Black and white image of Bradford City v Newcastle United in 1911

11 Apr 2025

Echoes of the North

BD1 Brass play live to an extraordinary film celebrating the way we were.

Event Details
Date 11 Apr 2025
Times 7.30pm (doors 7pm)
Location Victoria Hall, Saltaire
Ages Under-16s accompanied by an adult
Access
  • Wheelchair user access

Our brilliant brass weekender kicks off with a journey back in time.

The Big Brass Blowout opens with a special concert at Saltaire’s Victoria Hall, with BD1 Brass leading a musical and cinematic celebration of Northern England.

Echoes of the North: Four Chapters in Time captures the North as it’s rarely seen today. Drawn from over 100 fragments of archive film, this evocative silent movie takes audiences down the highways and byways of Northern life in the early 20th century – our communities and industries, our villages and cities, and the landmark moments that defined our lives.

The music was composed by award-winning composer and BBC presenter Neil Brand as the first ever all-brass soundtrack to a silent movie. Tonight, it’s performed live to a screening of the movie by Bradford’s very own BD1 Brass – a fittingly fabulous start to our festival celebrating the great British brass band.

The Big Brass Blowout

Echoes of the North is part of The Big Brass Blowout, a weekend-long celebration of the best in brass.

Credits
Co-commissioned by Northern Silents and Durham Brass Festival, and co-created with Yorkshire Film Archive, North West Film Archive, North East Film Archive and Archive Film Agency. The commission was supported by Arts Council England and PRS Foundation.

Presented by Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture.

Image: Bradford City vs Newcastle United, 1911 © Yorkshire Film Archive

Credits

Music composed by
Neil Brand
Music arranged by
Ben Palmer
Film edited by
Andy Burns

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