The warm welcome accorded to Guild Music's first "Bandstand In The Park" collection (GLCD 5117) has prompted a second generous helping from an area of the music world not that far distant from the traditional realms of Light Music. Indeed one of the strengths of Light Music is that it often happily strays into other areas of music making, which in turn brings added benefits in the form of new styles and ideas which provide the stimulus for future development. The brass and military bands featured in this collection frequently showcase playing of the highest order: if you require confirmation just listen to Sir Dan Godfrey's brilliant arrangement of Borodin's "Prince Igor" Dances, where the musicians in the BBC Wireless Military Band are simply outstanding. Works by leading Light Music composers such as Coates, Farnon and Strachey happily rub shoulders alongside the 'band boys' like Sousa and Komzak.

Artists

Arthur Pearce, Band of the Royal Marines School of Music, Central Band of the Royal Air Force, Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards, Band of the Grenadier Guards, Band of the Queen's Royal Regiment, Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy, BBC Wireless Military Band, Black Diamonds Band, Black Dyke Band, CWS (Manchester) Band, Deutschmeister Kapelle, Fodens Motor Works Band, Grand Massed Bands, Grenadier Guards Band, Irish Guards Band, New Era Symphonic Band, Regimental Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards, The Raf Central Band, Wing Commander Sims, William Lang, Michael John, Major Harris, Alex Mortimer, Captain Nieuwland, George Miller, James Oliver, Julius Herrmann, Roger Barsotti, Sir Vivian Dunn, Squadron Leader Sims, Walton O'Donnell