FAREWELL TO A SLAVIC WOMAN

Vasili Agapkin was trained as a trumpet player and a cavalryman. «Farewell to a Slavoc Woman» was composed in 1912 and is dedicated to all Slavic women.
The march has had many different texts throughout the years, becoming very popular during the First World War.
The composer is known for this march only. Today, the march has a kind of a «National March» status in his native Russia.




REID GILJE

Reid Gilje had his conductor education at the Grieg Academy of Music.
As a former freelance trumpet player in the pop/rock/jazz genres, Reid has performed on television, in theatres and other show productions in Norway.
With Bergen Big Band he has worked with musicians like Andy Sheppard, Ernie Watts, Joe Henderson, Martial Solal, Diana Krall, Palle Mikkelborg, Terje Rypdal and others.

As a conductor he has worked with all the professional Army Bands of Norway, and all the best brassbands.
He has been resident conductor in Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag since 2000, and guest conductor for the National Youth Brassbands of Switzerland in 2011, and Wales in 2014.

He is also a very busy arranger of music, and have done a lot of arrangements for Wind Bands, Brassbands, Symphony Orchestras, Big Bands and ensembles.




SOUND SAMPLE RECORDED BY EIKANGER-BJØRSVIK MUSIKKLAG, CONDUCTED BY REID GILJE

Full recording available on "Arctic Funk - New Music for Brass Band - Demo Tracks 2020-2021"
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