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Radio: Sounds of Brass

There is plenty of great music to look forward to from Phillip Hunt over the next few weeks

Phillip Hunt
 

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


Sunday 6th May:

KINGS OF BRASS MARCH
Derek Broadbent

CAPRICE AND VARIATIONS
Jean-Baptiste Arban arr. Walter Hargreaves
Soloist: Lyndon Baglin

BRITANNIA
John Hartmann
Soloist: James Shepherd
Kings of Brass
Conductor: James Scott & Geoffrey Whitham

FANTASY ON BRITISH SEA SONGS
Henry J Wood arr. Denis Wright

AMPARITA ROCA
Jaime Texidor arr. Aubrey Winter
Whitworth Vale & Healey Veterans Band
Conductor: Roy Newsome

ELEGY AND RONDO
Gilbert Vinter
Heritage in Brass
Conductor: James Scott

CROWN OF GOLD
Lieut-Colonel Ray Bowes
South London Fellowship Band
Conductor: Major George Whittingham

Sunday 13th May:

THE GLORY OF CORY
Derek Broadbent
Buy As You View Cory Band
Conductor: Dr Robert Childs

PAGEANTRY
Herbert Howells

JEANNIE WITH THE LIGHT BROWN HAIR
Stephen Foster arr. Elgar Howarth
Soloist: David Childs

HEJRE KATI
Ralph Mendez arr. Mark Freeh
Soloist: Ian Williams
Buy As You View Band
Conductor: Dr Robert Childs

CU CHULLAIN
Karl Jenkins arr. Tony Small

ANOTHER OPENIN’ ANOTHER SHOW
Cole Porter arr. Stephen Roberts

ABIDE WITH ME
William Monk/Karl Jenkins arr. Peter Graham

BRASS TRIUMPHANT
Gareth Wood
Cory Band
Conductor: Dr Robert Childs

Sunday 20th May:

GORSETH FANFARE
Inglis Gundry
Cornets of The Cornwall Youth Brass Band
Conductor: Alan Pope

MARCHING WITH SOUSA
J P Sousa arr. Gordon Langford
Massed Bands of The Royal Air Force
Conductor: Wing Commander R E Wilkinson

THAT’LL DO
arr. Dan Price
Soloist: Zoe Hancock

CHILDREN OF SANCHEZ arr. Reid Gilje
Soloist: Zoe Hancock

REET PETITE
arr. Sandy Smith
Cornwall Youth Brass Band
Conductor: Dr Nicholas Childs

CORNISH CAVALIER
W E Moyle
Darley Dale Band
Conductor: Adam Rutter

MUNION
Goff Richards
Massed Bands of Bodmin, Camborne, Mount Charles, St Austell
Conductor: Goff Richards

STILL TIME
Goff Richards
Wilton & District Band
Conductor: Dennis Chalk

SECOND WALTZ from THE JAZZ SUITE No.2
Dmitri Shostakovitch arr. Alan Fernie
Bideford Town Band
Conductor: Roger Ashby

SEIZE THE DAY
Peter Graham
Bristol Easton Band of The Salvation Army
Bandmaster: Nathan Cole

Sunday 27th May:

DIXIE
Dan Emmett
Morton Gould Symphonic Band
Conductor: Morton Gould

MEDLEY from WEST SIDE STORY
Leonard Bernstein
Black Dyke Mills Band
Conductor: James Watson

SATCHMO
Kenny Baker arr. Alan Morrison
Soloist: Alan Morrison
JJB Sports Leyland Band
Conductor: Richard Evans

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR FANTASY
arr. Bilik/Himes/Gray
Brass Band of Battle Creek

FINALE from GETTYSBERG
Randy Edelman arr. Andrew Duncan
New England Brass Band
Conductor: Douglas Yeo

BIRDLAND
Joe Zawinul arr. Lane & Sharp
Brass Band of Central Florida
Conductor: Michael J Garasi

PRESIDENTIAL POLONAISE
John Philip Sousa
Royal Artillery Band
Conductor: Keith Brion

THE PATRIOT POLKA
A Pryor
Soloist: Arthur Pryor
Sousa’s Band
Conductor: J F Sousa

A PITTSBURGH OVERTURE
Philip Sparke
JJB Sports Leyland Band
Conductor: Richard Evans


3rd June:

ORB & SCEPTRE
William Walton
Black Dyke Band
Conductor: James Watson

VIVAT REGINA
William Mathias
Rigid Containers Group Band
Conductor: John Beryman

ELIZABETHAN SERENADE
Ronald Binge arr. Edrich Siebert
Men O Brass
Conductor: Harry Mortimer

MAJESTIC MEMORIES
arr. Michael McDermott
Massed Bands of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines

THAMES JOURNEY
Nigel Hess
Leyland Band
Conductor: Michael Fowles

HAPPY AND GLORIOUS
Derek Bourgeois
Massed Bands of Britannia Building Society, CWS (Glasgow), Brass Band Willebroek
Conductor: Howard Snell

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Whit Friday

Tameside Whit Friday details confirmed

May 12 • There is sure to be plenty of keen battles for the prize money of offer in Tameside on Whit Friday as contest details are released.


Melvin White

White honoured by Palace appearance

May 12 • Conductor Melvin White was honoured by an invitation to a Buckingham Palace Garden Party in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the banding movement.


Northern Trust

Smiles and positivity on inspirational Open Learning day

May 12 • The recent Northern Regional Brass Band Trust Open Learning Day proved to be a great success.


Wright and Round

Wright & Round: Calling (Naomi Rebecca Hill)

May 12 • The award winning composition is an ideal addition to any concert or entertainment contest programme.


Harlow Brass Band - SPRING CONCERT - AN ANIMATION SENSATION

Saturday 16 May • St Andrew's Methodist Church. The Stow. Harlow. CM20 3AF


Sherborne Town Band - Free-Music in the park

Sunday 17 May • Dorchester- Park Bandstand DT1 1RG


Newstead Brass - Mansfield MVC - Brass and Voices

Sunday 24 May • Forest Town Arena. Clipstone Road West,. Mansfield NG19 0EE


Contest: Whit Friday March Contests

Friday 29 May • Saddleworth & Tameside OL3


The Hepworth Band - Brassband Burgermusik Luzern

Saturday 30 May • Dewsbury Minster, Vicarage Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire WF12 8DD


Chinnor Silver

May 11 • We are looking for PERCUSSIONISTS to join us as we head into an exciting period for the band.Good and varied diary ahead.. We rehearse on Wednesdays in our own bandroom (so none of that tedious setting up and down)


Hathern Band

May 10 • Due to University placement we require a Bb Bass player- we are a First Section band based at our own band room in the village of Hathern LE12 5LJ Leicestershire (between M1 Jcts 23 & 24) and close to Lougborough and Nottingham Universities


Newstead Brass

May 10 • Newstead Brass are on the lookout for a talented 2nd BARITONE player to join our ambitious and hardworking Nottinghamshire-based Championship Section band.. A rare chance to become part of an ambitious brass band striving for even greater success together.


Nigel Seaman

ARMCM ARNCM
Conductor, band trainer, teacher and adjudicator


               

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