Darkwood

Blackley Village is a northerly district of the city of Manchester, and is the home of the last remaining city centre brass band. Blackley appears in the Doomsday book and its name is a derivative of the Anglo-Saxon Blæclēah which means 'Darkwood' or 'Dark Clearing'.

The work is in three movements and was conceived as either an extended concert item or as an own choice test-piece.