Sound the Trumpets @ King's Hall, Newcastle University - Mar. 5

Dick Stacey, Derek Ruffell, Chris Lewis, Mike Walton (trumpets, flugelhorns)

Something a little different here in King's Hall. The Sound of Trumpets. A collective cv boasting the EverReady Brass Band, Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music, Northern Sinfonia, Black Dyke Brass Band, Strictly Smokin' Big Band and more, the brass musicians on stage were of the 'been there, done that' school of trumpet playing. 

Several jazz numbers, a tango (Albéniz), a spiritual, an original four-part work (comp. M. Walton), band arrangements of well-known pieces, close-harmony brass playing (trumpets open and muted, fleetingly flugelhorns), Messrs Stacey, Ruffell, Lewis and Walton couldn't have been more relaxed, engaging their audience from beginning to end. Russell         

Panassie Stomp; Nutcracker Suite (three movements); Tango; Music on the lighter side (four parts: Mr Serious, Mr Happy Go Lucky, Mr Thoughtful, Mr Busybody); Just a Closer Walk with Thee; Brahms' Lullaby; On Ilkla Moor Baht'at; Something; Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho; Tea for Two; What a Wonderful World.