Rhian Samuel - Dovey Junction by Tŷ Cerdd published on 2017-12-18T15:27:28Z Dovey Junction is a fairly barren spot: in the middle of flat estuary marshes, with no paved road for access, it owes its existence entirely to the railway, to the little Welsh west coast line. Here, the line forks, the northern branch going on to the picturesque seaside resorts of Aberdovey (or, to give it its Welsh spelling, ‘Aberdyfi’), Barmouth, Criccieth and Pwllheli, the southern branch to the pretty university town of Aberystwyth. The train in summer is full of city children from Birmingham and Wolverhampton with buckets and spades and parents and grandparents, all off for a holiday at the seaside. No matter how bare the landscape at this point, the little train, chugging along, is heaving with excitement and delight. This work was written for performance by Borealis Brass (Alaska) at the UNESCO World Forum for Music, Los Angeles, USA, October 2005 at the invitation of the Fondazione Adkins Chiti: Donne in Musica (Rome). The score is published by Stainer & Bell. Performed by A5 Brass Quintet: Gwyn Owen - Trumpet Tom Fountain - Trumpet Dewi Jones - Horn Merin Lleu - Trombone Peter Cowlishaw - Tuba Genre Classical
