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This message has been forwarded to all members on behalf of Malcolm Magee, press officer extraordinaire! And the Bands Played On The combined forces of the Manx Youth Band and Manx Concert Brass have recently produced an excellent quality C.D., entitled And the Bands Played On, which is now available through a number of outlets. The disc, on the Amadeus label, contains a total of 16 tracks which range over the whole spectrum of the bands repertoire. As one would expect, the music opens up with the Bands signature tune Manx Youth written and conducted by Derek Broadbent. The Bands M.D., Ian Clague M.B.E., then takes the baton to conduct Philip Sparkes Concert Prelude, Concierto DArunjuez by Rodrigo, Star Wars by John Williams, the traditional love song Catari,Catari, I Dreamed a Dream by Schonberg, Borodins Polovotsian Dances and Stardust by Hoagy Carmichael. Derek Broadbent then conducts his own arrangement of To all the girls Ive loved before which is followed by George Allens well known march Knight Templar again conducted by Ian Clague. Ian continues to conduct the bands for a further four pieces, Gordon Langfords arrangement of the haunting The lark in the clear air, Lennon and McCartneys Ticket to ride, Pie Jesu by Andrew Lloyd-Webber and I got rhythm by George Gershwin. Derek Broadbent completes the musical conducting with the traditional Londonderry Air and Fanfare and Soliloquy by Trevor Sharpe. Special mention must be made of the soloists and duetists who play on the various tracks. These are Flugal horn player, Lynsey Maddocks, Euphonium soloist, Steven Dugdale, solo Trombone player, Stephen Maddocks, Euphonium and Trombone duetists, Steven Dugdale and Stephen Maddocks, Solo tenor horn, Kathryn Power, and Soprano Cornet and Flugal Duetists, Karen Mahood and Suzanna Power. May we be so bold as to express the belief that amongst the varied programme there is something that will suit all tastes and that the disc would be a welcome addition to everyones collection of music Order your copy of the CD by sending an email to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Malcolm Magee Press Officer Regards, David Quinlan Soprano Cornet - Webmaster Manx National Youth Band - Manx Concert Brass --
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