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Jack of All Trades : a symphonic poem for British brass band
… growing in popularity in the United States, the British Brass Band. This British Brass Bands originated in the United Kingdom during the late 19th Century. My alma mater, James Madison University, has a brass band directed by Kevin Stees, Professor of Tuba and Euphonium. Having spent four years …
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A history of the University of Illinois British Brass Band, 1981 to the present
On November 15, 1981, the University of Illinois British Brass Band performed its first concert, conducted by University of Illinois Assistant Director of Bands James Curnow. The ensemble’s antecedents lay in the brass bands established in Victorian England that were populated by members of the …
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Faster, higher, louder : the effects of competition on the British brass band movement from 1913-2013
… effects of the centrality of competition on the British brass band movement from 1913-2013. Competition has been an important activity for British brass bands since the 1860s, when the concept of an all brass band was still in its infancy. The brass band contest maintained a recognisable form …
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Portfolio of compositions
… presented in this portfolio are composed for brass band and percussion, selected as they show artistic and technical advancements when compared with extant literature and methodology. The accompanying commentary discusses the patronage problems that the British brass band appears to be …