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Radio: World of Brass

John Maines brings more great brass band music to the airwaves

Radio
  John Maines brings more great music to the airwaves

www.worldofbrassradio.com or click on the radio icon on: www.worldofbrass.com

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Remembrance Special:

Under Two Flags
Bramwell Coles
ISB
Conductor: Dr. Stephen Cobb

Battle of Britain Suite
William Walton
Black Dyke
Conductor: James Watson

Tribute to the King of Swing
Glenn Miller
Grimethorpe
Conductor: Dr. Robert Childs

Nimrod
Edward Elgar
Black Dyke
Conductor: Prof. Nicholas Childs
Narrator: Richard Hollick

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Hughie Prince
Foden's
Conductor: Phillip McCann

Resurgam
Eric Ball
Kettering Citadel
Conductor: Richard Phillips

Abide With Me
Monk arr. Jenkins
Cory
Conductor: Dr. Robert Childs

Colonel Bogey
Kenneth Alford/Arnold
Eikanger Bjorsvik
Conductor: Ray Farr

Images for Brass
Stephen Bulla
Sellers Band
Conductor: Phillip McCann

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Manning Sherwin
Eikanger Bjorsvik
Conductor: Howard Snell
Soloist: Grethe Tonheim

Midway March
John Williams
Foden's
Conductor: Thomas Wyss

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Flowers band celebrating their historic European triumph

World Rankings: June 2026

June 22 • Flowers bloom as Gloucester band reach No. 1 in the world after historic European triumph.


GUS Bugle

Results: 2026 West of England Bandsmen's Festival

June 21 • The GUS Band reclaims the famous Royal Trophy for the first time in 71 years on a wonderful day of music making in the sunshine in Bugle.


Queensbury

Last chord for Lewis at Queensbury Music Centre

June 21 • The double Yorkshire Area title winner thanks MD Chris Lewis after he decides to step down from conducting role.


Frank Mathison

Death of Frank Mathison

June 21 • The death has been announced of the former bass trombone player of the London Symphony Orchestra and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.


Barnsley Brass - Black Dyke Band

Thursday 25 June • St Mary's Church. Church Street. Barnsley S70 2AH


Regent Hall Concerts - Junior Guildhall Brass Band

Friday 26 June • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - The Royal Sackbut Collective

Friday 26 June • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Dobcross Silver Band - Mossley Band

Sunday 28 June • c/o Dobcross Band Club. Platt Lane. Dobcross Saddleworth OL3 5AD


Regent Hall Concerts - Central Band of the RAF

Thursday 2 July • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Darwen Brass

June 22 • Darwen Brass have vacancies for 2nd Euph, and Bass, Bb and Eb.


Alder Valley Brass

June 19 • Bb bass player. We are an ambitious, busy and sociable 2nd section band (L&SC, National finalists 2023) with a varied blend of engagements, concerts and contests. We rehearse 8-10pm Mondays and Thursdays in Farnham, Surrey. Other enquiries welcome.


Chinnor Silver

June 17 • Our COMMUNITY BAND meet again on Monday (22nd) and we welcome players of all standards to join us for a relaxed,friendly rehearsal with Tea and cake and it’s all free.. Rehearsals are at 11am in our own bandroom playing with us does not effect your band.


Derek Renshaw

ABBA Member
Conductor, Band Trainer and Adjudicator.


               

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