The Champions

by Black Dyke Mills Band

The Champions cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1968
  • Label: Pye
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Otto Nicolai, John Clough, Roy Newsome, Eric Ball, Sir Arthur Sullivan, T. J. Powell, George Doughty, Herman Bellstedt, Geoffrey Brand, James Shepherd

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'The Champions' was cut to celebrate the band's National Championship victory on Eric Ball's 'Journey into Freedom', the work that closes the programme. Conducting is shared between Geoffrey Brand and Roy Newsome, with solo spots for John Clough in 'Grandfather's Clock' and James Shepherd in 'Napoli'.

Genres

Descriptors: majestic, bombastic, orchestral, soaring, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. March - The Contestor
  2. Grandfather's Clock
  3. David Of The White Rock
  4. Overture - Merry Wives Of Windsor
  5. Selection From Iolanthe
  6. Napoli
  7. Rhapsody - Journey Into Freedom

Credits

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