at least one ticket per event when you book three or more events in the RNCM International Brass Band Festival (excluding free events). Please note that this discount only applies when booking events as part of a single transaction. This offer cannot be combined with any other discounts or promotions.

This event will include an interval and will end at approximately 9.30pm.