Summit premiere by Hyde Street

Courtesy of Hyde Street Youth Band

‘Summit’ was premiered by the Hyde Street Youth Band at an inspiring brass and percussion concert in Footscray. The youth band were joined by Western Brass and Footscray-Yarraville City Band, in airing their repertoire before most of them head north to Newcastle for the Nationals over the Easter weekend.

I was privileged to be commissioned by Hyde Street with the assistance of the Maribyrnong Triennial Grants programme, and designed the piece to suit this unique band. Although officially a youth ensemble, the band frequently compete in open divisions as well, sometimes gaining trophies along the way. As such, ‘Summit’ could be performed by open bands as well. The work will be published by BrookWright in 2023

Other repertoire played at the concert included hymns, marches, and complete test pieces such as Jared McCunnie’s ‘Seige’