Ebbw Valley Brass - Band 2

We follow with Ebbw Valley - who will be looking for a good first outing here.

Some nice opening chords, unfortunately not always together.

A lovely duet between Cornet and Euphonium, a very minor clip but nothing that detracted attention.

Nice shock chord sound from cornet section.

Some nice playing and smooth transition. Cornet section tidy and detailed. Some nice dynamic contrast on display. A couple clips here and there but very minor.

A bit muddy in lower brass with articulation but launches into the next section - this is fast.

I like it, it’s works well and the band is showing their technical capability.

Opted to stand at the back of the hall for the ‘off-stage cadenza’. Beautiful Cornet playing to kick this off Bravo.

Works well with a percussionist conducting them.

Nice Euphonium cadenza and well joined by Second Euphonium - very clean playing by both bravo.

Good Trombone sound again. A little slip in timing from the band which is unfortunate. But some great Cornet Section playing.

A small issue with intonation when loud but we now move into the main theme.

A couple splits are unfortunate but well recovered.

I like how much they pull back and then lean into the phrase.

Some nice Tenor Horn playing followed by the Trombone section. Some nice Soprano playing. Flugel creates a wonderful sound to listen to.

Principal Cornet shines again, with another clean solo which is taken over brilliantly by the Soprano.

Some slight timing inconsistencies. But a great build up to the end. A lot to take from this performance and a great first performance. Bravo.