Diamond Fanfare | Lydbrook Band, Philip Wilby (organ), Ian Holmes (conductor) | 2012

Recorded at a Gala Concert of Organ and Brass, Lydbrook Band, Philip Wilby, Ian Holmes, Bristol Beacon (then Colston Hall), September 2012.

Commissioned by Lydbrook Band for the Royal Forest Jubilee June 2012, The Speech House, Coleford; first performed by Lydbrook Band, conductor Ian Holmes, as part of the Brass The Baton relay race, a 2012 cultural Olympiad project for brass bands.

Diamond Fanfare is written for a special occasion; hidden within the festive music are two separate versions of part of the National Anthem. Rhythmic drive and momentum is sustained by the percussion throughout whilst celebratory motifs are passed around the brass section, racing to a sparkling flourish at the finish.

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