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Scott's transcription of the Aria that begins and ends Bach's famous Goldberg Variations is a tribute to the great Canadian pianist Glenn Gould. The arrangement is crafted to capture as much of the nuance of Gould's performance as possible, and allows very expressive and sensitive playing from all members of the ensemble.

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Canadian Holiday - A Cross Country Adventure features music from all ten provinces, all arranged in Howard Cable's inimitable style. The music travels from west to east with reels, hornpipes and folk songs including McElligott's Fancy, Land of the Silver Birch, and Youpe! Youpe! Sur la riviere.

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Monti's Czardas is impressive enough when played on the violin, but this arrangement for trombone - at the original pitch - is a true virtuoso showpiece. Al has performed this arrangement with TNB countless times, and it never fails to bring down the house.

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Londonderry Air (also known as Danny Boy) is one of the best-loved tunes in the world. This arrangement by Al features a beautiful, soaring trombone solo. The rest of the group isn't left out, with the horn playing a brilliant obligato line underneath a 1st trumpet turn at the melody.

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Morning Song is Scott's adaptation of his Aubade for trumpet and organ, which was originally written for Stuart Laughton, a founding member of True North Brass. In this version, the melody moves throughout the quintet. Wistful, nostalgic, and hauntingly beautiful, this is one of Scott's most popular compositions.

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This is Scott's arrangement of Canada's national anthem, abounding in exciting countermelodies and dynamic interplay.

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Scott created this arrangement for TNB's 1998 trip to China. Purple Bamboo Melody is a traditional tune from the Shandong province. In concerts, TNB often performs it along with Red River Valley. The opening melody may be performed on trumpet or on tin whistle.

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When TNB performed this arrangement in Wuhan, China, they were stunned when the audience hummed along. The tune was introduced to China by Dr. Norman Bethune, a Canadian who became a national hero in China. Originally beginning and ending with a harmonica solo, it also works very well on muted trumpet - it's a great excuse to use a solotone mute.

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Scott's transcription of Bach's legendary organ work St. Anne's Fugue provides a tour-de-force outing for any group.

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Canadian composer Morley Calvert originally wrote this work for brass band, and later created a version for wind band. David Marlatt, who publishes TNB's arrangements through his company Eighth Note Publications, created this quintet arrangement especially for us. Each of its three movements are based on a Canadian folk song: Marianne s'en va-t-au moulin, She's Like the Swallow, and J'entends le moulin.

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Each of these fanfares makes for a rousing beginning or ending to a concert. The True North begins and ends with references to O Canada, Ceremonial Fanfare begins many of TNB's performances, and Fanfare for St. Margaret's was written for the church in the neighbourhood where Scott grew up.

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Three Miniatures, by Toronto composer Jim McGrath, is a fantastic addition to the brass quintet repertoire. The movements are the sharply delineated Toccata, the expansive Adagio and the seductive Tempo di Tango (with a nod to Jean Baptiste Arban's virtuosic cornet writing).

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Each movement of Trois Hommages is Jim McGrath's homage to a composer who inspired him. In turn, the movements echo the brass chorale from Bela Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, Duke Ellington's jazz-noir writing, and the Gavotte from Sergei Prokofiev's Classical Symphony, with, as Jim says, "not a little Carl Stalling (of Warner Brothers cartoon fame) thrown in for good measure."

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True North Blues has become something of a theme song for the ensemble, as its infectious rhythm and improvised trumpet (or, on TNB's recording, harmonica) and trombone solos (the latter with a plunger mute) bring a concert to a boisterous close.

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This simple but effective arrangement by Scott Irvine incorporates lovely settings of both of the tunes associated with this well-known carol.

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This arrangement of one of the best-loved Christmas tunes begins with an unaccompanied horn solo. The melody is then passed around the quintet, accompanied by lush harmonies and soaring countermelodies, as the piece builds to a stirring finale.

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This setting begins in a contemplative mood. As it progresses, glittering descants and fanfares from the piccolo trumpet bring the arrangement to a suitably festive conclusion.

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