New Music for Brass Band

New Music for Brass BandNew music for brass band including: Altitude one of George Benjamin's earliest works; Richard Rodney Bennett's lament Flowers of the Forest; Judith Bingham's dark tone poem Prague; Kenneth Hesketh dramatic Alchymist's Journal; variations on a theme from Tippett's A Midsummer Marriage. Curated by Paul Hindmarsh (who commissioned some of the works), it is performed by the Foden's Richardson Band conducted by Bramwell Tovey. Foden's Richardson Band

(P) 2006 NMC Recordings Ltd© 2006 NMC Recordings LtdCatalogue number: NMC D118Release Date: 1 February 2006

with its bright zigzags of flying figures

ranging from Milton to Wallace Stevens

Release Date: 1 March 1999

'One of Simon Holt's finest achievements to date

Darren Abrahams tenor - Christoph

unhurried contemplation’ Classical Iconoclast

Executive Producer for NMC: COLIN MATTHEWS

'Lighting a spark for composers of colour … the zest of Wallen’s solo musicians — the Chineke

and mixed in Durham University Electronic Music Studio

(P) 2013 NMC Recordings Ltd© 2013 NMC Recordings LtdCatalogue number: NMC D184Release Date: 8 April 2013

(P) 2001 NMC Recordings Ltd© 2001 NMC Recordings LtdCatalogue number: NMC D075Release Date: 5 January 2001