Prom 32: Late-Night Brass 鈥� the Tredegar Band

9 Aug 2022, Royal Albert Hall

22:15 Tue 9 Aug 2022 Next Event

Proms 2022 Prom 32: Late-Night Brass 鈥� the Tredegar Band

22:15 Tue 9 Aug 2022 Royal Albert Hall

With an unbroken history spanning nearly 150 years, the Tredegar Band is a true virtuoso ensemble. Their second Prom this season embraces centenary tributes to Elmer Bernstein and Judy Garland, as well as works by Richard Strauss and Vaughan Williams.

Programme

- - Richard Strauss
  - Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare(3 mins)arr. Andrew Austin
- - Hector Berlioz
  - Overture 鈥楲e corsaire鈥�(8 mins)arr. Geoffrey Brand
- - Ralph Vaughan Williams
  - Rhosymedre(4 mins)arr. Paul Hindmarsh
  - Variations for brass band(12 mins)transcr. Phillip Littlemore
- - Mario Ruiz Armengol
  - Brassmen鈥檚 Holiday(2 mins)arr. Michael Pilley
- - Philip Wilby
  - Euphonium Concerto 鈥� Dance (Zeibekikos)(3 mins)
- - Various Artists
  - Judy Garland Tribute(6 mins)arr. Andrew Austin
- - Elmer Bernstein
  - MBC-7: Elmer Bernstein Tribute(4 mins)arr. Malcolm Bennett
- - Corey Taylor
  - Jim Root
  - The Devil in I(4 mins)arr. Paul Saggers
- - Jimmy Webb
  - MacArthur Park(7 mins)arr. Alan Catherall

Performers

Yu-Han Yang
euphonium
euphonium
Tredegar Band
Ian Porthouse
conductor
conductor

Composers

About This Event

The British brass band tradition is one of the marvels of the musical world. With an unbroken history stretching back nearly 150 years, the Tredegar Band is a true virtuoso ensemble, and from its base in Blaenau Gwent it found a worldwide audience in 2014 when it appeared in the BAFTA-winning movie Pride. The band鈥檚 second Prom this season celebrates the sheer breadth (and brilliance) of their artistry. 鈥榃e鈥檙e aiming to cover the history of brass band music in about an hour!鈥� says Music Director Ian Porthouse, and this late-night showcase includes brass classics from Richard Strauss to Phillip Wilby as well as tributes 鈥� in their anniversary years 鈥� to Vaughan Williams, Elmer Bernstein and Judy Garland.

There will be no interval

Image: Ian Porthouse and the Tredegar Band