Eire Time, Andrea Price. Euphonium and Brass Band

Eire Time - Euphonium

Euphonium Solo with Brass Band Accompaniment - Andrea Price

Composed in 2014 for Black Dyke principle euphonium Gary Curtin, Eire Time weaves together three traditional Irish folk tunes in a lively and virtuoso celebration of all things Irish.

The work opens with Star of Munster, a playful but tricky reel with a real foot-tapping lilt to the accompanying parts. The middle movement, The Leaving of Liverpool, is a lyrical slow melody that tells of travel and homesickness and here the band sensitively supports the soloists soaring countermelody. A percussion interlude leads us into the finale, a fast romp through the fiendishly difficult Drowsy Maggie, a real classic of the genre.

Duration: 00:05:00

Grade: 3 (Soloist Grade 5)

(also available with piano accompaniment)