Excellence Award

“... a fantastic programme of music rarely heard, some of which has never before been recorded. In Latin Winds, a mix of music from renowned composers, Villa-Lobos, Chavez and Rodrigo, is brought to life through the interpretations of conductors, Clark Rundell and Mark Heron, who achieve remarkable success in blending musical maturity with all the better natures of this young wind orchestra. High-quality playing, soul and ebullient fun are combined under their world-class direction, providing consistently stunning performances, also allied with world-class production values.”

“… Excellent playing by one of the world’s elite wind ensembles.”

“… Here is a programme of sophisticated and often beautiful music, played with style and precision by the students of the Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra… Congratulations to all involved in this superb and enterprising issue …”

“Spain and Latin America’s rich wind band heritages given exuberant performances. Villa-Lobos’s Fantasia em três movimentos with its sultry, atmospheric opening is the album’s highlight” ****

Programme *****       Performance ****      Recording *****       Presentation *****

“… Conductors, Clark Rundell and Mark Heron, have achieved another remarkable success with this recording. They have combined maturity with all the better natures of this young wind orchestra. High-quality playing, soul and ebullient fun are combined under their world-class direction to give us consistently stunning performances.”