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Radio: Sounds of Brass

More great brass band music 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 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. mailto: brassmanpgh@britishlibrary.net

Telephone 01752 843919.

Sunday 5th February

SOUTH SHIELDS CELEBRATION
Martin Cordner
Kettering Citadel Band
Bandmaster: Richard Phillips

PORTRAIT OF A CITY
Philip Sparke
Brunel Brass
Conductor: John Winterflood

THE PRAYER
Carole Bayer Sager & David Foster & Luc Vertommen
Les Neish Tuba & David Thornton Euphonium
Wingates Band
Conductor: Mark Bousie

AND EVERYTHING IS STILL
Andy Scott
Tuba Soloist: Les Neish
Pianoforte: Martyn Parkes

TZENA TZENA
Goff Richards
Hammonds Saltaire Band
Conductor: Morgan Griffiths

ABIDE WITH ME
William H Monk arr. Karl Jenkins
Cory Band
Conductor: Karl Jenkins

TRIBUTE TO GLENN MILLER
Glenn Miller arr. Price & Forgie
Cory Band
Conductor: Dr Robert Childs

THE FORCE OF DESTINY
Giuseppe Verdi arr. Frank Wright
Aldbourne Band
Conductor: David Johnson

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Conductor, composer, arranger, adjudicator, teacher and soloist


               

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