Symphony: John Wallace

This recording features John Wallace’s creation – Symphony. The composition of the title work began in 1974, and was only completed in 2024, some fifty years later. Written for brass band, brass quintet, double-belled solo trumpet, six natural trumpets, live electronics, organ, and bodhrán, this recording welcomes the eclectic contributions from Kingdom Brass, Whitburn Band, The cooperation band, The Wallace Collection, Sandy McGrattan and the RCS natural trumpet consort, Marco Blaauw (double-belled trumpet), Anthony George (tuba), Alistair McDonald (live electronics), David Hamilton (organ) and Steve Foreman (bodhrán), with Kingdom Brass also featuring in the closing track of the Martin Luther King-inspired Where do we go from here?

Credits:
John Wallace | The Wallace Collection | Whitburn Band | Kingdom Brass | The cooperation band | Sandy McGrattan | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland natural trumpet consort | David Hamilton (organ) | Steve Foreman (bodhrán) | Marco Blaauw (double-belled trumpet) | Alistair MacDonald (live electronics) | Anthony George (Tuba) | Bede Williams (conductor)