William Rimmer The Cossack Listen Robert Eaves Rhapsody for Eb Soprano Cornet Listen Featuring soprano cornet soloist Phillip Tait Philip Sparke Sanctuary Listen Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Denis Wright Rondo from 4th Horn Concerto Listen Featuring tenor horn soloist Johnny Walmsley Barrie Hingley Elegy on an RAF theme Listen Ernesto Lecuona/Mark Freeh Malaguena Listen Pat Metheny/Ray Farr Dream of the Return Listen Malcolm Arnold Peterloo Overture Listen
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Charles-Marie Widor/Philip Sparke Toccata from Organ Symphony No 5 Listen Sebastian Temple/Jimmy Lynch Make me a Channel of Your Peace Listen Billy Joel/Sandy Smith New York State of Mind Featuring bass trombone soloist Tristram Cox Philip Harper Elephant Patrol Listen Peter Graham Windows of the World: i Amazonia Listen iii The Rising Sun Listen iv Drums of Thunder Listen vi Earth Walk Listen Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II/Mark Freeh Ol’ Man River Listen Featuring percussion soloist Beth Carabine
Rothwell Temperance Band are currently Leeds’ highest ranked brass band. With a band entirely comprising of volunteers, they have cemented themselves as one of the finest bands in the competitive county of Yorkshire, and England as a whole. The current band, formed in the 1980s, has risen through the sections under the tutelage of experienced MD, Dave Roberts. 2022 has been a very successful year for the band, qualifying for the National Championships of Great Britain, held at the Royal Albert Hall, for the first time in 10 years following an impressive 3rd place finish at the Yorkshire Area. And, most recently, winning the Grand Shield for the 3rd time. This means that the band will return to the British Open, reaffirming the band’s status amongst the elite of brass banding.