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BTS Trombone Day at Wells Cathedral School
Sunday 28th September 2008

Programme:
9.30 Registration
10.15 Massed blow with Kevin Morgan (Principal Trombone, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
11.30 Coffee and trade stands
12.00 London Serpent Trio. Not to be missed – a treat!
13.00 Lunch (not provided)
14.00 Bones Apart
15.30 Trade stands, refreshments
16.00 Massed blow to be recorded
17.00 End

Cost: Free to BTS members, £10 to non members

Programme may change, subject to artists’ availability.

Directions to the school on the school’s website.

This Saturday is the BTS day in Lancashire. Here are the latest details to whet appetites.

The British Trombone Society presents:

A spectacular day of trombone music and playing, at Bury Church, Bury, Lancashire on Saturday 19th July 2008 from 10.00 am to 9.00 pm.

The two themes of the day are:

Contemporary music for trombone
The trombone in the brass band

Artists confirmed include:
* Bob Hughes Royal Academy of Music Trombone Professor
* Brett Baker Principal trombone of the Black Dyke Brass Band
* The Stockport Brass (Formerly BT Band), Musical Director Michael Fowles
* Peter Moore winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year 2008
* Stephen Sykes Principal Trombone of the Leyland Band
* Lorna MacDonald Bass Trombonist with Bones Apart
* Nicholas Hudson soloist, formerly of Fodens and Faireys Bands
* The Black Dyke Band Trombone Quartet

The programme for the day is as follows:

10.00 am Introduction and massed trombone choir led by Bob Hughes

11.15 am Brett Baker. Demonstration and discussion of Brass Band repertoire and new compositions

12.15 lunch

1.00pm Nick Hudson Recital / Workshop

2.00pm: Trombone Choir rehearsal

3.00pm The Black Dyke Trombone Quartet + tutoring another quartet

4.00pm Trombone Choir rehearsal

5.00pm “The Bass Trombone” a workshop with Lorna MacDonald

7.00 pm Concert. Brett Baker, Stockport Brass, Peter Moore, Stephen Sykes.

Admission to the workshops and daytime events is free to BTS members and £10 to non members.
Tickets for the evening concert available on the door at £5 for all.

Venue: Bury Church, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0LA. (The nearby rectory is at BL9 0JR)

There will be a number of trade stands present with instruments, sheet music and CDs to try and buy.
For further information, please contact Brett Baker by email: chair@britishtrombonesociety.org

Concert Programme

• Stockport Brass March conducted by Michael Fowles
• Brett Baker playing Concerto Olympic by Roy Newsome with Stockport Brass
• Brett Baker playing Iona Boat Song arranged by Howard Evans with Stockport Brass
• Slide Show Quartet (from Rochdale Music Service) playing Promenade, Nessun Dorma and Wagners
• Tannhauser
• Brett Baker playing the Evanepole Concerto with Stockport Brass
• Stockport Brass TBA
• Everyday Light trombone trio by James McFadyen with Stockport Brass, with Stephen Sykes, Brett
• Baker and Kevin Wilson

interval

• Trombone Choir to play two pieces conducted by Bob Hughes
• Stephen Sykes Playing Basta by Folke Rabe Unaccompanied
• Stephen Sykes Playing Brasilia with Stockport Brass
• Stockport Brass Lill Darlin
• Peter Moore Playing Shout with Stockport Brass
• Peter Moore Playing 2nd and 3rd Movements of the Larsson Concertino
• Lisa Sarasini Playing Freaks by Gavin Higgins with Stockport Brass
• Stockport Brass: Shine as the Light by Peter Graham

Black Dyke Quartet Program 3.30pm
Celebration
Their Hearts were full of spring
Concerto A4
Song of Courage (excerpt)
Tokyo Tyiptych
Red Red Rose
James Bond
Fly me to the Moon
Gospel Time

So far there are BTS events confirmed in Somerset and Northamptonshire this autumn.

Wells Cathedral School (Somerset) hosts a BTS day on Sunday 28th September 2008, 10.30am - 5pm. So far Bones Apart and the London Serpent Trio are booked. And of course there will be the massed blow!

Also, the ever-popular BTS day at Oundle School (Northants) returns on 5th October 2008, organised by Ben Bouzan.

Bones Apart - coming to Somerset this September

Kevin Morgan invites trombonists in the South-West to get together for a massed blow at The Crown, Winterborne Stickland on the 20th July.

20th July 2008
The Crown, Winterborne Stickland, Blandford, Dorset, DT110NJ
6.00-9.00pm
All trombonists welcome
Further further Information or to confirm attendance email: trombonemusic@mac.com

(The date coincides with a cricket match between the village and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at Milton Abbey earlier in the day.)

With the raft of cheap flights to Denmark, there is sure to be plenty of interest in the International Trombone Festival next summer in Aarhus. The festival is 25-28th of June 2009, hosted by Niels-Ole Bo Johansen at the Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus.

Brandt Attema (NL), Håkan Björkman (S), Jonas Bylund (S), Michael Davis (USA), Steen Hansen (DK), Chris Houlding (UK), Alex Iles (USA), Jesper Juul (DK), John Kenny (UK), Christian Lindberg (S), Michael Mulcahy (USA), Mark Nightingale (UK), Vincent Nilsson (S/DK), Bill Reichenbach (USA), Jörgen van Rijen (NL), Stefan Schulz (D), PK Svensen (N), Jiggs Whigham (USA) and more to come.

Orchestras/ensembles: Aarhus Symphony Orchestra – The Regimental Band of H.R.H The Prince of Denmark – Stockholm Chamber Brass – Århus Sinfonietta

For more information, browse www.itf2009.org

The British Trombone Society presents:

A spectacular day of trombone music and playing, at Bury Church, Bury, Lancashire on Saturday 19th July 2008 from 10.00 am to 9.00 pm.

The two themes of the day are:

Contemporary music for trombone
The trombone in the Brass Band

Update 25/5/08

The BTS are pleased to announce to further developments during the BTS day in Lancashire. Renowned Soloist Nick Hudson will also take part in a recital and workshop, and Stephen Sykes will play Basta by Folke Rabe and Brasilia by Robin Dewhurst in the evening concert.

Artists confirmed include:

• Bob Hughes (Royal Academy of Music Trombone Professor)
• Brett Baker (Principal trombone of the Black Dyke Brass Band)
• The Stockport Brass (Formerly BT Band) Musical Director Michael Fowles
• Peter Moore winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year
• Stephen Sykes Principal Trombone of the Leyland Band
• Lorna MacDonald Bass Trombonist with Bones Apart
• Nicholas Hudson International Soloist
• The Black Dyke Band Trombone Quartet

The programme for the day is as follows:

10.00 am Introduction and massed trombone choir led by Bob Hughes

11.00 am “The Bass Trombone” a workshop with Lorna MacDonald

12.30 lunch

1.15pm: Trombone Choir rehearsal

2.15pm The Black Dyke Trombone Quartet + tutoring another quartet

3.30 pm: Brett Baker. Demonstration and discussion of Brass Band repertoire and new compositions.

4.30pm Trombone Choir rehearsal

5.30pm Nick Hudson recital / workshop

7.00 pm Concert. Brett Baker, Stockport Brass, Peter Moore, Lorna MacDonald, Stephen Sykes, and Nick Hudson.

Admission to the workshops and daytime events is free to BTS members and £10 to non members. Tickets for the evening concert available on the door at £5 for all. There will be a number of trade stands present with instruments, sheet music and CDs to try and buy.

For further information, please contact Brett Baker by email: chair@britishtrombonesociety.org

The Church postcode is BL9 0LA. The nearby Rectory postcode is BL9 0JR.

At the BTS London Trombone Day on 24 February, Ian Bousfield interviewed Denis Wick in a highly entertaining 45-minute session, which has now been encoded and is available for download in MP3 format: Ian Bousfield interviews Denis Wick (8MB).

The British Trombone Society presents:

A spectacular day of trombone music and playing

Leicester Grammar School

Saturday 3rd May 2008

• Celebrating the lyrical trombone playing of the late Don Lusher
• The trombone in the Brass Band

Artists confirmed include:
Nick Hudson (former Principal Trombone of YBS and Fodens Bands),
Bob Hughes (Royal Academy of Music - Trombone Professor)
Brett Baker (Principal Trombone of the Black Dyke Band)
Chris Jeans (Principal Trombone of GUS Band and formerly of Desford and Black Dyke Bands)
Gordon Campbell (Principal Trombone of the BBC Big Band),
Jeremy Price (Jazz trombone soloist and Head of Jazz, Birmingham Conservatoire),
The Ratby Co-operative Brass Band

The programme for the day is as follows:
10.00am Introduction and massed trombone choir led by Bob Hughes (juniors with Chris Jeans)
10.45am Chris Jeans and Brett Baker. Demonstration and discussion of Brass Band repertoire and new compositions
11.30am Nick Hudson workshop on the art of solo playing, using volunteers
12.30pm lunch
1.30pm Improvisation workshop with Jeremy Price
2.30pm Don Lusher Competition
4.00pm Junior choir lead by Chris Jeans
4.00pm Senior choir led by Bob Hughes
5.00pm Workshop with Gordon Campbell
(5.00pm Rehearsal with Ratby and Don Lusher finalist)
6.00pm Concert. Brett Baker, Nick Hudson, Chris Jeans and Don Lusher prize winner.
The evening concert will also feature the Ratby Co-operative Brass Band (Championship Section) and the artists in a full concert.

The three Don Lusher prize finalists will be performing an arrangement of either Stardust or Harlem Nocturne, by one of the judges: world-famous arranger and composer, Bill Geldard. The other judges are Gordon Campbell, lead trombone with the BBC Big Band, and Jeremy Price, International Soloist and Head of Jazz at Birmingham Conservatoire. The main prize is a new top-of-the range tenor trombone, kindly donated by Yamaha UK Ltd. The Don Lusher prize will be awarded by Don’s widow, Diana Lusher.

There will be a number of trade stands present with instruments, sheet music and CDs to try and buy.

Date: Saturday 3 May 2008
Times: 10.00am - 8.00pm
Venue: Leicester Grammar School, 8 Peacock Lane, Leicester, LE1 5PX - directions on the Leicester Grammar School website.
Prices: Admission to the workshops and daytime events is free to BTS members and £10 to non members. Tickets for the evening concert and competition final will be by ticket, available on the door at £5 for all.
For further information, please contact Brett Baker by email: chair@britishtrombonesociety.org

Glasgow sees an brass festival at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama in a couple of weeks time. The RSAMD Brass Department, in association with both the National Association of Brass Band Conductors and The Scottish Amateur band Association, present an day packed with brass music.

There will be concerts on the hour, every hour from a variety of bands and ensembles including the Scottish Champions and Open Champions Whitburn Band and Kirkintilloch Band, Scotia Brass (an all star Salvation Army Band), West Lothian Schools Band and Royal Scottish Academy Brass. There are workshops and masterclasses from artists including Simone Ribello and James Gourlay, and the day starts at 1.00pm. What’s more, it’s all free!

Sunday April 20th 2008
Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama, Glasgow
Free admission for all events (one ticket gains access to the whole day).

Concerts -
1pm RSAMD Brass, conducted by Bryan Allen, with Davur Magnussen (trombone)
2pm The National Youth Brass of Scotland, conducted by Richard Evans
3pm Scotia Brass (All Star Salvation Army band), conducted by Allan Ramsey
4.30pm West Lothian Schools Brass Band , conducted by Nigel Boddice, with Simone Ribello (percussion) and David Thornton (euphonium)
6pm The Kirkintilloch Band present a session on the testpiece for the forthcoming European Championships
7.30pm The Whitburn Band, directed by Andrew Duncan, with Simone Ribello, percussion

Workshops (Guinness Room)
2.30pm Alan Fernie - Repertoire for Junior Band
3.30pm James Gourlay - Techniques of Teaching
5.30pm David Thornton (euphonium) - in Recital
6.15pm Simone Rebello (percussion) - Meet the Player

Full information available from the RSAMD.

The British Trombone Society presents:

The Trombones of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Guests

Sunday 24 February 2008
The Royal Academy of Music
Marylebone Road, London NW1 5WT

10.30 Registration and coffee
11.00 Massed trombone choir – director Denis Wick
12.30 Break (lunch not provided – plenty of restaurants nearby)
14.00 Talk and demonstration by Gordon Campbell (BBC Big Band)
15.00 Discussion with Ian Bousfield and Denis Wick
16.00 Orchestral Workshop with Trombones of Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra:
Ian Bousfield, Hans Ströcker, Jeremy Wilson and Mark Gaal
Also, guest appearance by the London Symphony Orchestra trombone section
17.30 Break
19.30 - 20.30 Quartet Concert – Vienna Philharmonic Trombones – Dukes Hall

Admission to the events 10.30 - 19.30 are by ticket only because the hall is limited to 110 people. To book your ticket, please contact Geoff Wolmark (secretary@britishtrombonesociety.org or telephone 01377 202209). Tickets are free to BTS members or £10 for non-members. The 7.30pm concert is free and ticketless.