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The Prince Regent's Band: Russian Revolutionaries Tour

  • King’s Hall, University of Newcastle, Armstrong Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU United Kindom (map)

Fraser Tannock - cornet/trumpet
Richard Thomas - cornet/trumpet
Anneke Scott - althorn/horn
Phil Dale - tenorhorn/baritone/trombone
Jeff Miller - basstuba/trombone

The Prince Regent’s Band celebrate the launch of their new disc “Russian Revolutionaries” with a performance of repertoire from composers associated with Tsar Alexander III, an amateur brass player. The Band perform on a collection of early 20th century instruments including French cornets and Russian/German-style alto and tenor horns, creating a vastly different sound world to that of the modern brass quintet.

Victor Ewald - Brass Quintet No.1 ,Op. 5
Oskar Böhme - Prelude and Fugues, No. 1, Op. 28
Alexander Glazunov - Brass Quartet, Op. 38 “In Modo Religioso” 
Victor Ewald - Brass Quintet No.2, Op.6