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23/06/2025

UNDER THE COVER OF NIGHT (Euphonium & Baritone feature)

'Under the Cover of Night' was composed for BD1 Brass as part of a set of music inspired by the fairytale of Robin Hood and Maid Marian.‍

In BD1's adaption of the fairytale, Maid Marian is held hostage by the evil Sheriff of Nottingham and it is up to Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men to rescue her from captivity. This mysterious bluesy feature for Flugel, Drum Kit and Euphonium & Baritone section paints the picture of the group quietly creeping around in their attempt to rescue Marian. Within the music, there is opportunity for staging, with the Merry Men (Euphoniums & Baritones) moving around the band to reach Marian (Flugel) on the other side of the hall.

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20/06/2025

AGRABAH SUNRISE (for Brass Band)

'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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17/06/2025

CASPER'S LAMENT (for Brass Band)

'Casper's Lament' was composed for the Foden's Band's appearance at the 2021 Brass in Concert Championships held at The Sage, Gateshead.

The music is inspired by the lesser—known side to 'Casper the Friendly Ghost'; a "good ghost" who — much to the annoyance of his uncles — chooses to help people rather than scare them. Despite the uplifting and joyful narrative to the 'Casper' stories, there is a much more tragic back—story of how he come to be.Casper's mother passed away during his birth leaving him to be raised solely by his extremely devoted father until the age of 12 when — having begged his father for a sled to play in the snow — Casper contracted pneumonia from playing out in the cold for too long and passed away shortly after.

Throughout Casper's childhood years, the pair were inseparable. So much so, that after his tragically young death, Casper simply could not leave his father to be alone in the mortal world and as a result he stuck around as the ghost we love come to know and love through the many books, series and films over the years.

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12/06/2025

A CHICHESTER PRELUDE (for Brass Band)

'A Chichester Prelude' was composed for BD1 Brass as part of aprogramme inspired by the life of British astronaut Tim Peake. This prelude starts the story of Peake's life with his birth in the Sussex city of Chichester, with much of the musical material being derived from the 'Sussex Carol'.

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09/06/2025

BENEATH THE STARS (Cornet Solo)

'Beneath The Stars' was composed for Mark Wilkinson and the Foden's Band for the 2023 Brass in Concert Championships held at The Glasshouse, Gateshead.

The theme for the programme celebrated 30 years of Aladdin's premiere on screens in the United Kingdom and in this section of the story, Aladdin and Jasmine take a magic carpet ride beneath the starry skies as their love for one another grows stronger, during which Aladdin reveals his true self to Jasmine as being Prince Ali Ababwa and not the poor commoner that he dresses as to escape the stresses of royal life.

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05/06/2025

PRELUDE ON ST CLEMENTS (for Brass Band)

'Prelude on St Clement's' was composed for the 2023 Royal Northern College of Music Brass Band Festival in memory of internationally renowned conductor and composer Bramwell Tovey.

Bramwell was the Artistic Director of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain throughout the composer's 7 years as a tenor horn player in the NYBBGB and the hymn tune 'St Clement's (no. 82 in the 120 Hymns for Brass Band book) was used by Bramwell to conclude every course. This setting of 3 verses of the hymn tune 'The Day Thou Gavest. was premiered by the RNCM Brass Band in January 2023.

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02/06/2025

PALL MALL (for Brass Band)

'Pall Mall' was composed for the Flowers Band's Monopoly themed set at the 2021 Brass in Concert Championships held at The Sage, Gateshead.

This short showpiece is composed in a similar vein to a work of similar influence - 'Pel Mel' by W. Hogarth Lear - in which each section of the band is allowed to show off their technical prowess in a whistlestop tour of the brass band. 'Pall Mall' takes a similar form, with each section of the band taking it in turn to show off their skills with a flourish!

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30/05/2025

ROCKIN' ROBIN (for Brass Band)

Rockin' Robin was originally written by Leon Rene and recorded by Bobby Day in 1958, but reached a wider global acclaim from the 1972 cover of the song by Michael Jackson, originally as part of his 'Got To Be there' album and later released as a single.

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27/05/2025

HALLELUJAH, I LOVE HER SO (for Brass Band)

'Hallelujah, I Love her So' was originally a poplar hit by American singer and songwriter Ray Charles in 1975 on album of the ame name and was arranged for the Foden's Band at the 2023 Brass in Concert Championships, held at The Glasshouse, Gateshead.

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🚨 NEW SOLOS NOW AVAILABLE! 🚨Check out this selection of new solo music composed for and performed by many of the top pla...
18/03/2025

🚨 NEW SOLOS NOW AVAILABLE! 🚨

Check out this selection of new solo music composed for and performed by many of the top players and bands around the world! 🎺

OVER AMBION HILL (Cornet and Piano)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-lXEEmayto

MIRROR OF THE HEART (Cornet and Brass Band)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vW9tjXxe5E

CORNET CONCERTO NO. 1 (Cornet and Brass Band)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB_CZHY4S-o

BENEATH THE STARS (Cornet and Brass Band)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxVWLMLveV0

NIGHTFALL IN HARLEM (Flugel Horn and Brass Band)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6RYB9toEqM

IGNITION SEQUENCE (Flugel Horn, Vibraphone and Brass Band)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLBbecrwcDQ

LAMENT FOR THE PRIDE LANDS (Tenor Horn and Brass Band)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa6vryNm8DU

AS A CLOUD (Baritone and Piano)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1a5fTrTTck

DANSE MACABRE (Euphonium and Brass Band)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8i09el51n4

ETERNAL SOURCE OF LIGHT DIVINE (Euphonium and Brass Band)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8sbo6kTO_U

UNIDENTIFIED FUNKIN' OBJECT (Euphonium and Brass Band)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfkmYmUFObs

BADINERIE (Percussion and Brass Band)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqSF8_pL130

☀️ NEW MUSIC FOR SUMMER 2025 ☀️As we approach the season of summer concerts - why not check out a whole raft of new arra...
07/03/2025

☀️ NEW MUSIC FOR SUMMER 2025 ☀️

As we approach the season of summer concerts - why not check out a whole raft of new arrangements of pop music spanning from The Human League to K-Pop? 🕺

HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD (Reverend & The Makers)
Performed by Foden's Band at Brass in Concert 2024
https://youtu.be/X-CL5jN9A6U

ROCKIN' ROBIN (Jackson 5)
Performed by BD1 Brass at Wychavon 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSbmU2T7AoQ

OLD YELLOW BRICKS (Arctic Monkeys)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LZPE2IiHEc

SHUT UP AND DANCE (Walk The Moon)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bANCqufD1WM

EVERYTIME WE TOUCH (Cascada)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG-F0ntpuBw

DON'T YOU WANT ME BABY (The Human League)
Performed by BD1 Brass at Whit Friday 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfK1wK1TRRE

LIVIN' ON A PRAYER (Bon Jovi)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfNqFMaC3k4

WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH (Billy Ocean)
Performed by Foden's Band at Brass in Concert 2024
https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1639599/Product.aspx

HALLELUJAH, I LOVE HER SO (Ray Charles)
Performed by Foden's Band at Brass in Concert 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9Je0RdZSg0

SOMEBODY TOLD ME (The Killers)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC19NVXzEo0

DYNAMITE (BTS)
Performed by Foden's Band on their concert tour to South Korea in 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSd005jeF_Y

HIGHLIGHTS FROM 'ROCKETMAN' (Elton John)
Performed by BD1 Brass at Wychavon 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0kImh2sMc0

RADIOACTIVE (Imagine Dragons)
https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1452310/Product.aspx

WAKA-WAKA (Shakira)
Performed by Skelmanthorpe Band at the Red Admiral Entertainment Contest 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYw5cFvoVYc

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