Episode 1: Postcards from Grimethorpe - Music for Brass Band

When the American composer Jack Stamp was appointed International Composer-in-Association to the Grimethorpe Colliery Band in 2019, he conceived a recording project focused on works written explicitly for the GCB, including compositions by himself and Liz Lane, the other GCB Composer-in-Association, alongside other pieces which have played a prominent role in the Band’s recent activities. The kaleidoscopic range of styles to be heard here displays the extraordinary virtuosity of one of the world’s best-known brass bands.TracksJack Stamp (b. 1954)Handsel Overture (2019)* (7:23)David Hackbridge Johnson (b. 1963)Slow March on Gresford: In memorian E.R. II (2022)* (8:24)Michael Halstenson (b. 1956)Winter’s Moon (2022)* (8:13)Liz Lane (b. 1964)Serenata (2019) (4:34)Harrison Birtwistle (1934-2022)Grimethorpe Aria (1973)** (10:03)Robert Bernat (1931-94)Dunlap’s Creek (1976) (4:50)Ben Gaunt (b. 1984)More Like What It Is (2023)* (5:55)Liz LaneBeyond the Light (2022)* (6:57)Jack StampVociferation (2022)* (7:02)Edward Gregson (b. 1945)Postcards to Grimethorpe (1993/2022)* (3:31)*First Recordings**Live Recording