Fanfares, Songs & Dances was commissioned by Brass Bands England, the Lithuanian Brass Band Association and the Dutch National Brass Band Championships (NBK) and premiered at the 43rd 'NBK' in October 2024. The work consists of three interconnected movements: FANFARES begins powerfully with a sequence of fanfare-like sounds, initially played by the horns, whose modal theme contains a figure that recurs throughout the work. Euphoniums and cornets finally introduce a second theme; this is followed...