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friendly audience really made this concert
the icing on the cake for our USA tour. what a treat to experience “live” a brass band
test piece played at the highest level!
HAROLD BURGMAYER
BANDMASTER, CHICAGO STAFF BAND
Superlatives are hard to come by to describe
the joint venture of the NYSB and the Cory
Band. Besides the spectacular playing to an
appreciative, expectant brass band audience,
I appreciated the wide range of selections,
ranging from Latin and swing to more tradi-
tional and avant-garde brass band literature.
A highlight was the imaginative “Romeo and
Juliet” programming by the Cory Band. And OLAF RITMAN
BANDMASTER, AMSTERDAM STAFF BAND
As soon as I heard that the NYSB would
share the stage with Cory Band, in my
opinion the best brass band in the world,
I decided to travel to NYC all the way
from Amsterdam. So it was with great
anticipation that I visited the concert and
what a treat it was! Both bands were in
excellent form and the program had all
that a brass-lover could wish for! Great to
T H E S A LVAT I O N A R M Y U S A E A S T
see so many new pieces played by NYSB.
I am looking forward for these pieces to
come available for other bands to play.
And also a great and entertaining program
played by Cory. Some very fine and
effective arrangements by Philip Harper!
And of course a very special treat to hear
Titan’s Progress (Hermann Pallhuber) live,
the piece which made them UK’s National
Champions (again) some weeks earlier.
Maybe the biggest highlight was to meet
so many familiar faces from our Salvation
Army family! It’s such a privilege to be a part
of that worldwide community. Next time
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