There’s a chance for local music fans to hear some of the best in brass band music when the Midland Area Test Piece Festival takes place at the Newstead Centre on Sunday, February 27th with five different bands performing the music set for the Midland region of the National Brass Band Championships.The event will feature hosts Newstead Brass together with bands from Hathern, Long Eaton, Shirebrook and Whitwell. Each band will play the music set for its grade of the championship as well a hymn tune and receive feedback on their performance from experienced brass band adjudicator Mr John Roberts.
The first band will play at 7.00 pm with each band following on at approximately half hourly intervals. Admission costs just £1 at the door and everyone is welcome to come along. There will be a bar and refreshments available.
A Newstead band spokesman said, “The music for this year’s championships is challenging to the players but accessible to a non-brass band audience with music by 20th century composers Philip Wilby (including his ‘Paganini Variations’ based on the famous melody from his 24th Caprice ) and John Golland, Salvationist Eric Ball and the brass band transcription of Berlioz’s ‘Carnival Romain’. It’s a great chance for both brass followers and those with a more general musical interest to come along and experience some classic pieces from the brass band repertoire.”
The Newstead Centre is on Tilford Road, Newstead, Nottinghamshire, NG15 0BU near the railway station.
Around 80 bands will compete in the Midland region brass band championships in Bedworth over the weekend of 12th and 13th March with the winners progressing to the national finals in London and Harrogate in the autumn.
For more information on the music to be played, see the test piece festival page of the website.
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