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Issue 41
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Black Dyke Band
European Champions 2005
"Living the Dream"
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The band were thrilled and delighted with there
performance at the recent European Championship, this was reflected by the
tremendous reception from the audience who were on their feet for a full
standing ovation before the music had actually finished. In our 150th year
to be National and European Champions is a just reward for the tremendous
commitment from both players and conductor. The seven
point winning margin was not the biggest margin in the history of the
event - when Black Dyke won their first title it was by10 points. Everyone
agreed the win was fully deserved. It is the eleventh time that the Band
have secured the European Championship title. The
trophy, which is similar in size and shape to the FA Cup will be a welcome
addition to the bandroom at Queensbury and will be displayed at concerts
the length and breadth of the country.
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Nicholas Childs has won the competition as a player (in 1992), but this
was his first victory as a conductor, so he too could identify with the
joy of his players. "This has been a great victory for the band"
he said. "They have worked so hard on the pieces that in the past
three weeks they have only had five days off. I've been in the bandroom
nineteen days out of the last twenty one, but it has been all worth
it."
That commitment to the cause was reflected in the performances the band
gave in Johan de Meij's test piece, 'Extreme Make-Over' and the own choice
test piece specially composed for Black Dyke', 'Journey to the Centre of
the Earth' written by Peter Graham. Nicholas Childs expressed his thanks
to Peter. "This has been a very special moment for me. It is a
fabulous work and one which we thoroughly enjoyed playing here. From the
moment I first looked at the score I knew it was going to be. The band
have an insatiable appetite for hard work to gain what seems to be their
unofficial clarion call of "Living the Dream."
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150th Anniversary
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2005 is a very special year for us as it is the Black Dyke Band's
150th Anniversary. We will be celebrating in style and have some
exciting events planned so keep checking back with us for all the latest
news.  Following hot on the heels of our
successful 150th Anniversary concerts so far, our next special event will
take place at The
Sage in Gateshead. This will be our only show in the North East this
year so make the most of the opportunity. This concert is in aid of National
Children's Homes - one of the largest children's charities in the UK helping
more than 140,000 of the most vulnerable and excluded children, young people
and their families through a nationwide network of more than 500 projects,
including 19 in the Durham, Newcastle, Northumberland region.
The Band are to publish a book covering its first
150 years. The author is Dr. Roy Newsome PhD. B.Mus. FRCO. ARCM., former
Conductor and Music Director of Black Dyke Band. Roy is well known in Brass
Band and Music Circles generally and is highly regarded as an Adjudicator,
Conductor and Historian. Publication date will be announced here soon.  A
very special 150th Anniversary collectors DVD, has just been released.
Produced in collaboration with The Royal Armouries, Leeds, it features
specially recorded performances by The Band combined with visual montages
and theatrical pieces designed to evoke the title theme - HERITAGE.
"The
mixture of high octane music, wonderfully committed acting and action, and
some of the most inspirational literature in the English language was highly
potent." "In our groundbreaking DVD,
there are two histories combined. One is a version of history, of the
Heritage of a Nation, as the title implies. The other is the Anniversary of
one of our oldest and proudest brass bands, and with it the Heritage of a
musical culture which thrives on all of the populated continents or the
world." - Philip Wilby
See more about the DVD>> We have
also commissioned
a limited edition pen to commemorate the anniversary. See
the souvenirs section of our on-line shop for more details >>
We have also published our 2005 events diary,
which includes dates of special Fund Raising Concerts throughout the year. See
the 2005 Events Diary>>
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| NEW
RECORDINGS
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Monument
We are honoured to announce another collaboration with The Band's
Principal Trombonist, Brett Baker. 'This CD aims to bring together
various influences over my career as a trombone player spanning 21
years. It is a thank you to those who supported me in the early part
of my career through to my current post as principal trombone of the
Black Dyke Band.'
More>>
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The Heaton
Collection Volume 3
Celebrating further works of Wilfred Heaton, this CD presents a
varied range of compositions played in turn by The Black Dyke Band and
The International Staff Band.
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Essential Dyke
Volume V
Highlights from this, the fifth in the "essential"
series, include the first studio recording of the work with which The
Band won its 20th National Championship in 2004 - ...all the flowers
of the mountain. We also acknowledge our partnership with Rotary
International and their Centenary by opening the CD with a new
composition by Peter Graham called "Celebrate Rotary".
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BLACK
DYKE - NATIONAL
BRASS BAND CHAMPIONS
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October 2004, BLACK DYKE BAND were
awarded 1st prize (197 points) at the National Brass Band Championships,
held in the ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON. 20 bands qualified to compete from 8
regional competitions held throughout England, Scotland & Wales. The
test piece was entitled “All The Flowers Of The Mountain”, composed by Michael
Ball, who was one of the adjudicators along with David Read and Malcolm
Brownbill.
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“The whole conception is most compelling and persuasive, thank
you for some most distinguished and authentative playing”
- Michael Ball
“A wonderful performance - so well directed - with a quality
sound at all dynamic levels” – David Read
“A performance of real substance so well directed with
everything joining in perfect form” – Malcolm Brownbill
Full adjudicators remarks will be published in the next edition of ‘The
Black Dyke Bugle’.
The Chairman, Sir James F. Hill Bt. OBE DL and the Trustees are
very proud of the Bands performance; A perfect start to go into 2005
when Black Dyke Band will be celebrating their 150th anniversary.
A photo of the band with the
championship trophy can be seen here>
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LEGEND MOVES TO QUEENSBURY
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Black Dyke Band are pleased to announce the appointment
of Peter Roberts as their new Soprano Cornet. Peter will take up his
position immediately after the Nationals in October. Nicholas Childs
commented, "I am delighted with this appointment. His prowess as a
soprano player are unsurpassed and his personality will enhance the
character of the band." Geoffrey Whiteley, Administrator, also commented
"Peter is naturally a very professional bandsman. He intends to fulfil
his commitments with the Yorkshire Building Society Band and wishes
to place on record his thanks to the them and in particular the conductor,
Professor David King."This popular series of classical collections continues with volume 4. The
recording features favourites such as Fingal's Cave, The Hall of the
Mountain King, Romance and Pachelbel's Canon.
Pondashers around the world
will be keen to know that Peter's debut concert with Black Dyke is on
Saturday, 23rd October, 2004 at the Derngate Theatre, Northampton,
followed on the Sunday afternoon with a performance at the Hawth. The
tremendous support that the band enjoys will ensure a warm welcome for
Peter. He is looking forward to joining the band, “I have had a quite
fantastic seven years with YBS, but I feel that now is the right time for
me to meet the one outstanding challenge for me as a player in the four or
five years I believe I can still perform at the very highest level. This
was perhaps the last great playing position I wanted to fill in my career". Peter was at pains to
thank YBS and in particular Professor David
King for all that they have done during the period he has spent with the
band. "I cannot thank David King and the band enough. What I have
learnt from him as a player has been immense, and I believe he has made me
into an even better performer. I owe Professor King a great deal
indeed."
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Summer Prom Recording
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Summer Prom,
recorded earlier this year at Huddersfield Town Hall with the Halifax Choral Society, is now available. It Features a wide
range of pieces and a rousing finale in the spirit of "The Proms".
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Spectacular Classics 4
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This popular series of classical collections continues with volume 4. The
recording features favourites such as Fingal's Cave, The Hall of the
Mountain King, Romance and Pachelbel's Canon.
More>>
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Roger Webster's "Passport"
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We are delighted to announce the release of this recording featuring the
virtuoso talents of Roger Webster.
More>>
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CONCERT TICKETS
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From time to time we are able to offer tickets for our
concerts direct to our supporters. If you buy your tickets to these events
from us, a larger portion of the proceeds goes directly to the running and
upkeep of The Black Dyke Band.
Please check this area
of the web site for ticket availability.
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Normal Service Resumed...
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After the slight hiccough with the live webcast of our
recent concert in aid of the Salvation Army Watershed Project from
Salford University, we are delighted to announce that some clips are now
available. Many thanks to Ian Dobie, Project Manager @ FreeFlowUK, for his
efforts in making these available to us.
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details of the concert and webcast clips can be found here>>
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Other Recent Recordings
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David
Thornton: Three Worlds
 This unique event,
featuring the massed talents of the Black Dyke and International Staff
Bands, is rapidly becoming a collectors item and is a must for all fans of
brass band music. Don't forget, by ordering your recording from us you will
be directly supporting the band and helping to ensure its future.
More>>
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 Eric
Ball Centenary Concert DVD & Video
This unique event,
featuring the massed talents of the Black Dyke and International Staff
Bands, is rapidly becoming a collectors item and is a must for all fans of
brass band music. Don't forget, by ordering your recording from us you will
be directly supporting the band and helping to ensure its future.
More>>
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 Evelyn
Glennie Collaboration
We are pleased to announce that this unique CD is available once again.
Nominated for a Grammy in the 41st Annual Awards, Reflected in Brass is a
classic worth adding to any collection.
More>>
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| Support Black Dyke in Your Will |
| As supporters of Black Dyke Band, why
not include a bequest in your Will to assist the Band's future? The most
convenient way is to make the bequest to Black Dyke Band as a registered
charity. Your gift may be of money, property or memorabilia. The last could
these could be added to existing collections, but if they were duplicates
they could, with your prior consent, be sold for the highest price through
an appropriate agency and the funds thus raised be used to support the
charity. More>> |
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| Epic Brass Video |
 A
lasting memento of the fantastic concert by Black Dyke and the International
Staff Band in the Royal Albert Hall, October 2001. Also featuring Top
Soloists - Roger Webster, David Dawes & David Thornton. This collectors
item is now available to buy directly from our recordings section.
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| Ground Force |
MARCH 2005
PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL WE ARE UNABLE TO
SUPPLY COPIES OF THE ‘GROUND FORCE’ RECORDING. BBC WORLDWIDE RECENTLY
INFORMED US THAT A DECISION HAS NOT YET BEEN MADE ON THE RE-RELEASE OF THE
CD. WHEN WE ARE ADVISED OF THE DATE, THE INFORMATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON
THIS WEB-SITE. MANY THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE, WE APOLOGISE FOR ANY
INCONVENIENCE CAUSED.
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| Bandroom Improvements |
 It
is the intention of the Trustees to continue to seek additional assisted
funding from various sources, in the meantime the development programme at
the Bandroom is to continue. It is acknowledged, that without the much
needed additional funding, this will take longer than first envisaged.
Thanks to donations from supporters through phase one of our Appeal and
funds earned by the Band, coupled with hard work by volunteers, the
achievements so far include; Purchase of the Bandroom, the complete library
of music has been up-dated, catalogued and entered on to the computer, vital
roof repairs have been completed, a new office and meeting room area has
been created, the assembly area, merchandise room and library, have all been
redecorated. Also, following the Trustees awareness that percussionists
frequently experience difficulty in finding suitable teaching and rehearsal
facilities, the 'percussion teaching, training and rehearsal area has now
been completed and is of particular benefit to young people, both locally
and from other regions. Meetings have been held with the appointed
Architects, Totty Partnership of Sheffield with the intention of commencing
work on the next phase, that of extending the present band rehearsal area,
including the purchase of new chairs.
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| Commemorative Plate - Only a Few
Remaining! |
 A
unique limited edition collectors item, 10 ¾. Inches (27cm) in diameter ,
featuring historical information about the band. Only a few remaining of the
280 that were manufactured Please refer to the Merchandise pages for
ordering details. More>>
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| The Messiah |
 This
popular recording "The Messiah", featuring the Halifax Choral
Society, is available from our on-line shop. As usual a track has been
selected for addition to our Juke Box. All CD's purchased directly from the
Band will now bear a Black Dyke Roundel featuring the Band logo and Latin
quotation in gold (see below).
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| Roundels on Recordings |
 The sale of CD's and merchandise all
help the Band to survive, as a thank you, all CD's purchased directly from
the Band will now bear a Black Dyke Roundel featuring the Band logo and
Latin quotation in gold. On receiving their recordings enterprising fans
peel them off and use them as instrument case stickers.
The latest addition to our leisurewear range is the Black Dyke Band 'T'
Shirt with usual logo in gold thread, these are available from the on-line
shop, our merchandise stand at concerts or by mail order.
Our new ties with the woven shadow
logo, are now available in a
presentation sleeve which also features the new ' Black Dyke' roundel.
More on Merchandise>>
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| Russ Abbott Receives Honorary Life
Membership |
 Russ
Abbott, ‘Gentleman of the Theatre’ and long-time supporter of the Black
Dyke Band, has been awarded Honorary Life Membership as a mark of respect
for his contribution to the world of entertainment.
Mr Abbott, whose father was a cornet player, said on receiving the award “If
my father were alive today he would be so proud of the honour which Black
Dyke have bestowed on me. Dad always admired Black Dyke and kept a record
collection of which I am now the proud owner. One thing I did learn from him
was you can always tell a good band when you hear one and this is so true
when you listen to Black Dyke.”Russ Abbott is member No. 1 of the Friend
of Black Dyke – why not join him and our other members in supporting the
band in this unique way.
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| 'News Room' Archives |
From the commencement of the web-site
there have been changes to the ‘News Room’ pages. Some visitors may have
not had chance to read previous issues, so we have set up an archives list
below which will enable visitors to catch up on any news they may have
missed. Although the contents of these pages will be intact, some of the
links may be out of date and we apologise for this. Also, earlier issues may
not conform to the recent redesign of the site.
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mentioned in the News Room Archives are no longer current. As such, we
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