Test pieces announced for 2018 French Open 

The list of set test pieces has been announced by the French Open Championship. The contest is due to take place in the historic town of Amboise in the Loire Valley between the Friday June 1st to Sunday 3rd June 2018. Carlton Main Frickley Band will perform in the Gala Concert with the adjudicating panel comprising Chris Jeans, Ludovic Neurohr, Frederic Theodoloz, John Hudson and Michel Dubois. 

Further information can be found at: http:/­/­www.openamboise.com/ and  http:/­/­www.openamboise.com/­le-concours/ 

Set Test Pieces: 
Championship Section: 
Equilibrium (Paul Lovatt-Cooper) Prima Vista Musikk 

First Section: 
The Saga of Tyrfing (Jacob Vilhelm Larsen)  Brass Factory 

Second Section: 
The Mansions of Glory (Jonathan Bates)  SP&S 

Third Section: 
Dimensions (Peter Graham) Boosey & Hawkes 

Youth/Fourth Section: 
Little Suite for Brass No.1 (Malcolm Arnold) Studio Music 
 
 
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