Withington Suite for brass band
Withington Suite is made up of five contrasting movements, lasting about seventeen minutes in total. The first movement is cool and unemotional; the second and third movements are nostalgic in tone, with a lyrical trombone solo in the third. The fourth movement, written in 2000, has a darker character; it is also more contrapuntal, and as such is my little contribution to Bach Year 2000, the 250th anniversary of the death of the great 18th-century contrapuntist J.S. Bach. The fifth movement is more celebratory, and rides along on a wave of syncopated rhythms and rich chords.
I hope to be able to publish Withington Suite on this website later this year. In the meantime, please contact me if you would like a preview score.