SUNDAY 26 JUNE
10.30am Various venues
2pm Various venues
RNCM BRASS BAND FOCUS DAY
Morning workshops
Afternoon workshops
A choice of three morning workshops, including a group coaching session for all players of Grade 8+ standard led by RNCM Director of Brass Studies, John Miller; a coaching session for players Grade 5-7 standard led by Maria Molund; or a trombone ensemble class led by Bob Hughes and Brett Baker.
A choice of four afternoon workshop sessions, including a class for cornet players with Roger Webster; a class for euphonium, tenor horn and tuba players with Les Neish; a session for trombonists focusing on solo or duo repertoire with Bob Hughes; and a trombone ensemble class with the Black Dyke Quartet.
12pm RNCM Concert Hall
4pm RNCM Concert Hall
Chetham’s School of Music and Junior RNCM Brass Bands
RNCM Brass Band
This year’s Brass Band Focus Day features performances, workshops and masterclasses for the brass band player focusing on practical performance. The day is aimed at Grade 5 standard upwards with morning classes split by ability and the afternoon workshops split by instrument. Tutors this year include John Miller, Roger Webster and Les Neish, and we are delighted to have joined forces with the British Trombone Society to offer a range of specialist trombone classes led by Bob Hughes and Brett Baker, as well as contributions from the Midland and Black Dyke trombone quartets. We are particularly indebted to the Society for inviting the trombonist Stephen Sykes to perform with the RNCM Brass Band in the day’s closing concert. Nicholas Childs, John Miller artistic directors RNCM Supported by
Lionel Ritchie (arr Baker) All Night Long Joseph Turrin Hymn for Diana Peter Graham Windows of the World Richard Strauss (arr Banks) Festmusik der Stadt Wien William Walton The First Shoot (Ballet Suite) Modest Mussorgsky (arr Howarth) Baba Yaga and The Great Gate of Kiev from Pictures at an Exhibition David Thornton, David Chatterton, Les Neish, Maria Molund conductors The Chetham’s and Junior RNCM Brass Bands give the day’s lunchtime concert, coming together at the end of the programme for a massed performance of The Great Gate of Kiev. After the concert, don’t miss music from the Midland trombone quartet which will resound from the RNCM’s foyer areas. Tickets £6.50 Concessions available
Wilfred Heaton Praise Philip Sparke Concerto Grosso Gordon Langford Trombone Rhapsody Peter Graham Shine the Light Piotr Tchaikovsky (arr R Childs) 1812 Overture Nicholas Childs conductor Stephen Sykes trombone Nicholas Childs conducts the RNCM Brass Band in the closing concert of the day, featuring the trombonist Stephen Sykes, the 2009 winner of BBC Radio 2’s Young Brass Soloist. Tickets £6.50 Concessions available
Admission is free to registered RNCM Brass Band Focus Day participants, including tickets to the 12pm and 4pm concerts. To book a place, call 0161 907 5339 or email brassbandfocusday@rncm.ac.uk. For those not taking part in the day’s workshops, individual tickets for the concerts can be purchased for £6.50.
JUNE
in association with the British Trombone Society
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