Eden voted test piece of the year 2005

Readers of the popular brass band website www.4barsrest.com voted Eden, John Pickard’s test piece for the 2005 final of the Besson National Brass Band Championship ‘test piece of the year’. Over 12,000 votes were logged and Eden received 36% of the poll.

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Gaia Symphony named CD of the Year by Brass Band World Magazine

The December ‘05/January ‘06 issueof Brass Band World magazine voted the recent CD of Gaia Symphony, played by the Buy As You View Band conducted by Robert Childs, ‘CD of the Year’. Anthony Leggett, one of the magazine’s principle reviewers wrote ‘not only is BAYV’s playing awesome and the quality of recording and production of the highest… Continue reading Gaia Symphony named CD of the Year by Brass Band World Magazine

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Piano Trio issued

The Piano Trio, recorded by the Chagall Trio, has been issued on the Campion label. The disc, called Borderlands, includes works by Philip Grange, Paul Mealor and Camden Reeves.

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Ave Maris Stella recorded

The short unaccompanied motet Ave Maris Stella has been released on the Cloister Records label (CLOCD0205) by Sine Nomine International Touring Choir, conducted by Susan Hollingworth. The disc also contains works by Poulenc, John McCabe and Judith Weir. The disc can be purchased direct from Sine Nomine.

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Piano Sonata and A Starlit Dome now re-released

Raymond Clarke’s recordings of these two works, together with the two Mathias Sonatas, was originally issued by Athene Records. The recording was unavailable for some time, but has now been re-issued on The Divine Art label. Buy it here for £8.99. Read the reviews of the original release here  

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