Bohemian (tenor horn solo) - Richard Rock

The second movement from the Heroes of Erin suite this tenor horn solo brings together Irish with Middle Eastern(Arabic) music

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Dawn of a New Age - Richard Rock

Fanfare & Theme for Brass Band. A formal concert opener commissioned by the Drogheda Brass Band in Ireland for the opening of their new band room.

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Elegy (cornet/flugel solo) - Richard Rock

This piece is part of a suite (The Hidden Soul of Harmony) commissioned by Fitjar Skulekorps and their conductor Sveinn Koppang from Norway which took the soloist prize at it's premiere in the Sotrafestivalen contest in 2011.

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Heroes of Erin - Richard Rock

A suite of Irish music commissioned by Prof. David King for the University of Salford Brass Band. The suite is in 4 movements 'Mo Ghile Mear' - full band with small flugel feature, 'Bohemian' - Horn Solo, 'Lucht Siuil' - Cornet Solo and 'Molly's Wake' - Band feature

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Island of the Setting Sun - Richard Rock

Premiered by the Salford University Brass Band and performed at the Europeans in 2010. Inspired by a book of the same name from Mythical Ireland (www.mythicalireland.com)

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Kronos - Richard Rock

This piece portrays the character of Kronos. Kronos is a character taken from Greek Mythology, a Titan God, who killed his own father, Uranus, in his lust for power and who also tried to kill his own offspring upon learning from an oracle that one of his children would overthrow him....

Lucht Siuil - 'Walking People' (cornet solo) - Richard Rock

During the famine, as Irish people emigrated to Europe, Australia and America, moving on from place to place, searching for somewhere to settle, the main mode of transportation was by foot, after arriving by ship. This is a solemn tune using wandering tonality to suggest the scene at the time.

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Meeting of the Waters (flugel/cornet solo) - Richard Rock

Inspired by the Vale of Avoca, Thomas Moore wrote the song The Meeting of the Waters to an old Irish air, The Old Head of Dennis. The Meeting of the Waters is where the Avonmore and Avonbeg rivers come together to form the river Avoca where the dark wooded river valley of the Vale of Avoca begins.

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Mendelssohn Violin Concerto - 2nd Movement (trombone solo) - Mendelssohn - Richard Rock

Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 is his last large orchestral work. It forms an important part of the Violin repertoire and is one of the most popular and most frequently performed violin concertos of all time.

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Mo Ghile Mear - 'My Gallant Darling' - Richard Rock

This is an old Irish love song, written by Sean Clarach Mac Domhnaill in the 18th Century. Composed in the convention of Aisling poetry, it is a lament by Eire for Bonnie Prince Charlie, who was then in exile.

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