Richard Pennycuick ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>...  the film "Brassed Off" deals with this very theme.  The plot device
>that spurs things on occurs when a young woman joins the band.  Of all
>things, she plays the flugelhorn.

Was it the flugelhorn or the cornet she played?

>Her piece de resistance is the slow movement of the Concierto de Aranjuez.
>Rodrigo might not have approved necessarily, but I doubt that he would have
>been too upset.

Hey, if it worked for Miles Davis....

>If band music is total anathema to you, stay away, but otherwise, it's a
>worthwhile watch.

Can't say I'm much of a band music fan, but I still enjoyed the movie
immensely.

Deryk Barker
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