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Gladstonbury Festival Fun

2 July 2013

On Sunday 30th June, the band took part at the “Gladstonbury Festival” – Brent’s own festival of international food, art, music and dance held in Gladstone Park, Dollis Hill. Regent Brass provided an introduction to the whole event, opening the show on the main stage to a growing audience who took advantage of the beautiful weather to visit the event. The band performed a range of lighter musical styles, ranging from ABBA and the Beatles through to Irving Berlin and…

Ink Garden Premiere Success

2 July 2013

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Both Regent Brass and Regent Community Brass bands held a landmark event on 27th June as they performed the world premiere of “Ink Garden” by acclaimed composer Raymond Yiu. This new work for brass band was commissioned to mark the first anniversary of the formation of Regent Community Brass and was made possible thanks to funding from the BBC Performing Arts Fund and PRS for Music Foundation. The concert itself also marked the first musical performance in the heart of…

Joint Concert

18 March 2013

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On Friday 15th March, both Regent Brass bands took to the stage at the Church of the Ascension to perform at the latest in their regular concert series there along with soprano Tracy King and her accompanist Li Lin Teoh. These concerts have become a real highlight of the band’s calendar as they allow members of the local community to come and hear music they may not otherwise be familiar with, however in this case the evening also gave both…

English Music for Choir and Brass – Success

4 March 2013

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On Saturday 2nd March, the band performed alongside the highly-regarded Finchley Chamber Choir to present an evening of “English Music for Choir and Brass”. Despite being based only 7 miles apart, the two ensembles had never previously performed together which meant this was a very exciting collaboration. The choir, led by conductor David Lardi, joined with a brass and percussion ensemble made up of players from Regent Brass to present three works by English composers – “Vexilla Regis” by John…