Eric Walter John Ball has been a highly respected arranger, conductor, and composer for over fifty years. Finding a brass band library or record collection anywhere in the world which does not include his music is almost inconceivable; his influence on younger conductors and composers, within both Salvation Army and secular ranks, is still considerable.
Ball was born at Kingswood in Bristol, England, in 1903. Both of his parents were salvationists who encouraged their son’s interest in music from...