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Il Barbiere (overture) Thomas Edward Bulch

Another belated short from our Wizard and Typhoon concert at Ushaw College highlighting some of the fantastic music of Shildon born composers George Allan and Thomas Bulch - this time focusing on Thomas Edward Bulch and his romping overture arrangement of Rossini's opera "Barber of Seville" entitled "Il Barbiere" Thomas Edward Bulch was born in 1862 on Strand Street in New Shildon (the street from which in 1825 the world's first steam passenger railway commenced its operations at the Mason's Arms crossing). Thomas learned his art from his grandfather, Francis Dinsdale, and uncle Edward Dinsdale, and was a bandmate of George Allan in their youth. He became a blacksmith at the railway works in New Shildon before embarking for a new life in Australia with three friends from Shildon where after an initial period in an iron foundry he pursued a successful career as a professional bandmaster, arranger, composer, contest adjudicator, publisher and music store proprietor. He encountered many ups and downs in his time in Australia and was held in high regard among the brass community there. He worked tirelessly to improve the quality of the brass movement and is reputed to have introduced brass band contesting to the state of Victoria. His Australian travels led him to set up home in Ballarat, Melbourne, Albury, Geelong and eventually Sydney where he saw out his remaining days; and in that time he adjudicated at contests not only on the mainland but Tasmania and New Zealand too. Though he deserves to be known and remembered for a variety of reasons, he is perhaps best remembered as the composer of the brass band march "Craigielee" (under his pseudonym Godfrey Parker) which, though not entirely original, being based upon "Though Bonnie Woods of Craigielea" by Robert Tannahill, was overheard and remembered by Christina MacPherson to be used by Banjo Patterson as the tune behind the unofficial Australian anthem "Waltzing Matilda". In this piece, we see his arranging skills as he brings together some of the best movements of Rossini's "Barber of Seville" to produce an exciting and entertaining composition for brass band. for more go to www.wizardandtyphoon.org