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Month: September 2017

New York Staff Band Begins 2017/18 Season

Posted on 30 September 2017 by Webmaster

The New York Staff Band (Bandmaster Derek Lance) commenced its 131st season of music ministry by participating in the welcome of the cadets at the Centennial Memorial Temple in New York City.

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Tags: Bob MyersDerek LanceEmannuel ZabalaMackenzie DalrympleNew York Staff Bandpersonnelspecial eventStewart DalrympleTom Dressler
Category: News
Stavanger Band (Per-Erik Petersen), Summer 2017

Stavanger Band to Tour in Upper Midwest USA

Posted on 30 September 201730 September 2017 by Webmaster

The Stavanger Band (Bandmaster Per-Erik Petersen) from Norway will be in the United States 6 – 13 October 2017, performing in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. The main event of the trip is the Scandinavian Jubilee at Rockford Temple, Illinois.

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Tags: Atle SalteconcertIllinoisKevin LarssonLakewood CorpsMinnesotaNorrdge CitadelOak Creek CorpsPer-Erik PetersenRockford TempleScandinavian JubileeStavanger BandStoughton Opera HousetourWisconsin
Category: News
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Reading Central Band at St. Giles Fair

Posted on 29 September 201729 September 2017 by Webmaster

On Sunday, 3 September 2017, the Reading Central Band (Bandmaster Ian Clack) joined with the Oxford Salvation Army Band to participate in the blessing of the annual St. Giles Fair in Oxford.

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Tags: Bob WilkesCentral Southern Area Fellowship BandIan ClackJonathan JongmarchOxfordReading Central BandSheila Hollambyspecial eventSt Giles Fair
Category: News
Concertante for Euphonium (Terry Treherne)

Concertante for Euphonium

Posted on 28 September 2017 by Webmaster

This major work for euphonium and band was written for and premiered by the well-known British euphonium artist Charley Brighton by composer Terry Treherne.

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Tags: euphoniumExperianza Musicsheet musicTerry TreherneWorld of Brass
Category: New ReleasesSheet Music
European Brass Band Championships 2017 (Various Performers)

Highlights from the European Brass Band Championships 2017

Posted on 28 September 2017 by Webmaster

The sounds of the 2017 European Brass Band Championships captured on live recordings from the Kursaal Concert Hall, Oostende, Belgium. A two-disc set.

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Tags: Cory BandDoyenEikanger-Bjorsvik MusikklagElland Silver BandEuropean Brass Band ChampionshipsEuropean Youth Brass BandItalian Brass BandJeroen BerwaertsRecordingThomas FountainTom HutchinsonValaisia Brass BandWorld of BrassYoung Brass Band WillebroekYouth Brass 2000
Category: New ReleasesRecording
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Pilgrim’s Progress

Posted on 28 September 2017 by Webmaster

A major work by Philip Wilby, written for the USA Western Territorial Staff Band and performed at their tenth anniversary celebrations in 2016.

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Tags: Philip Wilbysheet musicTriumphonic Collection
Category: New ReleasesSheet Music
Belfast Temple Band, 3 September 2017

Belfast Temple Sunday Afternoon Program

Posted on 28 September 201728 September 2017 by Webmaster

On Sunday afternoon, 3 September 2017, the Belfast Temple Corps commenced a Sunday afternoon program supported by the Belfast Temple Band (Bandmaster Jack Burch). The guest soloist for the afternoon was Belfast Sydenham Bandmaster David Corry (cornet), a former member of Belfast Temple Band.

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Tags: Belfast Temple BandDavid CorryJack BurchJonathan Sharpespecial event
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Star Lake Musicamp 2017

Star Lake Musicamp 2017

Posted on 28 September 2017 by Webmaster

Star Lake Musicamp 2017, with special guests Majors Martin and Leanne Cordner and Songster Leader Marjory Watson, was held 12 – 20 August 2017. A record enrollment of 200 students, supported by 65 staff, participated in three majors, with five bands, five choruses, and no less than 17 electives, with the theme Wake up the Saint.

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Tags: Aaron HarrisDerek SmithDorothy GatesDoug BerryEdward MylechreestLeanne CordnerMarjory WatsonMartin CordnerMatt Hodgsonmusic campStar Lake CampStar Lake MusicampThomas Mack
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Roger Trigg Music

El Olam – Euphonium Solo

Posted on 15 September 201715 September 2017 by Webmaster

Written by Roger Trigg for euphonium soloist Micah Parsons in 2015, this solo is built around the melody “Yesterday, Today, Forever” by Ivor Bosanko.

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Tags: euphoniumRoger TriggRoger Trigg Musicsheet music
Category: New ReleasesSheet Music
Major George Whittingham

Whittingham Birthday Concert

Posted on 14 September 2017 by Webmaster

Many well-known faces from the Salvation Army brass band world, plus some others, gathered at Bromley Corps on 29 August 2017, forming a band to celebrate the 91st birthday of Major George Whittingham.

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Tags: Adrian HorwoodbirthdayconcertDarrell ScholesDerick KaneGeorge WhittinghamKevin WhittinghamSouth London Fellowship Bandspecial eventTom Neilson
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Two-Part Hymn Series: Ten More Tunes

1 June 2019 14:24

The latest set of ten tunes in our Two-Part Hymn Series has been released. There are now 90 tunes available in the second phase, and 210 overall. Read more

Posted in: New Releases, Sheet Music

STANDING ON THE PROMISES (Tune of the Week)

10 January 2019 06:05

Tune of the Week for 10 January 2019. Read more

Posted in: Tune of the Week
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Staff Band Marks Passing of Ken Graham (1936–2018)

9 January 2019 06:36

The Canadian Staff Band (Bandmaster John Lam) has announced, with great sadness, the passing of Bandsman Ken Graham (North York Temple) on 24 December 2018. Graham was a member of the Staff Band cornet section for nine years, 1985–1994. Read more

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Joyful & Triumphant

8 January 2019 06:40

On 1 December 2018, the National Capital Band (Bandmaster Dr. Steve Kellner) was at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, for Joyful & Triumphant, a Christmas concert and carol sing-a-long. Read more

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NICAEA (Tune of the Week)

3 January 2019 07:23

This is the first of a new series, Tune of the Week, featuring tunes from our Two-Part Hymn Series. Read more

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Two-Part Hymn Series Reaches 200

29 December 2018 10:57

The latest set of ten tunes in our has been released. This brings the total number of tunes in the series to 200. All of these tunes are free to download and use. Read more

Posted in: New Releases, Sheet Music

Away In a Manger (Cornet Solo)

19 December 2018 05:40

James Allen has crafted a beautiful and simple cornet solo that blends together two familiar tunes associated with the much-loved Christmas carol. Read more

Posted in: New Releases, Sheet Music
The New York Staff Band at historic Faneuil Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, November 2018

NYSB Massachusetts Ministry Weekend

19 December 2018 05:23

On the weekend of 16 – 18 November 2018, the New York Staff Band (Bandmaster Derek Lance) traveled to the Massachusetts Division for a ministry weekend that included stops in Worcester, Canton, Boston, and Brockton. Massachusetts Divisional Music Director (DMD) Matthew Luhn and his team organized the events of the weekend. Read more

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Brass for GOSH Launched

3 December 2018 05:17

The London Central Fellowship Band (Bandmaster David Rudd) launched their latest recording with a concert at Regent Hall on 17 November 2018. Just under 300 people were in attendance for a fantastic night of music-making, raising funds for the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Charity. All of the profits realized by Citadel Promotions, the producers, will benefit the hospital charity, leading to the title of the recording, Brass for GOSH. Read more

Posted in: New Releases, News, Recording
Kintambo Band at the 10th anniversary service for the Plateau District, eastern Kinshasa

Kintambo Band Supports Anniversary Service

1 December 2018 08:32

On Sunday, 28 October 2018, the Kintambo Band (Bandmaster Henri Makanda Nkodia) had the privilege of being on duty at the Menkao Post in the Plateau District (the eastern part of the city of Kinshasa) for the district’s tenth anniversary Thanksgiving service. Read more

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