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Radio: Sounds of Brass

There is plenty of great music to enjoy with Philip Hunt over the next few weeks.

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SOUNDS OF BRASS:

BROADCAST ON BBC RADIO BRISTOL, CORNWALL, DEVON, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GUERNSEY, JERSEY, SOMERSET SOUND, SWINDON & WILTSHIRE EVERY SUNDAY EVENING @ 5 PAST 7

PRODUCED AND PRESENTED WEEKLY BY PHILLIP HUNT.

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Requests and Comments welcome at E Mail. brassmanpgh@uwclub.net
Telephone 01752 843919.

Sunday 16th May:

THE PIONEERS MARCH
Derek Broadbent
CWS (Glasgow) & United Norwest Co-operatives (Rochdale) Bands
Conductor: Dennis Hadfield

THEME AND CO-OPERATION
Joseph Horovitz
Black Dyke Mills Band
Conductor: James Watson

FANTASIE POLKA-PANDORA
E. Damare
Cornet Soloist: Derek Garside
CWS (Manchester) Band
Conductor: Alex Mortimer

SCARBOROUGH FAIR
Trad. arr. Eric Crees

SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN
Adrian Drover
Scottish Co-op Band
Conductor: Raymond Tennant

CALEDONIAN
W. Allison
Cornet Soloist: Willie Barr
The Scottish CWS Band
Conductor: Enoch Jackson

LES PRELUDES
Franz Liszt arr. William Rimmer
The Manchester CWS Band
Conductor: Alex Mortimer


Sunday 23rd May:

PORT QUIN
Denzil Stephens

WHEN SUMMER’S GONE
Don Robb
Cornet Soloist: Jane Whitehead
Lostwithiel Town Band
Conductor: Denzil Stephens

THE FOREST OF DEAN
Derek Bourgeois
Sun Life Band
Conductor: Bryan Hurdley

THERE IS A GREEN HILL FAR AWAY
Roy Newsome
Sun Life Band
Conductor: Roy Newsome

A SPECIAL PLACE
Goff Richards

HERE THERE AND EVERYWHERE
Lennon & McCartney arr. Sandy Smith
Cornwall Youth Brass Band
Conductor: Richard Evans

BENEDICTUS from THE ARMED MAN
Karl Jenkins Arr. Tony Small
Euphonium Soloist: David Childs
Buy As You View Band
Conductor: Dr Robert Childs

A MALVERN SUITE
Philip Sparke
Polysteel Band
Conductor: Philip Harper


Sunday 30th May:

WONDERFUL DAY
Steven Ponsford

SONG OF EXUBERANCE
Leslie Condon
Trombone Soloist: Andrew Newell
Bristol Easton Salvation Army Band
Bandmaster: Nathan Cole

HEAVENLY GALES
Bert Tregonning Langworthy
Cornet Soloist: Gavin Lamplough

SYMPHONY OF THANKSGIVING
Dean Goffin
Birmingham Citadel Band
Bandmaster: Graham Lamplough

TRAVELLING ALONG
Chris Mallett
Euphonium Soloist: Tony Scannell

CRISTO REDENTOR
Steven Ponsford
Hendon Band of The Salvation Army
Bandmaster: David Rudd


Sunday 6th June:

CORNISH CAVALIER
W. A. Moyle
Mount Charles Youth Band
Conductor: Jonathan Small

BLACKFRIARS
Edric Cundell/Frank Wright
Munn & Feltons Works Band
Conductor: Harry Mortimer

THE WARRIOR
Basil Windsor
Cornet Soloist: Harry Mortimer

DRINKING (In Cellar Cool)
Trad. arr. A Mortimer
Euphonium Soloist: Alex Mortimer
Fodens Motor Works Band
Conductor: Fred Mortimer

PULSATION
T. J. Powell
City of Cardiff Melingriffith Band
Conductor: Gareth Ritter

MACARTHUR PARK
Jim Webb arr. Steve Thomas
Pendennis Brass
Conductor: Steve Thomas

THREE BRASS BELLS
Hodgkiss & Hall arr. G Price
Cornet Trio: Mark Gundry, Deborah Gundry, Catherine Dowrick
St Dennis Band
Conductor: Gwynne Price

A LONDON OVERTURE
Philip Sparke
Britannia Building Society Band
Conductor: Howard Snell

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