Sunday Bandstand 15 January 2023

Sunday Bandstand 15 January 2023

Bones Apart represents all that is best about British brass playing

 Highly acclaimed trombone quartet Bones Apart has established itself as one of the world's leading chamber ensembles. With innovative concert programming and unique and inclusive education workshops, Bones Apart has delighted audiences around the world for over twenty years.

The quartet has appeared at many national and international music festivals including the Edinburgh International Festival, Cayman Arts Festival, International Belgian Brass Academy, International Trombone Festival, Lieksa Brass Festival, Royal Over-Seas League Arts, Sauerland Herbst Festival, Music In The Round and the Vilnius Festival. This has involved touring much of Europe, the United States, Japan and the Caribbean.

Since forming in 1999, the group went on to win the prestigious Royal Over-Seas League Competition, Rio Tinto Ensemble Prize and Miller Trophy. The quartet has performed at major venues including London's Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Fairfield Halls, Royal Festival Hall, St. James's Palace, St. Martin-in-the-Fields and Symphony Hall in Birmingham. The group has also appeared on television and radio and been featured in articles in Muso Magazine and the Brass Herald among others.

Bones Apart is keenly involved in education work and is regularly invited to give masterclasses and ensemble coaching at a variety of schools and conservatoires; in recent years visiting the Juilliard School of Music in New York, Rutgers State University in New Jersey, Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

Each member of Bones Apart brings to the quartet their own unique performing experience; together encompassing musical genres from symphony orchestra, opera, brass band, film score, solo and chamber music, to early music, jazz, pop, big band, west end shows and contemporary music.

Bones Apart has commissioned many new works for trombone quartet from composers such as Gary Carpenter, Matthew Taylor,  Christian Lindberg, Dan Jenkins and John Kenny.

Discography includes All We Want For Christmas (2012), ten (2009), four4four (2009) and Enigma (2006).

We are featuring a track from their CD Enigma on this week's show - Enjoy

 

Playlist 15 January 2023

Recording Details 

Rhythm and Blues – Philip Sparke   Opening for weekly show Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2010  'Patrons' Choice III' - CD - Egon CD-SFZ154 - 2010
Salome March - William Rimmer  Foden's Courtois Band GMD: Elgar Howarth - 1999  'Rimmer'- CD - Doyen Recording DOYCD080 - 1999
The Pilgrim's Progress - Rodney Newton International Staff Band BM: Dr Stephen Cobb - 2003  'Regional Finals 2023' - CD - Doyen Recording DOY CD415 - 2022
Der Einsame Hirte (The Lonely Shepherd)  - James Last arr. Corsin Tuor Flugel Soloist Caroline Tennant with the Scottish Co-op Band MD: Raymond Tennant - 2003  'Highland Cathedral' - CD - MF Records CD9508 - 2003
Irving Berlin for Brass - arr. Stephen Duro   (published cv:1970) Lindley Band MD: Neil Jowett - 2010  'The Lindley Band Presents Bandstand Memories' - Recorded and Edited by Mike Briggs - 2010
Three Haworth Impressions - 1) Top Withens 2) Three Bells 3) The Worth Valley Railway - Gordon Langford Boarshurst  (Greenfield) Band MD: Jonathon Webster - 2002  'Northern Landscapes - CD - Amadeus Recording AMSCD050 - 2002 
Battle Hymn of the Republic - James Ployhar arr. Fred Muscroft East Yorkshire Brass (Auntie Bessies Yorkshire Puddings) MD: Robin Tait - 1998   'Sunday Best'- CD - EYB Recordings - 1998
Firework - Jan van der Roost Brass Band Midden Brabant (Belgium) MD: Jan van der Roost - 1994  'Music For Brass  - Jan van der Roost' - CD - De Haske Music  dhm 10.003-3 - 1994
The 39th Parallel - Peter Graham National Band of New Zealand (New Zealand) MD: Nigel Weeks - 2017  '4th World Brass Band Championships 2017' - CD - Mirasound Media Services - 2017
Deep Inside The Sacred Temple - Bizet arr. Keith Wilkinson  Soloists Steven Mead - who played both parts of the duet through multi-tracking with the Boscombe Citadel Band BM: Howard J. Evans - 2005  'Locomotion' - CD - Steven producer BOCC104 - 2005
The Barber Of Seville - Overture - Gioachino Rossini arr. Helen Vollan Bones Apart Trombone Quartet: Helen Vollam; Lorna McDonald; Becky Smith & Jayne Murrill - 2006  'Enigma' - CD - Egon – SFZ 137 - 2006   https://bonesapart.com/   
Ave Verum - Mozart arr. Philip Sparke Euphonium feature with Lyndon Baglin, John Clough, Trevor Groom & Stephen Lord with the Kings of Brass MD: James Scott - 1995  'Down Memory Lane Vol: 1' - CD -Kirklees Music KRCD 1019 - 1995 
Diogenes - Jacob de Haan  Black Dyke Band MD: James Watson - 1997  'Brass from the Low Countries' - CD - De Haske Records DHR 3.031-3 - 2001
The Day Thou Gavest - arr: Philip Wilby  (arranged for Geoffrey Whitham and the YBS Band in 1993) Williams Fairey Band MD: James Gourlay - 1997  'Jazz - featuring the music of Philip Wilby' - CD - Doyen DOY068 - 1997
William Tell - Overture - Gioachino Rossini arr. Bruce Fraser  Xylophone Soloist Chris I'Anson with the Scottish Co-op Band MD: Raymond Tennant - 2003  'Highland Cathedral' - CD - MF Records CD9508 - 2003
Serenade - Derek Bourgeois  Leyland Band MD: Russell Gray - 2006  'Serenade in Brass' - CD - KMJ Recording KMJBB 1001 - 2006
Ballycastle Bay - Bob Barret arr. Edrich Siebert Williams Fairey Band MD: Roy Newsome - 1989  'Tournament for Brass' - CD - Grasmere Recording GRCD 35 - 1989
Rhythm and Blues – Philip Sparke   Closing for weekly show Foden's Band MD: Michael Fowles - 2010  'Patrons' Choice III' - CD - Egon CD-SFZ154 - 2010

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