NBK Tests Announced
The Nederlandse Brassband Kampioenschappen (NBK) will host bands at the TivoliVredenburg on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th October, with organisers NBK announcing which set-tests will be performed in Utrecht later this year. Chairperson Ale Nicolai explained, “Once again we have found challenging works in all divisions for both bands and audiences to enjoy.”
The Championship Division bands will perform 'The Lost Circle' by Jan Van Der Roost. The work is a joint commission with other leading national championship bodies and the British Open. The First Division bands perform 'St James's — A New Beginning' by Philip Harper, which has been used as the set-work for the 2023 First Section National Championships of Great Britain as well as the First Section of the North American Championships. Second Division bands will compete with 'Variations on 'Was Lebet' by Andrew Wainwright, written in 2017.
Third Division bands will perform a new work from Norwegian composer Ingebjørg Vilhelmsen. Entitled, 'Headland Fantasy' it is inspired by the rugged landscape of her homeland province of Viken. There will also be a world premiere in the Fourth Division with Philip Sparke's 'Fanfares, Songs and Dances', a joint commission between NBK, Brass Bands England and the Lithuanian Brass Band Federation.
Further information is available at: www.enbk.nl
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