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27/03/2026

THE WRATH OF THE PLAGUES (Euphonium Solo)

DURATION: 4'00"
DIFFICULTY: Champ

'The Wrath of the Plagues' was composed for Gary Curtin and the Foden's Band for their appearance at the 2025 Brass in Concert Championships in Gateshead as part of their 'EXODUS: Moses in Egypt' programme. Gary was awarded 'Best Soloist' for his performance.

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20/03/2026

A LAND OF PROMISE (for Brass Band)

DURATION: 4'00"
DIFFICULTY: 3rd+

'A Land of Promise' was composed for the Foden's Band's appearance at the 2025 Brass in Concert Championships in Gateshead as part of their 'EXODUS: Moses in Egypt' programme.

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27/02/2026

🎺 THE RED HILLS OF GEORGIA (for Brass Band) 🎺

DURATION: 4 minutes
DIFFICULTY: Championship

The title of this work comes from a line in Martin Luther King Jnr's famous 'I Have a Dream ' speech, portraying the vast expanses of the plains of Georgia and the notable red hue to the surrounding mountains. This piece is very much influenced by the music of American wind band composers Samuel Hazo and Richard Saucedo, both of which are regularly inspired by the scenery of 'the big country'.

This piece was composed for Jaren Hornmusikkforening as part of their programme for the 2018 SIDDIS Championships held in Stavanger, Norway.

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24/02/2026

🎺 AGRABAH SUNRISE (for Brass Band) 🎺

DIFFICULTY: 1st+
DURATION: 4'00"

'Agrabah Sunrise' was composed for the Foden's Band's Aladdin themed programme at the 2023 Brass in Concert Championships, held at The Glasshouse, Gateshead.

The music uses a traditional Western Asian Raga called 'Bhairav' - traditionally practised in the early hours of the morning - as it's base and features extensive technical solos for Soprano, Cornet, Tenor Horn and Euphonium.

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20/02/2026

🎺 EUPHONIUM SOLO: ETERNAL SOURCE OF LIGHT DIVINE 🎺

DURATION: 4 minutes
DIFFICULTY: 1st+

'Eternal Source of Light Divine is a new Euphonium solo in the style of a set of theme and variations on the famous aria by Handel. The song was most recently performed to a global audience at the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018, which ties into Foden's Band's 'Kings & Queens' theme for Brass in Concert. The solo itself is a virtuosic showpiece for the soloist, showcasing extremes of range throughout, technical flexibility and dexterity and a demanding yet lighthearted cadenza passage - all based on melodic fragments from the original Handel theme.'

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17/02/2026

🦁 A KING IS BORN! (for Brass Band) 🎺

DURATION: 3'00"
DIFFICULT: 1st+

'A King is Born!' was composed for Skelmanthorpe Band's programme of music celebrating the 30th anniversary of Walt Disney's 'The Lion King' at the 2024 Red Admiral Entertainment Championships.

The baking sun rises slowly over the savannah, as the newly born heir to the throne - Simba - sleeps peacefully ahead of his triumphant presentation to the animals as the future Lion King.
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13/02/2026

🎺 HYMN SETTING: BY WATER AND THE WORD (for Brass Band) 🎺

DURATION: 4'00"
DIFFICULTY: 4th+

'By Water and the Word' was composed for 2020 Brass Band Summer School in memory of it's long-standing course administrator Philip Biggs, who passed away in 2019.

Aside from his work with BBSS, Philip was also the renowned administrator for the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain where my first opportunities as a writer of brass music were presented. It's a certainty to say that without Philip's work at the head of this organisation, there's zero chance I would be able to do what I do today as a musician, and for that it was a huge honour to write this short work in his memory. Under Maestro Bramwell Tovey, each course would conclude with an encore of The Day Thou Gavest (St. Clements) and one of the most used hymn tunes throughout the week was The Church's One Foundation (Aurelia).

Since then, these two tunes have become synonymous with the NYBBGB and in turn Philip's life & work, so I felt it fitting to combine these two wonderful sacred melodies into a new work paying homage to those memories.

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28/11/2025

🚨 NEW RELEASE: THE PARTING OF THE SEA (for Brass Band) 🚨

Arranged for the Foden's Band at the 2025 Brass in Concert Championships, 'The Parting of the Sea' comprises of an original introduction inspired by Claude Debussy's 'La Mer', before finishing with a new arrangement of the finale to the original Debussy work!

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27/11/2025

🚨 NEW RELEASE: THE RIVER'S LAMENT (for Tenor Horn & Percussion) 🚨

Composed for the Foden's Band at the 2025 Brass in Concert Championships, 'The River's Lament' is a feature for Tenor Horn soloist and percussion which portrays the Baby Moses gently floating down the River Nile in a wicker basket.

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26/11/2025

🚨 NEW RELEASE: LANDMARKS (for Brass Band) 🚨

Composed for Brass Band Schoonhoven's award-winning set at the 2025 Brass in Concert Championships, 'Landmarks' is a tribute to the great Dutch composer Louie Andriessen which serves as a fanfare incorporating the Dutch National anthem.

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