‘VARIATIONS ON AN ENIGMA’ By Philip Sparke • Performed Here By The Desford Colliery Band Conducted By James Watson • From The Band’s 1989 CD Entitled ‘VARIATIONS’ • This CD Was Recorded At The ‘Assembly Rooms’, Derby, England In April 1989 Was Produced On The ‘Polyphonic’ Label With CD Ref: QPRL 041D.
This ‘VARIATIONS’ CD By The Desford Colliery Band Is A Magnificent CD That Highlights 11 Superb Brass Band Compositions / Arrangements Of Marches, Solos And Classical Favourites From The Pens Of Notable Composers Such As Philip Sparke, John Hartmann, Major George Willcocks, Bram Gay, Arthur Bliss, Fred Mortimer And Frank Wright, That Really Showcases Both The Desford Colliery Band And It’s Soloists, Carole Crompton (Baritone), Miles Davison (Tenor Horn), Steven Mead (Euphonium) And Ian Porthouse (Cornet).
The Playing By The Desford Colliery Band In This Programme Of Music Is Truly Stunning In Terms Of Both Sound And Technique, With The Conductor, James Watson, Giving Us Some Very Artistic Interpretative Readings, Especially In The Longer Works That Many Would Regard As Being From The ’Serious Brass Band Repertoire’.
CD Producer: Stan Kitchen • CD Engineer: Michael Moor • Digital Editing: Samsara Productions Ltd. • Digital Mastering: Battery Studios • Art Direction: Hilary Scudder • CD Manufactured By: Disctronics
I Hope You Will Enjoy Listening To This Superb ‘VARIATIONS’ CD By The Desford Colliery Band Conducted By James Watson.
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