The
Sellers International Band was a
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based in
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, the senior section of which disbanded in 2008. The Sellers International Youth Band still rehearses and performs regularly.
Originally formed in January 1986 as "Huddersfield Tecol Band", the name was changed in November 1987 to "Sellers College Brass", then to "The Sellers Engineering Band" and subsequently "Sellers International Band".
The band lost sponsorship in 2007 which eventually led to the break up of the senior section.
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The
Sellers International Band was a
brass bandA brass band is a musical group generally consisting entirely of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section. Ensembles which include brass and woodwind instruments can in certain traditions also be termed brass bands , but are usually more correctly termed military bands, concert...
based in
Huddersfield Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city.Huddersfield is near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme...
,
West YorkshireWest Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
,
UKThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
, the senior section of which disbanded in 2008. The Sellers International Youth Band still rehearses and performs regularly.
History
Originally formed in January 1986 as "Huddersfield Tecol Band", the name was changed in November 1987 to "Sellers College Brass", then to "The Sellers Engineering Band" and subsequently "Sellers International Band".
The band lost sponsorship in 2007 which eventually led to the break up of the senior section. CD's of its farewell concert, on 2 January 2008, were made available courtesy of the RIP Blue Ties association, with all proceeds going to charity.
Personnel
Noteworthy personnel included David Root on Eb Tenor Horn, whose solo CD featured accompaniment from the band.
Youth Band
Sellers International Youth Band, continues to thrive and was formed in 1998 with help from a National Lottery grant, which enabled the purchase of instruments. The demise of the senior band made further instruments available.
External links
Audio clips
- Symphony No.2 in E Minor - Adagio
Sergei Rachmaninoff composed his Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 in 1906–07. The premiere was conducted by the composer himself in St. Petersburg on 8 February 1908. Its duration is approximately 60 minutes when performed uncut; cut performances can be as short as 35 minutes...
- by Sergei RachmaninoffSergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. He was one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, the last great representative of Russian late Romanticism in classical music...
- Largo from the New World Symphony
The Symphony No. 9 in E Minor "From the New World" , popularly known as the New World Symphony, was composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1893 during his visit to the United States from 1892 to 1895...
by Antonín DvořákAntonín Leopold Dvořák was a Czech composer of Romantic music, who employed the idioms and melodies of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. His works include operas, symphonic, choral and chamber music...
- Blaydon Races - traditional folk song
Blaydon Races is a famous Geordie folk song written in the 1800s by Geordie Ridley, in a style deriving from music hall. It is regarded by many as the unofficial anthem of Tyneside and is frequently sung by supporters of Newcastle United Football Club and Newcastle Falcons rugby club...
- The Ash Grove - traditional Welsh folk song
The Ash Grove is a traditional Welsh folk song whose melody has been set to numerous sets of lyrics. The most well-known was written, in English, by John Oxenford in the 19th century....
- Après un rêve - piece
Trois Mélodies is a set of mélodies for solo voice and piano, by Gabriel Fauré. It includes Après un rêve , one of Faure's most popular vocal pieces, Hymne , and Barcarolle . The songs were written between 1870 and 1878...
by Gabriel FauréGabriel Urbain Fauré was a French composer, organist, pianist, and teacher. He was the foremost French composer of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th century composers...