Highlights of the 1998 All England Masters Brass Band Championship and Gala Concert. The Brighouse and Rastrick Band, conducted by Allan Withington; Stockport Schools' Band, conducted by Colin Duxbury; Wingates Band, conducted by Norman Law; Fodens Courtois Band, conducted by Nicholas Childs. Yamaha Guest Soloist: James Gourlay. Includes: The Cossack - William Rimmer; Overture: The Corsair - H.Berlioz, arr. Brand; Brilliante, Euphonium solo: Glyn Williams - Peter Graham; Festmusik der Stadt Wien - R.Strauss, arr.E.Banks; Murder on the Orient Express - Rodney-Bennett, arr. Snell; Dances and Arias, Brighouse and Rastrick Band (winning performance) - Edward Gregson; Light as Air, J.S.Bach arr. Richards; Spinning Wheel, Xylophone solo: Simone Rebello - F.Mendelssohn, arr. Snell; Concertino for Tuba and Brass Band, Tuba solo: James Gourlay - Philip Sparke; Someone to Watch Over Me - G>Gershwin, arr.A.Fernie; Royal Hunt of the Sun from Evocations - Martin Ellerby; Entry of the Gods into Valhalla - R.Wagner, arr. Snell
