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Radio: Sounds of Brass

More great music from Philip Hunt to round off the month.

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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 30th January:

THE PRESIDENT
William German
Woodfalls Band
Conductor: Jonathan Camps

THREE MEMORIES FOR BRASS
William Relton
Lewington Yamaha Brass
Conductor: David James

THE CHALLENGE
Eric Ball
Cornet Soloist: Mark Dallas

GODSPELL
Stephen Schwartz arr. Barrie Gott
Reading Central Band of The Salvation Army
Bandmaster: Paul Mortlock

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
Ennio Morricone arr. Andrew Duncan
Soprano Cornet Soloist: Paul Richards

BREEZIN DOWN BROADWAY
Goff Richards
Brunel Brass
Conductor: John Winterflood

JAMES COOK – CIRCUMNAVIGATOR
Gilbert Vinter
Williams Fairey Engineering Band
Conductor: Peter Parkes

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Conductor, adjudicator, teacher (ABBA)


               

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