Salford University Brass Band

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Last updated: 21.VI.99

Salford University Brass Band

Musical Director: David King

David King Brass Band

The name Salford University has become synonymous worldwide with Band Music since the foundation of Europe's first School of Band Musicianship.

Salford University is recognised as producing the most prestigious conservatoire style Brass Band in Europe and has attracted students from as far afield as Australia, Japan, America and Scandanavia, as well as from all over the United Kingdom.

The School of Band Musicianship at Salford presently has 148 students studying on courses such as BA(Hons) courses and MAs in Performance and Composition. Salford's Music Department (which also offers the world's first BA(Hons) Degree in Popular Music & Recording and BSc(Hons) in Music, Acoustics & Recording) is the largest in any British University and has recently been awarded the top, quality assessment for Excellence. Music at Salford works alongside the prestigious Media Performance and Production Departments in the Faculty of Media, Music and Performance (with a total of over 800 students).

The Salford University Brass Band is renowned for its work with contemporary composers many of whom, including Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Sir Malcom Arnold, Laszlo Dubrovay, Anthony Burgess, Howard Goodall and Philip Sparke, have written music especially fo r this band.

The Salford University Brass Band has toured widely throughout the world and within the last three months has presented British style Band Music to large audiences in Brazil and Ecuador.

Professional Patrons/Advisors to Salford's Music courses include Elgar Howarth, George Martin, Roy Newsome, Goff Richards.

Dean of Faculty/Executive Director of Salford University Brass Band ~ Keith Wilson
Musical Director/Head of Performance Studies ~ David King
Band Manager ~ Duncan Winfield
International Administrator ~ Ilma Scantlebury