Blowing my own trumpet : Memoirs of a Yorkshire bandsman
Casson, Colin2008
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From memories of childhood and early days in the Black Dyke Mills Band to trooping the colour with the Irish Guards and his debut with Geraldo, this charming collection of tales from Haworth musician Colin Casson takes the reader from Westminster Abbey to Northern Ireland, Eurpoe, Australia - and Hollywood of the 1950's. A hugely successful career with British institutions such as the BBC Philharmonic and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (with whom he debuted Britten's War Requiem)followed. Illustrated with more than 60 photographs and filled with amusing anecdotes - including how he came to record the theme tune for The bridge Over The River Kwai - this warm, witty and distinctly down-to-earth story of one musician's life will delight music lovers everywhere.
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Imprint:
Stroud : Tempus Publishing, 2008
ISBN:
9780752447193
Dewey class:
B CAS
Language:
English
BRN:
258361