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The first recording by the New England Brass Band
Conducted by Douglas Yeo
with featured solos by Kenneth Griffin (euphonium) and Douglas Yeo (bass trombone)
Recorded in Symphony Hall, Boston - 1999.
Produced by The New England Brass Band, Inc., NEBBCD 1001
This compact disc recording is the first by
The New England Brass Band, New England's premiere brass band in the "British style." Recorded in Boston's acoustically acclaimed Symphony Hall (the home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra), it
is a vibrant celebration of the Christmas season presented in a way that brass instruments make special. The CD features a varied program of Christmas favorites and new arrangements conducted by Music Director
Douglas Yeo including:
- Christmas Joy (Eric Leidzen)
- Variations on a German Carol: Stille, Stille, Stille (James Curnow)
- Christmas Carol Suite: The Festive Season (Morley Calvery)
- Frosty the Snowman (Nelson/Rollins, arranged by Sandy Smith)
Douglas Yeo, bass trombone solo (conducted by Sven D. Wiberg)
- While Shepherds Watched (Nigel Horne)
- The Carollers (Richard E. Holz)
- The Christmas Song (Torme/Wells, arranged by Philip Sparke)
- A Christmas Fantasy (Gordon Langford)
- Infant Holy (Robert Redhead)
Kenneth Griffin, euphonium solo
- The Bells of Christmas (Stephen Bulla)
- Christmas Triptych (James Curnow)
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Martin/Blane, arranged by William Himes)
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