National Youth Higgins Collaboration
The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain has confirmed that it will perform Gavin Higgins' 'Concerto for Brass Band and Orchestra' with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in 2024.
The work, which recently added the prestigious South Bank Sky Arts Classical Music Award to its Royal Philharmonic Society accolade, will be performed by the National Youth Orchestra with 25 members of the National Youth Band in two performances next Easter under conductor Jessica Cottis. The performances will take place at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall and the Royal Festival Hall in London and will form part of a wider weekend of outreach music making which will also include a concert by the full National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain in Liverpool.
Commenting on the collaboration, Mark Bromley, CEO of the National Youth Band organisation stated, “First and foremost our congratulations go to Gavin, as well as Tredegar Band, the National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Ryan Bancroft on winning a second major arts award. This is an immense accolade — one that projects brass banding into a new sphere of artistic acceptance and admiration and one we are keen to build on ourselves. The National Youth Brass Band has enjoyed a long association Gavin and we are delighted that we will link up with the National Youth Orchestra at wonderful venues.”
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