Symphonic Brass Ensemble Projects
Devised & directed by Prof. Chris Houlding
Brass at the Pops (19 players)
Welcome to Hollywood C Houlding 3’00”
Suite from 'Chicago' J Kander/F Ebb/J Davies 7’00”
Queen Medley B May/F Mercury/P Lawrence 7’00”
Somewhere over the Rainbow (Low Brass) H Arlen/Green 4’00”
*Suite from West Side Story Bernstein/Crees 22’00”
4 Hn 6 Tpt 3 Tbn 1 Euph 2 Tba 3 Perc 43’00American Salute for Brass (19 players)
Broadway Opener Richard Rogers/Houlding 3'00”
*Variations on America Charles Ives/Crees 8'00”
Summertime (Flugel Horn Solo) George Gershwin/Houlding 3'00”
In Storm & Sunshine John C Heed/Houlding 3'00”
Somewhere over the Rainbow (Low Brass) Harold Arlen/Green 4'00”
Fantastic Polka (Trombone Solo) Arthur Pryor/Houlding 4'00”
Sousa on Parade John Philip Sousa/Houlding 4'00”
Lament J J Johnson/Houlding 3'00”
Suite form Chicago Kander/Ebb/Davies 7’00”
Hollywood Finale Chris Houlding 3'00”
Encore : Billy Goat Stomp Jelly Roll Morton/Miller 2'00”
4 Hn 6 Tpt 3 Tbn 1 Euph 2 Tba 3 Perc 45’00”
Romeo & Juliet for Brass (19 players)
Romeo & Juliet Suite S Prokofiev/Archibald 23’00”
*West Side Story Suite L Bernstein/Crees 22’00”
4 Hn 6 Tpt 3 Tbn 1 Euph 2 Tba 3 Perc 45'00”Romeo & Juliet for Brass (19 players)
Romeo & Juliet Suite S Prokofiev/Archibald 23’00”
*West Side Story Suite L Bernstein/Crees 22’00”
4 Hn 6 Tpt 3 Tbn 1 Euph 2 Tba 3 Perc 45'00”Brass Symphonies (19 players)
Exordium : Symphonic Prelude C Houlding 5’00”
Brass Symphony J Koetsier 15’00”
Symphony for Brass & Percussion G Schuller 18’00”
4 Hn 6 Tpt 3 Tbn 1 Euph 2 Tba 3 Per 45’00”
Russian Pictures (19 players)
Cortege from Mlada N Rimsky-Korsakov/Crees 3’00”
Russian Funeral B Britten 7’00”
Pictures at an Exhibition M Mussorgsky/Howarth 35’00”
4 Hn 6 Tpt 3 Tbn 1 Euph 2 Tba 3 Perc 45’00”
Russian Brass (19 players)
Russian Easter Festival Overture N Rimsky-Korsakov/Houlding 14’00”
Coronation Scene “Boris Godunov' M Mussorgsky/Houlding. 10’00”
Nutcracker Ballet P Tchaikowsky/Houlding 18’00’
4 Hn 6 Tpt 3 Tbn 1 Euph 2 Tba 3 Perc 42’00”Heavenly Brass (19 players)
In Nomine O Gibbons/Howarh 9’00”
Music of the Angels (2019) E Gregson 17’00”
Playgrounds for Angels (1981) E Rautavaara 14’00”
Jupiter (Planets Suite) G Holst/Houlding 8’00”
4 Hn 6 Tpt 3 Tbn 1 Euph 2 Tba 3 Perc 48'00”Nordic Brass (17 players)
Overture-Fantasy Johan Kvandal 10’
Petite Suite & Tierra Jean Sibelius 12’
Funeral March Edvard Grieg/Emerson 6’
Concerto for Brass Vagn Holmboe 15’
Jealousy Jacob Gade/Iveson 6’
4 Hns 4 Tpts 4 Tbn 2 Tba 3 Perc 49’
Cathedral Brass (16 players) + Organ
Nun Danket alle Gott K Karg-Elert/Crees 5'00”
Mutations on Bach S Barber 5'00”
Finale Organ Symphony C Saint Saens/Houlding 8'00”
Organ Solo 4'00”
Hommage a Bach C Houlding 4'00”
Fanfares Liturgiques H Tomasi 19'00”
4 Hn 4 Tpt 4 Tbn 1 1 Tba 3 Perc 46'00”Brass at the Opera (16 players)
La Forza del Destino Overture G Verdi/Houlding 7'00”
Carmen Suite G Bizet/Harvey 11'00”
Die Zauberflöte : Queen of the Night (Soprano Solo) W A Mozart/Houlding 3’00”
Götterdämmerung : Siegfried's Funeral March R Wagner/King 7'00”
Giuditta : Meine Lippen (Soprano Solo) F Léhar/Houlding 5’00”
Porgy & Bess Suite G Gershwin/Fernie 8'00”
Turandot Finale G Puccini/Houlding 5'00”
4 Hn 4 Tpt 3 Tbn 1 Euph 1 Tba 3 Perc 46'00”
Brass goes Baroque (12 players)
Trumpet Tune & Ayres H Purcell/Houlding 8’00"
Concerto a 4 G P Telemann/Lumsden 4’00”
Brandenburg Konzert Nr 3. J S Bach/Mowat 11’00”
Largo from Winter (Four Seasons) (Low Brass) A Vivaldi/Houlding 4’00”
Suite from the Royal Fireworks G F Händel/McKenzie 17’00"
2 Hn 4 Tpt 4 Tbn 1 Tba 1 Perc 44’00”
Brass and Organ at Christmas (13 players) + Organ
Veni Veni Emmanuel Trad/Houlding 4’00”
Weihnachtsoratorium : Fallt mit Danken J S Bach/Gromer 6'00”
O Holy Night (Low Brass) A Adam/Tommy Pederson 2'30”
Finale : Organ Symphony C Saint-Saens/Houlding 8’00”
Stille Nacht (Low Brass) F Gruber/Simpson/Houlding 2’30”
Angels from the Realms of Glory Trad/Houlding 3’00”
Christmas Organ Improvisation 5’00”
The Christmas Song M Tormé/Mowat 3'30”
Festive Cheer R Harvey 7'00”
Sleigh Ride Leroy Anderson
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane
Jingle Bells James Pierpont
We Wish You a Merry Christmas Trad
O Come All Ye Faithful (Tribute David Willcocks) J F Wade/Houlding 3'00”
2 Hn 4 Tpt 4 Tbn 1 Tba 2 Perc Organ 45’00”
Symphonic Brass Christmas Spectacular (13 players)
English Carol Sequence Trad/Houlding 4’30
Hansel & Gretel Evening Hymn E Humperdinck/Drechsler 7’00”
O du Fröhliche Trad/Houlding 3’00”
O Holy Night (Low Brass) A Adam/Tommy Pederson 2’30”
Shepherd’s Pipe Carol J Rutter/Harvey 3’00”
The Twelve Days of Christmas Trad/Houlding 4’00”
Stille Nacht (Low Brass) F Gruber/Simpson/Houlding 2’30”
Christmas Cocktail Trad/Houlding 3’00”
The Christmas Song M Tormé/Mowat 3’30”
Festive Cheer R Harvey 7'00”
Sleigh Ride Leroy Anderson
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane
Jingle Bells James Pierpont
We Wish You a Merry Christmas Trad
2 Hn 4 Tpt 4 Tbn 1 Tba 2 Perc 40’00”New Year Brass (13 players)
Die Fledermaus Overture J Strauss/Houlding 8’30”
Perpetuum Mobile J Strauss/Houlding 3'00”
Surprise Variations J Haydn/Hart 14’00”
Queen of the Night Aria (Zauberflöte) (Soprano Solo) W A Mozart/Houlding 3'00”
Unter Donner und Blitz J Strauss/Houlding 3'00”
Meine Lippen (Giuditta) (Soprano Solo) F Léhar/Houlding 5’00”
Im Krapfenwald J Strauss/Houlding 4'30”
Radetzkymarsch J Strauss/Houlding 4’00”
2 Hn 4 Tpt 4 Tbn 1 Tba 2 Perc 45'00”
Ragtimes and Habaneras (12 players)
Icebreaker (2012) T Harrold 4’00”
Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941) W Lutoslawski/Harvery 6’00”
Masque after Deoclesian (2012) H Purcell/Houlding 6’00”
Jubilate Deo (1999) P Maxwell Davies 4’00”
Clapp !!!! (2006) P McGhee 4’00”
*Ragtimes and Habaneras (1975) H W Henze/Purser 14’00”
1 Hn 4 Tpt 4 Tbn 1 Tba 2 Perc 40’00”
The Glory of Gabrieli (11 players)
Toccata from Orfeo C Monteverdi/Houlding 2’00”
Sonata Pian e Forte G Gabrieli/Jones 5’00”
Canzon 7 G Gabrieli/Crees 4’00”
Echo Fantasia A Bianchieri/Jones 3’00”
Canzon 8 G Gabrieli/Crees 4’30’
Canzon in echo duodecimi toni à 10 G Gabrieli/Crees 4’00”
Canzon 3 (Trombones) B Marini/Smith 3’00”
Canzon 13 G Gabrieli/Crees 2’30”
Canzon 14 G Gabrieli/Crees 3’00”
Arai della Battaglia A Gabrieli/Howey 9’00”
2 Hn 4 Tpt 4 Tbn 1 Perc 40'00”Symphonic Brass plays Bruckner, Mahler & Strauss (11 players)
Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare R Strauss/Houlding 3’00”
Fierlicher Einzug R Strauss/Houlding 7’00”
Bruckner Aequale (Low Brass) A Bruckner 4’00”
Sixth Symphony (1st mvt) G Mahler/Houlding 12’00”
Bruckner Etude (Low Brass) E Crespo 7’00”
Festmusik der Stadt Wien R Strauss/Houlding 12’00”
2 Hn 4 Tpt 4 Tbn 1 Tba 45'00”Set to for Brass (10 players)
*For John Cage (1992) M Nyman 15’00’
*Garden Rain (1974) T Takemitsu 8’00”
Playgrounds for Angels (1981) E Rautavaara 14’00”
*Set To (1992) M A Turnage 8’00”
1 Hn 4 Tpt 4 Tbn 1 Tba 45’00”British Brass (10 players)
*Deception Pass Paul Patterson 15’00”
*Concerto for Ten Brass Richard Rodney Bennett 15’00’
*Symphony for Brass Malcolm Arnold 22’00’
4 Tpt 1 Hn 4 Tbn 1 Tba 52’00”Summer Brass Mix (10 players-Percussion optional)
La Triomphant François Couperin arr. Eric Crees 11’00
1. Rondo - The sounds of War 2. The Joy of the Conquerors 3. Fanfare
Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen Johannes Brahms arr. C Houlding 5’00
Paganini Variations Witold Lutoslawski arr. R Harvey 6’00
Broadway Opener Richard Rodgers arr. C Houlding 3’00
The Incredibles Michael Giacchino arr. McKenzie 5’00
Deep River Trad. arr. Mark Bassey 5’00
Granada Augustin Lara arr. R Bissill 5’00
Encore : Billy Goat Stomp Jelly Roll Morton arr. C Houlding. 2’00
c 50’00Summer Brass Pops (10 players with Percussion)
Danserye 1551 Tielmann Susato arr C Houlding 3’00
The Snows Descend (1997) Judith Bingham 5’00
Music for the Royal Fireworks G F Händel arr McKenzie 14’00
Overture. - Bourée - La Paix - Le Rejouisannce
Hollywood Welcome Chris Houding 3’00
I Got Rhythm George Gershwin arr Harvey 4’00
Over the Rainbow Harold Arlen arr Green 4’00
Queen Medley B May/F Mercury arr Lawrence 7’00
Fat Bottomed Girls - Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Somebody to Love
Malagueña Ernesto Lecuona arr Malcolm 4’00
Encore : Los Canerios Gaspar Sanz arr Powell 2’00
c 50’00* Material for Hire only
All other material available from C Houlding
Symphonic
Beethoven Symphony No 5
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Bliss Colour Symphony
Brahms Symphony No 1
Dvorak Symphonies No 6, No 7, No 8, No 9
Holst The Planets
Mahler Symphony No 1, No 4, No 5
Mendelssohn Symphony No 4 'Italian'
Mozart Symphonies No 29 & 31
Nielsen Symphony No 4 'Inextinguishable'
Saint Saens Symphony No 3
Shostakovich Symphonies No 5, No 10
Schubert Symphony No 8
Sibelius Symphonies No 2, No 4, No 5
Rachmaninov Symphony No 2
Strauss Ein Heldenleben
Tchaikowsky Symphonies No 4, Manfred
Tippett Symphony No 1
Vaughan Williams Job : A Masque for Dancing
Opera
Donizetti La Favorite (excerpts)
Massenet Werther (excerpts)
Monreverdi Il Combattimento di Tancredi (complete)
Puccini Turandot (complete)
Verdi Aida (complete), Masked Ball, La Traviata (excerpts)
Concertos
Albrechtsberger Alto Trombone Concerto (directing & soloist)
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 (Ian Buckle)
Brahms Piano Concerto No 1 (Ian Buckle)
Copland Clarinet Concerto (Christopher Turner)
David Trombone Concertino (Jamie Williams)
Dragonetti Double Bass Concerto (Jenny Nicks)
Dvorak Cello Concerto (Harriet Cawood)
Elgar Cello Concerto (Marie Macleod)
Fuzzy Concerto Two Chatty Trombones (Bruce Collings/Jamie Williams)
HK Gruber Frankenstein (Barry Russell)
Guilmant Organ Symphony No 1 (Gordon Stewart)
Hodgson Trombone Concerto (Robert Holliday)
Horovitz Euphonium Concerto (Philippe Schwartz)
Howarth Spooks (Brandt Attema) Trombone Concerto (Brett Baker) CD
Hummel Trumpet Concerto (Murray Greig)
Maurice Tableaux de Provence (Sarah Field - Saxophone)
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto (Alexandra Wood)
Orr Trombone Concerto (Brett Baker) CD
Orr Trunpet Concerto (James Davison)
Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf (Paul Hudson - Narrator)
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 3 (Jonathan Oshry)
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2 (Bobby Chen)
Reijngoud My Spanish Heart (Ben van Dijk)
Rota Concerto for Trombone (Ian Bousfield)
Schnyder Suite for Bass Trombone (Stefan Schulz)
Schumann Konzertstuck for Four Horns (Opera North Hns)
Sibelius Violin Concerto (Alexandra Wood)
Stevens Grand Concerto 4 Tubas (Melton Tuba Quartet)
Strauss Four Last Songs (Ute Döring)
Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto (Leslie Neish)
Miscellaneous
Arnold Scottish & Cornish Dances
Barber School for Scandal Overture
Beethoven Prometheus Overture
Berlioz Overture Le Corsaire, Three Pieces Damnation of Faust
Bernstein Symphonic Dances West Side Story
Bingham Four Minute Mile
Bliss Suite Things to Come
Brahms Serenade No 1
Dukas Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Elgar Pomp & Circumstance March No 1
De Falla Three Cornered Hat
Faure Pavane
Gershwin Porgy & Bess Symphonic Picture
Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphoses
MacMilllan Britannia
Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture
Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures from an Exhibition
Prokofiev Lieutenant Kije
Rossini La Gazza Ladra Overture
Rimsky Korsakov Snow Maiden Suite
Smetana Ma Vlast (Vysehrad, Vltava, From Bohemia's Woods)
Strauss Die Fledermaus Overture
Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite
Tchaikowsky The Nutcracker (exerpts)
Torke Javelin
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves
Verdi Overtures, La Forza del Destino, Nabucco
Wagner Overtures Tannhauser, Lohengrin (Act III)
Walton Orb & Sceptre, Popular Song (Façade)
Weber Invitation to the Dance
Williams Harry Potter, Star Wars Symphonic Suites
Wood Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Small Ensemble works
Arnold Symphony for Brass
Bernstein Symphonic Dances West Side Story arr Crees
Birtwistle Salford Toccata
Britten Russian Funeral
Findon Black Lights
Gardiner Toccata, Canzona, Ricecare
Gounod Petite Symphonie for Wind
Hindemith Konzertmusik for Piano, Brass & Harps
Holmboe Concerto for Brass
Ives Variations on America arr Crees
MacMillan Jebel
Maxwell Davies Jubilate Deo
Mozart Grand Partita
Musgrave Journey Through a Japanese Landscape
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition arr Howarth
Nyman For John Cage
Premru Brass Symphony
Rodrigo Adagio for Wind Instruments
Saint Saens Carnival of the Animals
Schuller Symphony for Brass
Sibelius Petite Suite & Tierra
Stevens Adagio & Benediction
Strauss Serenade (op 7), Festmusik der Stadt Wien
Stravinsky Octet, Symphonies for Wind, Soldier’s Tale (staged)
Takemitsu Garden Rain
Tippett Praeludium
Tomasi Fanfares Liturgiques
Turnage Set To
World Premieres
Segun Akinola Solstice (Birmingham)
Gary Carpenter Time Line (New York)
Eric Crees Las Vegas (Las Vegas)
Gavin Higgins Dead Dragons (Huddersfield)
Ivor Hodgson Trombone Concerto (Robert Holliday) (RNCM)
Houlding Masque after Dioclesian (Essen)
Houlding Rota Riesenrad (Essen)
John Reeman Invention (RNCM)
Ilja Reijngoud My Spanish Heart (Birmingham)
Alec Roth Fandangle (RNCM)
Leander Ruprecht Scream & Shout (Düsseldorf)
Alan Taylor Eleison (Trinity College London)
Debbie Wiseman Jubilee Gigue (London)
