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Bellna Op 80 by John Golland

i. Prélude – La Région; ii. Nocturne – Chasseral; iii. Toccate – Braderie Performed by The Fairey Band (Garry Cutt) at the 2019 Royal Northern College of Music Brass band Festival, Manchester (UK). John Golland (1942–1993) first encountered the brass band in his twenties, when he took up the euphonium and joined the Stalybridge Band. Having trained as a teacher, he went on to study piano and composition part-time at the Royal Manchester College of Music. Conducting and writing for brass and wind bands went on to dominate his career, including many prestigious concert commissions, particularly in Switzerland. Bellna is the Latin name of the town Bienne (in French), or Biel (in German). Golland was a frequent visitor to this Swiss town and became a good friend to its brass band, for whom he composed his Piano Concerto (1971) and the overture In Celebration (1985). Bellna was written in 1989 to mark Brassband Bienne’s 25th anniversary. The first movement celebrates the region itself. The haunting central nocturne was inspired by a night time drive, in the light of the full moon, up the highest mountain pass in the area. The energetic finale describes the atmosphere of La Braderie, a three-day feast in Bienne itself. In this published version of the music, the first movement was shortened by Paul Hindmarsh, at the suggestion of the John Golland Trust and the publisher Kirklees Music, to create a more balanced form and to offer a more suitable work, in terms of duration and difficulty, for brass bands of first or championship level to perform in concert or contest. The second and third movements can be performed as separate items. This performance is uploaded with kind permission of the John Golland Trust. Score and parts are published by Kirklees Music, 609 Bradford Rd, Bailiff Bridge, Brighouse HD6 4DN www.kirkleesmusiuc.co.uk