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Shortlist nominations for the Royal Philharmonic Society
Inspiration Award 2024

Derwent joins a shortlist of three other nominees: Glasgow Madrigirls,
Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus and The Sunday Boys.

Annually, the RPS Awards celebrate achievements in the previous classical
season running from September 2022 to August 2023. 2022 saw Derwent

Brass celebrate its 30th anniversary with a trilogy of special events, the
finale of which was a hugely successful astronomy themed concert (Under

the Stars) with the entirety of Holst’s The Planets Suite as the main course,

augmented with Harps, Organ, Celesta, and Chorus.

It is quite rare for professional orchestras to perform the full work, and

almost unheard of for brass band. This performance was also designed to

coincide with the launch of the band’s sustainability commitments that
went on to heavily influence not just its own activities, but that of its