JUNE EDITION
OUT NOW
FEATURING
PERCUSSION
FOCUS
A guide to
the percussion section and percussion playing by top experts:
International percussion soloist and Yamaha Artist, Simone Rebello, on percussion as a rising solo voice
Cory Principal Percussionist, James Andrews, ask if the Aluphone could be the next contest debutante
Kit drummer,
Steve Jones, mixes it up a little highlights his basic perfect kit
Gavin
Pritchard’s top tips for the percussion novice
Former LSO
percussionist - Rodney Newton tunes into ‘timps’
CBSO
Percussion Leader, Adrian Spillett, says ‘don’t get pigeonholed’.
THE BBW
INTERVIEW - DAME OF PERCUSSION
Grammy
award-winning Evelyn Glennie
on her life,
career and brass bands
THE BRASS
BAND WORLD
UK National Finals
judges released, Brass in Concert announces draw and judges, the national youth
bands of Great Britain gather, Scottish band prepares for European Brass/Wind
Festival in Germany and Yamaha sings Le Yu.
YOUNG VOICES
Charlotte
Horsfield is steeped in brass bands -
Mark Goods
meets the solo trombonist
BBW CENTRE
BAND
Mach 5 for
Danish Champion, Concord Brass Band
RANKINGS
Which band
has shot up 37 places?
MUSICAL
‘THUGGERY’
European
Champion conductor, Philip Harper, asks if creativity is being ‘mugged’ by
modern composers and argues that major contests are setting poor quality
test-pieces
PRO PRACTICE
Besson
Artist and international tuba soloist, Les Neish, advises about how to engage
an audience
BBW CASTAWAY
Composer,
Jan Van der Roost, chooses
his 60th
birthday desert island listening
HIDDEN
MUSICIANS
Professor
Michael Alcorn charts the significant, but hitherto uncharted role of Irish
bands in the development of brass banding
A GOLDEN
STATE
Rodney
Newton goes banding in California
REVIEWS
Recordings
from Evelyn Glennie, Cory and Septura, plus the low-down on the new and fresh
Steven Mead solo CD; the latest repertoire from Boosey and Hawkes; reviews of
the Elgar Howarth/Royal Academy of Music, Peter Parkes Tribute and King’s
Division concerts; brass stars reviews the Alliance euphonium and baritone
mouthpieces, New Generation gig bags from tomandwill.com and Wessex Tubas
launches the new Super Tenor Trombone and the Festivo Euphonium
AND ANOTHER
THING
John
Barber’s take on the Whit Friday spectacle
DIARY DATES
What’s on
around the World in June and July
THIS MONTH’S
CONTRIBUTORS
Ben
Stratford,
Christopher
Thomas,
Chris
Turner,
CSgt. Greg Paulett,
David Childs,
Gary Curtin,
CSgt. Greg Paulett,
David Childs,
Gary Curtin,
Gavin
Pritchard,
Gordon
Simpson,
Helen
Williams,
Ian Clowes -
Goldy Solutions,
Jack
Lapthorn,
James Andrews,
James McLeod,
John Barber,
Katrina Marzella,
James Andrews,
James McLeod,
John Barber,
Katrina Marzella,
Lisa
Fitzgerald-Lombard,
Les Neish,
Malcolm Wood,
Malcolm Wood,
Mark Good,
Matthew Fletcher,
Nezzy,
Nicola Bland,
Matthew Fletcher,
Nezzy,
Nicola Bland,
Nick
Walkley,
Nigel Seaman,
Philip Harper,
Philip Morris,
Nigel Seaman,
Philip Harper,
Philip Morris,
Professor
Michael Alcorn,
Rodney Newton,
Simone
Rebello,
Steve Jack,
Steven Jones,
Thomas Dunne
Steve Jack,
Steven Jones,
Thomas Dunne
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