Composer(s): Wilby, Philip
Conductor(s): Childs, Nicholas
Ensemble(s): Black Dyke Band
Label: Naxos
Genre: Concerto; Vocal; Wind Ensemble/Band Music
Period: Contemporary
Catalogue No: 8.572166
Barcode: 0747313216673
Release Date: 02/2009

WILBY, P.: Breathless Alleluia (A) / Paganini Variations / Symphonic Variations on Amazing Grace / Euphonium Concerto (Black Dyke Band)

This disc of music by internationally-renowned British composer Philip Wilby includes several world première recordings: A Breathless Alleluia is an affectionate tribute to the Black Dyke Band’s conductor Nicholas Childs; Paganini Variations exploits all the soloistic brilliance of the modern brass band; Memory evokes the power of music to awaken emotions in even the stoniest heart; while Symphonic Variations on Amazing Grace is a stirring treatment of the famous hymn. The Euphonium Concerto is a tour de force whose emotional heart is its songlike third movement.

Tracklist

Wilby, Philip
Black Dyke Band (Ensemble)
Childs, Nicholas (Conductor)
Wilby, Philip (organ)
1 A Breathless Alleluia 04:21
Black Dyke Band (Ensemble)
Childs, Nicholas (Conductor)
Wilby, Philip (organ)
Black Dyke Band (Ensemble)
Childs, Nicholas (Conductor)
2 Paganini Variations 16:22
Black Dyke Band (Ensemble)
Childs, Nicholas (Conductor)
Wilby, Philip
Jarman, Mark - Lyricist
Wilby, Philip (organ)
Gault, Phil (baritone)
Black Dyke Band (Ensemble)
Childs, Nicholas (Conductor)
3 Unholy Sonnets: No. 4. If God survives us, will his kingdom come? 03:45
Wilby, Philip (organ)
Gault, Phil (baritone)
Black Dyke Band (Ensemble)
Childs, Nicholas (Conductor)
Wilby, Philip
Cook, Joseph (tuba)
Black Dyke Band (Ensemble)
Childs, Nicholas (Conductor)
4 I. Soldier and Poet 05:12
Cook, Joseph (tuba)
Black Dyke Band (Ensemble)
Childs, Nicholas (Conductor)
5 II. Panache 08:31
Cook, Joseph (tuba)
Black Dyke Band (Ensemble)
Childs, Nicholas (Conductor)
Wilby, Philip
Bronte, Branwell - Lyricist
Gault, Phil (baritone)
Black Dyke Band (Ensemble)
Wilby, Philip (organ)
Childs, Nicholas (Conductor)
6 A Bronte Mass: Memory (a fragment) 03:03
Gault, Phil (baritone)
Black Dyke Band (Ensemble)
Wilby, Philip (organ)
Childs, Nicholas (Conductor)
Wilby, Philip
Newton, John - Lyricist
Gault, Phil (baritone)
Black Dyke Band (Ensemble)
Wilby, Philip (organ)
Childs, Nicholas (Conductor)
7 Symphonic Variations on Amazing Grace 07:15
Gault, Phil (baritone)
Black Dyke Band (Ensemble)
Wilby, Philip (organ)
Childs, Nicholas (Conductor)
Wilby, Philip
Thornton, David (euphonium)
Black Dyke Band (Ensemble)
Childs, Nicholas (Conductor)
8 Part I: Non troppo allegro 07:31
Thornton, David (euphonium)
Black Dyke Band (Ensemble)
Childs, Nicholas (Conductor)
9 Part I: Dance Zeibekikos 02:34
Thornton, David (euphonium)
Black Dyke Band (Ensemble)
Childs, Nicholas (Conductor)
10 Part II: Andante 04:48
Thornton, David (euphonium)
Black Dyke Band (Ensemble)
Childs, Nicholas (Conductor)
11 Part II: Allegro vivace 03:26
Thornton, David (euphonium)
Black Dyke Band (Ensemble)
Childs, Nicholas (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:06:48