Christmas Festival

This is our latest recording, recorded on 12th & 13th September 2009 at Camphill Hall, Aberdeen. It features Aberdeen City Children's Choir and brings the Christmas spirit alive with well known Christmas carols and some funky arrangements of classics to get you in the mood for a visit from Santa! The Christmas Festival CD is now available for only £5
Sample Title
A Christmas Festival
Leroy Anderson arr. James Wood
Bon-Accord Silver Band
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Anonymous arr. David Willcocks
Bon-Accord Silver Band
Christmas Song
Mel Torme & Robert Wells arr. Philip Sparke
Bon-Accord Silver Band
Rudolf the Red-Nose Reindeer
Johnny Marks arr. Mark Freeh
Soloist: Paula Leslie
Bon-Accord Silver Band
When a Child is Born
Zacar & Fred Jay arr. John Golland
Bon-Accord Silver Band
Christmas Crackers
Ray Woodfield
Bon-Accord Silver 'B' Band
Once in Royal David's City
H.J. Gauntlett arr. David Willcocks
Bon-Accord Silver 'B' Band
Away in a Manger
Traditional arr. Iain Ross
Bon-Accord Silver 'B' Band
A Christmas Piece
Goff Richards
Bon-Accord Silver 'B' Band
Three Kings Swing
Traditional arr. William Himes
Bon-Accord Silver Band
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Traditional arr. David Willcocks
Bon-Accord Silver Band
O, Holy Night
Adolph Adam arr. Ray Farr
Soloist: Richard Kidd
Bon-Accord Silver Band
Veni Immanuel
Anonymous arr. Philip Sparke
Bon-Accord Silver Band
Walking in the Air from 'The Snowman'
Howard Blake arr. Philip Sparke
Bon-Accord Silver Band
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Felix Mendelssohn arr. David Willcocks
Bon-Accord Silver Band
Jingle Bells
James Pierpoint arr. Derek Ashmore
Bon-Accord Silver Band

Northern Lights

Recorded on 16th April 2005 in High Church, Hilton, Aberdeen, this recording aimed to bring together several brass bands including two youth brass bands from the Aberdeen region to record a CD together. We feature in excess of 100 musicians on this superb recording. The Northern Lights CD is available for only £5
Sample Title
Intrada - River City Suite
James Curnow
Bon-Accord Silver Band
Abu Hassan
Carl-Maria von Webster arr. Howard Lorriman
Bon-Accord Silver Band
The Day Thou Gavest
C.C. Scholefield arr. Philip Wilby
Bon-Accord Silver Band
Light Walk
Barrie Gott
Bon-Accord Silver Band
Carnival of Venice
Arban arr. Alan Catherall
Soloist: Richard Kidd
Bon-Accord Silver Band
Festival Overture Op. 96
Shostakovich arr. Peter Kitson
Bon-Accord Silver Band
Fanfare and Flourishes
James Curnow
Aberdeen City Youth Brass Band
Breezin' Down Broadway!
Various arr. Goff Richards
Aberdeen City Youth Brass Band
Cradle Song
Scott Skinner arr. David Lever
Soloist: Ashlynn Crozier
Aberdeen City Youth Brass Band
Gaudete!
Traditional arr. Stephen Roberts
Aberdeen City Youth Brass Band
Tale Spin Theme (Spin It!)
Michael & Patty Silversher arr. Peter Schaars
South/Central Aberdeenshire Youth Brass Band
Rainforest from Windows of the World
Peter Graham
Soloist: Brendan McCormick
South/Central Aberdeenshire Youth Brass Band
The Gael
Trevor Jones arr. Andrew Duncan
South/Central Aberdeenshire Youth Brass Band
Olympic Flame
Darrol Barry
Bon-Accord Silver 'B' Band
Midnight Music
Idar Torskangerpoll
Bon-Accord Silver 'B' Band

Forte

Our 40th anniversary was celebrated in 2001 and we produced this recording to mark Bon-Accord Silver Bands' achievement.
This album features the composition by Alan Duguid - "Forte" which was commissioned specially to mark the occasion. The Forte CD is available for only £5
Sample Title
Forte
Alan Duguid
Bon-Accord Silver Band
Czardas
Johann Strauss II arr. Howard Snell
Bon-Accord Silver Band
Amazing Grace
Traditional arr. William Himes
Bon-Accord Silver Band
Malvern Suite - Worcester Cathedral
Philip Sparke
Bon-Accord Silver 'B' Band
Highland Cathedral
Traditional arr. Moira Ross
Bagpipes: Nicky Martin
Bon-Accord Silver 'B' Band
Fiddle Faddle
Leroy Anderson arr. Pauline Craib
Soloist: Gillian Cunnison
Bon-Accord Silver 'B' Band
Summer Scene
Philip Sparke
Bon-Accord Silver Band
Blue John
Peter Kneale
Soloist: Bruce Wallace
Bon-Accord Silver Band
Tonight
Leonard Bernstein arr. Adrian Drover
Bon-Accord Silver Band
The Canadian
Major James Merritt
Bon-Accord Silver Band
Calon Lan
John Hughes arr. Eric Ball
Soloists: Neil Watson & Richard Kidd
Bon-Accord Silver Band
Concertpiece for Cornet
James Curnow
Soloist: David Cooper
Bon-Accord Silver Band
Gaelforce
Peter Graham
Bon-Accord Silver Band
Reflections in Nature
Robert Redhead
Bon-Accord Silver Band
March to the Scaffold
Berlioz arr. Howard Snell
Bon-Accord Silver Band

Blaze of Light

Recorded on 1st October 1995 in Inverurie Academy, this groundbreaking recording has survived the test of time, featuring such brass band standards as Doyen and The Flintstones
Copies of this recording are rare and fetch several pounds on the open market, although you will have to invest in a cassette player to listen to it. The Blaze of Light Cassette is available for only £5
Title
Strike Up The Band
George Gershwin arr. Goff Richards
Doyen
Goff Richards
Over the Rainbow
Arlen & Harburg arr. Goff Richards
Soloist: Kevin Cormack
I Got Rhythm
George Gershwin arr. Alan Fernie
Lil Darlin’
Neal Hefti arr. Philip Sparke
Aye Waukin O’
Adrian Drover
Soloist: David Cooper
The Flintstones
Goff Richards
Jurassic Park
John Williams arr. Alan Catherall
Blaze of Light
Albert Elms
MacArthur Park
Jim Webb arr. Jack Peberdy
Georgia on my Mind
Carmichael & Gorrell arr. Alan Morrison
Solost: Trevor Gray
Essential Elton John
Elton John arr. Darrol Barry
Midnight Euphonium
Goff Richards
Soloist: Neil Watson
Pastime with Good Company
attrib. Hendry VIII arr. S Roberts
Let’s Face the Music
Irving Berlin arr. Goff Richards