{"id":858,"date":"2023-04-15T13:43:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T13:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nybbgb.org.uk\/?p=858"},"modified":"2023-11-07T08:27:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T08:27:05","slug":"the-national-youth-brass-band-of-great-britain-the-band-of-his-majestys-royal-marines-collingwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybbgb.org.uk\/news\/the-national-youth-brass-band-of-great-britain-the-band-of-his-majestys-royal-marines-collingwood\/","title":{"rendered":"The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain & The Band of His Majesty’s Royal Marines, Collingwood"},"content":{"rendered":"

This engaging concert in the splendid 450 seat auditorium tucked away in the grounds of King Edward\u2019s private school in the leafy suburbs of Edgbaston in Birmingham, showed that in full.<\/p>\n

At over \u00a35,000 a term, inclusion for pupils here sees participation in symphony, concert, string, swing and wind orchestras, as well as choirs, guitar and \u2018garageband\u2019 ensembles. No brass bands yet on the curriculum, but after this event they may want to find out more about the benefits.<\/p>\n

The MDs had picked a complementary programme, with reprises of some of the youth band\u2019s recent excellent appearance at Stoller Hall set against the Marine\u2019s polished professionalism and some cleverly realised joint items.<\/p>\n

Classy rendition<\/h2>\n

The Marines Fanfare Team and Corps of Drums set the standard with a ringing\u00a0\u2018Olympic Fanfare\u2019\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 the level maintained with Stephen Cobb leading the youth band through a first half of Kenneth Downie\u2019s\u00a0\u2018Sunset over the River Exe\u2019,<\/em>\u00a0 Paul Sharman\u2019s\u00a0\u2018Fuego\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>and three movements from Karl Jenkins\u2019\u00a0\u2018Stabat Mater\u2019<\/em>\u00a0 suite.<\/p>\n

The MDs had picked a complementary programme, with reprises of some of the youth band\u2019s recent excellent appearance at Stoller Hall set against the Marine\u2019s polished professionalism and some cleverly realised joint items.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The fun of\u00a0\u2018Buglers Holiday\u2019<\/em>\u00a0 (with a trio of Marines in the solo roles) did come with the now traditional \u2018blob\u2019 second intro entry (an in-tune triad though) ito raise a smile on faces, although seriousness was quicky re-established with a classy rendition of Peter Graham\u2019s\u00a0\u2018Renaissance\u2019<\/em>\u00a0to close.<\/p>\n

Tradition from the Marines came with the stirring sounds of their march medley (with precision drummers) and the heroic span of Philip Sparke\u2019s\u00a0\u2018Invictus\u2019,<\/em>\u00a0 set against Paul Saggers\u2019\u00a0‘Vivaldi’s Mission to Saturn on a Dog named Bongo\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

A seriously written touch of \u2018Red Priest meets Frank Zappa on a space ride with Wallace & Gromit\u2019, it just cried out for an accompanying narration rather than introduction to have really worked a treat.<\/p>\n

Informed appreciation<\/h2>\n

Phoebe Mallinson\u2019s rendition of the languid, bluesy central section of the William Himes\u2018Concertino for Flugel Horn\u2019<\/em>\u00a0 (without music) was that and more in a performance of mature, informed appreciation. With former principal cornet Tom Nielsen, the latest NYBBGB alumni to now hold a leading role in a UK orchestra, her musical future holds remarkable potential.<\/p>\n

The massed items of a touchingly shaped\u2018Prelude on Lavenham\u2019<\/em>,\u00a0 full bore funky pulse\u2018Andromeda\u2019\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0and Irish theme pub music encore (complete with fiddlers and penny whistle) brought things to an energised close.<\/p>\n

Iwan Fox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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