Solo for Bb cornet & brass band BALLERINA is the 3rd movement from the suite “Our Hidden Language” commissioned by Dr. David Thornton and the Brighouse & Rastrick Band for Brass In Concert 2018. The suite won the prize for best new composition/arrangement. Ballerina is written for Kyle Lawson.
“The life of a ballerina is... sacrifice...
loneliness... late hours...
The life of a ballerina is... joy... succeeding... being something...
The life of a ballerina is... from an early age... taking your body to the limit...
But most of all, the life of a ballerina is... short...”
Edited: January 2024 for Richard Marshall and Black Dyke Band
Duration c. 3:30 min.
Solo for Bb cornet & brass band BALLERINA is the 3rd movement from the suite “Our Hidden Language” commissioned by Dr. David Thornton and the Brighouse & Rastrick Band for Brass In Concert 2018. The suite won the prize for best new composition/arrangement. Ballerina is written for Kyle Lawson.
“The life of a ballerina is... sacrifice...
loneliness... late hours...
The life of a ballerina is... joy... succeeding... being something...
The life of a ballerina is... from an early age... taking your body to the limit...
But most of all, the life of a ballerina is... short...”
Edited: January 2024 for Richard Marshall and Black Dyke Band
Duration c. 3:30 min.
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