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Radio: Sounds of Brass

Plenty of brass band music to keep you entertained in the new year from Philip Hunt.

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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

AVAILABLE LIVE AND LISTEN AGAIN EVERY WEEK ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB THROUGH THE BBC iPLAYER. Live on Sundays at 19-05 British Time or at any time for 7 DAYS after the Broadcast.

To hear this week’s programme instantly go to www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio scroll down to Local Radio and click on BBC Devon.

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

Sunday 2nd January:

DAWN OF FREEDOM
William Rimmer
Mirrilees Works Band

PAINT YOUR WAGON
Lerner & Loewe
Royal Doulton Band
Conductor: Ted Gray

SERENADE
Schubert
Soloist: Derek Garside
CWS (Manchester) Band
Conductor: Eric Ball

HIGH SPIRITS
Reginald Heath
CWS (Manchester) Band
Conductor: Alex Mortimer

THE OLD WELLS
Eric Ball
SP&S Band
Conductor: Captain Eric Ball

LOVE DIVINE- Part 1
Cyril Jenkins
St Hilda Colliery Band
Conductor: Cyril Jenkins

SOUNDING BRASS
Hill
H G & The Ettaswell Band

ALFIE
Bert Bacharach arr. Denzil Stephens
Soloist: Ian Dickinson
Sun Life Band
Conductor: Bryan Hurdley

POP GOES THE WEASEL
Hawkins
Crossley’s Carpet Works Band

TYROLEAN TUBAS
Clark
Cammell Laird Band
Conductor: James Scott

ZAMPA
F. Herold arr. William Rimmer
Virtuosi Brass Band
Conductor: Eric Ball


Sunday 9th January:

MARCHE LORRAINE
Louis Ganne
Desford Colliery Band
Conductor: Jason Katsikaris

A ROYAL MILE SUITE
Alan Fernie
Hazel Grove Band
Conductor: Nigel Beasley

EYES OF A CHILD
Katarina Stenstrom arr. Larsen
Soloist: Helen Williams
Foden’s Band
Conductor: Alan Withington

AMAZING GRACE
Trad. arr. Leonard Ballantine
Soloist: Jude Gotrich
Festival Chorus
The International Staff Band of The Salvation Army
Conductor: Captain Leonard Ballantine

JAZZ TRILOGY
Stephen Bulla
Herb Bruce, Bernie Dake, Stephen Bullao.

WILLOW PATTERN
Philip Harper
Delph Band
Conductor: Philip Goodwin

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