This traditionally classical music festival is devoted to the performance of English music and composers. The band were therefore asked to include a number of original works for brass band by composers such as Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Granville Bantock and Percy Fletcher.
Em Marshall the founder-director for the event commented on the band......
"A large crowd congregated for the afternoon concert by the Jaguar (Coventry) Band. This was a revelation to many, as it highlighted the expressive power of a medium with which not all of our audience members were familiar. Also evident was the skill of composers such as Holst, Vaughan Williams and Bantock in writing for these forces. Percy Fletcher's Epic Symphony is a fiendishly difficult work, and gave the band the opportunity for true showmanship. I was particularly thrilled to hear Holst's Suites for Brass Band live for the first time – especially in such a fantastic performance, and the Band appeared most gratified to perform in what they described as a "magnificent venue". For a full review of the concert click here. Concert Review