Whitburn Band’s new CD ‘Astralis’ has been launched.
 
Conducted by Michael Fowles, it features fantastic new music and arrangements, including the first studio recording of Philip Wilby’s Astralis, which was written for Whitburn Band for the European Brass Band Championships and inspired by the groundbreaking images from the James Webb Space Telescope.
 
TRACK LIST
1. Euroflash (Damien Lagger)
2. Scottish Suite for Brass Band (Colin Skinner)
3. Echoes Of Reflection (Christopher Bond, Cornet Soloist - Chris Bradley)
4. Bali Ha’i (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers, arr. Colin Skinner)
5. Mille Grazie… Paganini! (Daniel Hall, Tenor Horn Soloist - Andrew McMillan)
6. Valaisia Variants (Tom Davoren)
7. Husavik (Savan Kotecha, Max Grahn, Rickard Goransson, arr. Chris Shanks, Soprano Cornet Soloist - Scott Forrest)
8. The Bells of Notre Dame (Stephen Schwartz, Alan Menken arr. Eoin Tonner) 
9. A World of Your Own (Neil Hannon, Paul King, Simon Farnaby, arr Eoin Tonner, Trombone Soloist - Paul Kiernan)
10. La Suerte de los Tontos (Johnny Richards, arr Philip Harper)
11. Torque (Peter Graham, Baritone Soloist – Charlie Boax)
12. One Night Only (Tom Eyen/Henry Krieger arr. Christopher Bond)
13. Of Wind and Weeping (Christopher Bond, Flugel Soloist - Caroline Farren)
14. Astralis for Brass Band (Philip Wilby)
 
The World of Brass CD is produced by Adam Goldsmith, with Phil Hardman as Assistant Engineer.