Peter GRAHAM (b. 1958) Triquetra, Fantasia on Old Hundredth (2023)*, Master of Suspense (2023)* , 2 I. Heatwave, 3 II. Marnie, 4 III. 20th Century Limited, 5 Hymn for Bram (2023)*, Hyperlink (2022)*, Force of Nature (2023)*, I. Matador, II. Wayfarer (Reflections on Poor Wayfaring Stranger), III. Pilar, The Triumph of Time (Variations for Brass Band) (2014). *WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING Rex Richardson, Trumpet, Flugelhorn; David Childs, Euphonium. Black Dyke Band • Nicholas Childs.

Description: Winner of the prestigious American Bandmasters Association’s Ostwald Award for composition, Peter Graham is one of the leading brass band composers of his generation. Graham’s previous Naxos album with the Black Dyke Band, Metropolis 1927 (8.573968), received widespread acclaim from the brass band press. The five world premiere recordings heard on this album represent his long association with Black Dyke. The trumpet concerto Master of Suspense references Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic movies, the virtuoso euphonium concerto Force of Nature was inspired by Ernest Hemingway’s extraordinary life, and The Triumph of Time is a dazzling example of compositional craft and brass band virtuosity.