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Radio: Sounds of Brass

Sounds of Brass enters its 27th year with plenty of great music to listen out for.

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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 RADIO 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/devon and click on Listen Live or Listen Again.

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

Telephone 01752 843919.

To take part in the BBC Trust consultation on Brass Bands on local radio: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/index.shtml phone 0800 0680 116 or write to BBC Trust, 180 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5QZ

Sunday 25th December:
Continuous Christmas Melodies

CHRISTMAS DAY Kevin Norbury
New York Staff Band of The Salvation Army
Bandmaster: Ronald Waiksnoris

A CHRISTMAS RHAPSODY
Bram Wiggins

Fantasy on GOOD KING WENCESLAS
arr. Roy Newsome

CHRISTMAS SONG
Mel Torme arr. Philip Sparke

O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL
arr. Eric Banks
BNFL Band
Conductor: Richard Evans

SILENT NIGHT
Franz Gruber arr. Barrie Gott

AWAY IN A MANGER
Kirkpatrick arr. Peter Graham
Soloist: Iwan Williams

FROSTY THE SNOWMAN
Nelson & Rollins arr. Sandy Smith
Soloist: Toby Bannon

JINGLE BELLS
Pierpoint arr. Derek Ashmore
Yorkshire Building Society Band
Conductor: David King

WHITE CHRISTMAS
Irving Berlin arr. Alan Fernie

SLEIGHRIDE
Leroy Anderson arr. Alan Fernie
Black Dyke Band
Conductor: Nicholas Childs

SCHNEEWALTZER
Goff Richards
Sellers International Brass Band
Conductor: Phillip McCann

WE THREE KINGS
Ray Bowes

LITTLE LORD JESUS
Niels Silverberg
Soloist: Kevin Ashman
International Staff Band of The Salvation Army
Bandmaster: Stephen Cobb

GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN
Stephen Bulla
Southern Territorial Ensemble of The Salvation Army
Conductor: Stephen Bulla

ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID’S CITY
William Himes
Front Range Band of The Salvation Army
Bandmaster: Stan Kelly

Sunday 1st January:
1,303rd programme and the start of the 27th year.

Ein Neujahr Konzert in Vienna.
A New Year’s Day Concert in Vienna.

WHERE OUR FLAG WAVES
Johann Strauss arr. Sandy Smith

THE GYPSY BARON
Johann Strauss
Black Dyke Band
Conductor: Nicholas Childs

ELEPHANTINE POLKA
L P Laurendau
Soloist: Ben Dixon

Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band
Conductor: Phillip McCann

MORNING PAPERS
Johann Strauss arr. Edrich Siebert

RADETZKY MARCH
Johann Strauss

Brighouse & Rastrick Band
Conductor: Allan Withington

PERPETUUM MOBILE
Johann Strauss arr. Winter

CHIT CHAT POLKA
Johann Strauss arr. Pope
Men O Brass
Conductor: Harry Mortimer

DU BIST DIE RUH
Franz Schubert arr. Thomas Wyss
Soloist: Mark Wilkinson
Britannia Building Society Band
Conductor: Howard Snell

MOMENT MUSICAL
Franz Schubert arr. Iain McKnight
Leyland Band
Conductor: Russell Gray

ESTUDIANTINA
Emile Waldteufel
GUS Footwear Band
Conductor: Stanley Boddington

MERRY WIDOW WALTZ
Franz Lehar arr. Denis Wright
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Conductor: James Gourlay

CZARDAS
Johann Strauss arr. Howard Snell
National Youth Brass Band of Scotland
Conductor: Richard Evans

Special programme


SPECIAL PROGRAMME ON BBC Radio Cornwall ONLY, but available World Wide on the BBC iPlayer, Listen Live or Listen Again.

A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF GOFF RICHARDS, Boxing Day, Monday 26th December 6pm to 7pm.

Featuring the Massed Bands of Camborne, Mount Charles, St Austell and St Dennis, with Guest Conductors and a 200 strong Male Voice Choir. Recorded in Truro Cathedral on October 29th 2011.

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