Music Inspired by Cornwall
Commissioned by the West of England Bandsmen’s Festival (Bugle Contest) to commemorate the contest’s home from 1912 to 1965.
Used as a contest test piece including:
1976: West of England Bandsmen’s Festival (Class A)
2011: West of England Bandsmen’s Festival (Class B)
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.