Brass and Percussion of Opera North

Copland’s stirring fanfare opens a wide-ranging programme, taking in Britten’s only work for brass band, and Brazilian percussionist Ney Rosauro’s homage to Frank Zappa.

Programme:
Aaron Copland | Fanfare for the Common Man
Benjamin Britten | Russian Funeral Music
Ney Rosauro | A Message To A Friend
Samuel Barber | Mutations from Bach
Modest Mussorgsky, arr. Chris Mowat | selection from Pictures at an Exhibition