British Bandsman review of Butlins 2017

posted in: Contest News 0

Here's what British Bandsman had to say about our Butlins 2017 performance!

"5. Youth Brass 2000 (Chris Jeans)

A stunning opener from defending champion Youth Brass 2000, Philip Harper’s ā€˜Beyond the Tamar’ displaying what is an incredibly rich sound for such a young ensemble. The second piece is even better, some intricate choreography not in any way detracting from a not insignificant level of musicianship. MD Chris Jeans is in total control, he continues to have the recipe which sees this band succeed so often, it has such a confident, mature sound.

Philip Sparke’s ā€˜Music from Tombstone’, featuring some excellent percussion work, preceeds William Himes’ hymn tune ā€˜Ellacombe’. To begin with, the back row cornets display a remarkable confidence in standing to deliver the theme in unison, manys a senior band would not consider such a move!

Youth Brass 2000 now reverts back to Philip Harper’s ā€˜Beyond the Tamar’ with the African ā€˜Tongoyo’ the entire band chanting along with percussion and tribesman! Clever and effective. The programme comes to an end with Sparke’s ā€˜Marcho Brioso’ and Chris Jeans quite rightly milks the applause. This was most entertaining and most enjoyable."

Click here to read the full Bandsman page.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *