The Asteroid Belt

The Asteroid Belt was commissioned by the Desford Colliery Band to use in the 2018 Butlins Mineworkers National Open Brass Band Festival entertainment programme, entitled ‘to Boldly Go’. The piece is a short, cinematic ‘tour de force’ that depicts a journey through an asteroid belt, twisting and turning between the asteroids, alarms blazing and the imminent threat of a collision. The music features nods to cinematic composers such as John Williams and Hans Zimmer.

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Instrumentation:
Brass Band

Percussion (4 players):
Timpani (four drums)
Snare Drum, Suspended Cymbal
Cymbals, Suspended Cymbal, Tam-tam, Bass Drum, Tom-toms (three)
Xylophone