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Cory Band: The Promised Land. DOY CD 218
From the Cory Band's website:

'We really enjoyed making this CD! 5 brilliant pieces, 3 of which are Cory commissions - all of which have resonance with the band's recent past. The Promised Land won the own-choice section of the 2006 European, Trittico won the set-test section at the same contest in 1989. The Year of the Dragon was commissioned for the band's centenary in 1984. Gregson's Of Men and Mountains sees the master paint his most gloriously expansive canvas. A Tear in the Fabric of Time sees Gareth Wood at his most vivid - startling new colours, drama and an exhilarating climax!'

World of Brass writes:

'The idea of cataloguing five substantial works on one compact disc is an extension of the Buy as You View (Cory) Band's successful 'Brass Band Classics' series of recordings. The disc aims to recreate the idea of a listenable varied programme of substantial brass band works, using living composers from the same era. Curnow, Gregson, Downie, Wood and Sparke were all born within eight years of each other and their maturity and experience in writing for the brass band idiom is clearly evident throughout this disc.'