ChrisHelme
Member
Hello Brass Banders
It is good to be back after three weeks away in the sun. Even though I was thousands of miles from home I did manage to keep up to date with the band world. Congratulations to Philip Harper and the Cory Band following their magnificent win at the National Final.
I have a good all round mix of bands this week: New Zealand, Australia, USA, Germany and of course some great home grown bands and soloists from here in the UK.
Mario Bürki (born October 26, 1977 ) is a Swiss composer.
He studied Brass Music Directorate at the Conservatory in Bern and achieved the title "Very Good" on the Diploma and the Higher Education Card. Bürki attended masterclasses with Urs Peter Schneider (composition) and Toshiyuki Shimada and Andreas Spörri (conducting). His first major work - Scenes from: Max and Moritz - was awarded the second prize at the Composition Competition of the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles ( WASBE ) in Lucerne and his composition Indian Fire was awarded the special prize at the Flicorno d'Oro Junior (Italy) competition awarded for the most original concert piece.
Two of his works (Cap Hoorn and 1405: The Berne Fire ) premiered at the Mid Europe in Schladming. In November 2005, 1405: The Berne Fire was performed by the world-famous Spanish wind band La Artistica Buñol in Valencia . Mario Bürki is Music Director at the Music School of Youth Music Ostermundigen. As an instrumentalist he plays trumpet, piano and organ. Mario Bürki regularly receives composition commissions.
His compositions include a number of works for wind bands and several for brass bands. On this week’s show we feature his 2019 European Brass Band Championships (Challenge Section) test piece ‘Terezin’.
It is good to be back after three weeks away in the sun. Even though I was thousands of miles from home I did manage to keep up to date with the band world. Congratulations to Philip Harper and the Cory Band following their magnificent win at the National Final.
I have a good all round mix of bands this week: New Zealand, Australia, USA, Germany and of course some great home grown bands and soloists from here in the UK.
Mario Bürki (born October 26, 1977 ) is a Swiss composer.
He studied Brass Music Directorate at the Conservatory in Bern and achieved the title "Very Good" on the Diploma and the Higher Education Card. Bürki attended masterclasses with Urs Peter Schneider (composition) and Toshiyuki Shimada and Andreas Spörri (conducting). His first major work - Scenes from: Max and Moritz - was awarded the second prize at the Composition Competition of the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles ( WASBE ) in Lucerne and his composition Indian Fire was awarded the special prize at the Flicorno d'Oro Junior (Italy) competition awarded for the most original concert piece.
Two of his works (Cap Hoorn and 1405: The Berne Fire ) premiered at the Mid Europe in Schladming. In November 2005, 1405: The Berne Fire was performed by the world-famous Spanish wind band La Artistica Buñol in Valencia . Mario Bürki is Music Director at the Music School of Youth Music Ostermundigen. As an instrumentalist he plays trumpet, piano and organ. Mario Bürki regularly receives composition commissions.
His compositions include a number of works for wind bands and several for brass bands. On this week’s show we feature his 2019 European Brass Band Championships (Challenge Section) test piece ‘Terezin’.
| Playlist 27 October 2019 | Bands and Soloists | Recording Details |
Rhythm and Blues – Philip Sparke | Opening for weekly show Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2010 | 'Patrons' Choice III' - CD - Egon CD-SFZ154 - 2010 |
Simplicity March - J. Ord Hume | Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band Guest MD: William Relton - 1970 | |
Treasures of Tchaikovsky - arr: Bramwell Coles | Wellington Citadel Band of the Salvation (New Zealand) Army BM: Bert Neeve - 1968 | 'The Salvation Army Wellington Citadel Band World Tour 1968' - Vinyl - Salem Recording XPS 5059A - 1968 |
Concert Gallop - Brendan Collins | Euphonium Soloist Dr. Matthew van Emmerick (Australia) accompanied by Pianist Peter Baker - 2015 | 'Homeland - Original Australian Euphonium Repertoire' - CD - Potenza Recording - 2015 |
Cats - Highlights - Andrew Lloyd Webber arr: Sandy Smith | Brighouse and Rastrick Band MD: Alan Morrison - 2008 | 'Strangers in the Night' - CD - Obrasso Recording CD929 - 2008 |
Birdland - Gordon Goodwin arr. Mizell | Brass Band of Central Florida (USA) MD: Michael J. Garasi - 2006 | 'Sing Sang Sung' - CD - Egon Recordings: CD SFZ133 - 2006 |
Ave Verum from Stabat Mater - Karl Jenkins arr: Andrew Wainwright & Dr. Robert Childs | Cornet Soloists Richard Davies and Tom Hutchinson with the Cory Band MD: Dr. Robert Childs - 2012 | 'Cory in Concert Vol ll' - CD - Doyen Recording DOY CD290 - 2012 |
Processional - Edward Gregson | Yorkshire Building Society Band MD: Nicholas Childs - 1995 | 'The Listen To The Band Collection: Brass Spectacular ' - CD - WMEM 0003-2 - 1997 |
Steal Away Spiritual - Traditional arr: Howard Snell | Britannia Building Society Band MD: Howard Snell - 1990 | 'Rule Britannia BBC Band of the Year 1990' - CD - Doyen Recording DOY 004 - 1990 |
Through the Flames - Paul Lovatt-Cooper | Black Dyke Band MD: Professor Nicholas Childs - 2017 | 'Through the Flames - The Music of Paul Lovatt-Cooper Vol: 3' - CD - Doyen Recording DOY CD372 - 2017 |
Terezin - Mario Burki | Brass Band Regensburg (Germany) MD: Dave Lea - 2019 | 'Highlights from the European Brass Band Championships 2019' - CD - Doyen Recording DOY394 - 2019 |
Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel arr: Darrol Barry | Flugel Soloist Maurice Murphy with the Hammond Sauce Works Band MD: Geoffrey Whitham - 1993 | 'Just Good Friends' - CD - Doyen DOY020 - CD - 1993 |
Rush - George Dreyfuss - arr: Ray Farr | Hawthorn City Band (Australia) MD: Ken MacDonald - 1994 | 'Australian Fantasy' - CD - Hawthorn City Band - 1994 |
Argos - Stephen Hodel | Wardle Academy Youth Band MD: Lee Rigg - 2019 | 'Highlights from the European Brass Band Championships 2019' - CD - Doyen Recording DOY394 - 2019 |
Grand Galop Chromatique - Franz Liszt arr: Roy Newsome | Sun Life Band MD: Roy Newsome - 1996 | 'The Music of Roy Newsome - CD - Obrasso Recording CD856 - 1996 |
Hymn of the Highlands (II) Dundonnell - Philip Sparke | Carnoustie and District Youth Brass Band MD: Michael Robertson - 2014 | 'Carnoustie and District Youth Brass Band - The Contesting Years 2009 - 2012' - |
The Land of the Long White Cloud (Aotearoa) - Philip Sparke | National Youth Brass Band of New Zealand (New Zealand) MD: Nigel Weeks - 2003 | 'Brass Aotearoa: New Zealand Brass Band Music' - Trust Records MMT2049 - 2003 |
Cavalier - Edwin Sutton | Euphonium Soloist Lyndon Baglin with the CWS (Manchester) Band MD: Alex Mortimer - 1963 | 'Champion Brass' - Vinyl - Fontana 886164TY - 1963 |
Chequerboard March - Gordon Langford | Hawthorn City Band (Australia) MD: Ken MacDonald - 1994 | 'Australian Fantasy' - CD - Hawthorn City Band - 1994 |
Harry Potter - John Williams arr Andrew Duncan | Black Dyke Band MD: Professor Nicholas Childs - 2019 | 'Black Dyke Gold Vol.8' Doyen Recording DOY CD395 - 2019 |
Rhythm and Blues – Philip Sparke | Closing for weekly show Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2010 | 'Patrons' Choice III' - CD - Egon CD-SFZ154 - 2010 |