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The innovative Surrey Brass Fanfare Contest
attracted new music from nine local composers to celebrate the
Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The contest was announced in the
prestigious Classical
Music Magazine, among many other places throughout Surrey. Fanfares
were played on 25th
May 2002 in a concert featuring Guest Soloist Hugh Davies.
Read on..
29th December 2001 : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Surrey Brass announces a
Golden Jubilee Fanfare Contest
Surrey Brass
presents a
Golden Jubilee Fanfare Contest
50 years and 4 months after the Accession
and
49 years after the Coronation.
The fanfare written by Bob
Meldrum is playing in the background.
fanfare
/"fnfe/
noun short showy sounding of trumpets etc. Oxford Paperback Dictionary.
All composers living,
working in, or having an association with Arts in Surrey were entitled to enter
the Surrey Brass Golden Jubilee Fanfare Contest.
Music should be written in
a grand style suitable for the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II. The Fanfare should last no more
than 2 minutes. Read the Official Press Release announcing the Contest.
Are you a
composer? Download the Jubilee
Fanfare Contest Rules
The
closing date for Entries was 1st May 2002. Surrey Brass played
and recorded all the entries
at the Concert on 25th May 2002 and played them again
at other
events before
during and after during the official Jubilee
Weekend (1-4 June 2002).
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Adobe Acrobat Reader) 
What's all the fuss about Fanfares?
To learn more about the Golden
Jubilee celebrations, visit the official
Golden Jubilee website
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