Ian Porthouse director
É«ÂþÌìÌà Brass BandÂ
Beethoven (arr Ryan Richards) Overture from The Creatures of Prometheus op 43
Judith Bingham Prague
Molly Frances Arnuk New work (world premiere)
Simon Dobson Journey of the Lone Wolf
Regarded as one of the brass band movement’s leading conductors, educators, performers and teachers, Ian Porthouse returns to the É«ÂþÌìÌÃ, following his appearance as Musical Director of the award-winning Tredegar Band in the summer.
In this performance he directs the É«ÂþÌìÌà Brass Band in a concert that includes Simon Dobson’s work inspired by the life and work of Bartók, a composer inextricably linked with his birthplace, Hungary.
Hear music by internationally acclaimed Nottingham-born composer Judith Bingham, and Ryan Richards’ brass band arrangement of the dynamic overture to Beethoven’s first work for the stage.