Music Inspired by Cornwall
Written for the Cornwall Youth Brass Band.
The first public performance was by the Cornwall Youth Brass Band conducted by Eric Ball in 1964.
Used as a contest test piece including:
1968: West of England Bandsmen’s Festival (Class C)
1968: Regional Championships of Great Britain (Third Section)
1969: Australian Championships (C Grade)
1982: NSW State Championships (C Grade)
1984: SEWBBA (Ebbw Vale) Contest (Fourth Section)
1991: West of England Bandsmen’s Festival (Class D)
Eric Walter John Ball OBE (1903-1989) was a British composer, arranger and conductor of brass band music, described as “one of the most prolific writers and influential figures in the brass band and choral world”
He had a major involvement in the Cornwall Youth Brass Band.