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Radio: Sunday Bandstand

More festive music from Chris Helme

Chris Helme
 

Sunday Bandstand
9th December:

Produced and presented by Chris Helme or further information please see: www.chrishelme-brighouse.org.uk and follow the Sunday Bandstand links for this play list and previous week’s. It is also available via Podcast from the Radio Phoenix website www.phoenixfm.co.uk

Yorkshire Dales

It is also available on Drystone Radio 106.9FM or through their website www.drystoneradio.com on Sunday mornings between 8am and 10am

New Zealand

Listeners in New Zealand will be pleased to hear that this programme is now also played on www.worldfm.co.nz in Wellington at 2p – 4pm (NZ time) every Thursday.
Requests

I am always pleased to receive requests – you might want to hear a piece from your own early days in banding, recordings that have long since joined the record deletions list and difficult to find.

Or have a burning nostalgia question about the world of brass bands, if you have then please contact me via e-mail: bandstand@chrishelme.org.uk

Sunday 9th December:

Rhythm and Blues
Philip Sparke
Opening for weekly show
Foden's Band
MD: Michael Fowles — 2010

Christmas Joy
Erik Leidzen
Wellington Citadel Salvation Army Band
BM: Bert Neeve — 1968

Themes from the Italian Symphony op 30
Mendelssohn
Arr: Dean Goffin
New Staff Band
BM: Brigadier R. E. Holz — 1962

Schneewaltzer
Arr: Goff Richards
Thoresby RJB Band
MD: Stan Lippeatt — 2000

Jingle Bells
Trad Arr: Stephen Bulla
Spiritual to the Bone
MD: Stephen Bulla — 2006

The Paragon
Edward Sutton
Cornet Soloist Richard Marshall with the Black Dyke Band
MD: Dr. Nicholas Childs — 2011

Gabriel's Oboe
Ennio Morricone
Clarinet Soloist Andrew Piper with the Household Troops Band
BM: Major John Mott — 2008

Cottonopolis March
Anderson
Hanwell Band
MD: Eric Bravington — 1968

St Magnus
Kenneth Downie
Cory Band
MD: Dr. Robert Childs — 2004

Cartoon Classics
Arr: Andrew Duncan
YBS Band
MD: Professor David King — 2002

Miller Magic
Arr: Denzil Stephens
Festival of Brass Compilation 1970s

Christmas Song
Wood & Torme
Halifax Choral Society with the Fodens (Courtois) Band
MD: Dr. Nicholas Childs — 1998

Cry me a River
Arthur Hamilton
Arr: Alan Morrison
Cornet Soloist Jim Hayes with the Cooperative Funeral Care Band
MD: Michael Fowles — 2011

Barber of Seville
Rossini
Arr: Baker
Trombone Soloist Brett Baker with
Frenella Howarth — Head on piano — 2012

Fantasy on Good King Wenceslas
Arr: Dr. Roy Newsome
Sheldon Theatre Brass Band of USA
MD: Katherine Skaar — 1995

Down By The Riverside
Trad Arr: Darrol Barry
Trombone Section of Brighouse & Rastrick Band
MD: Alan Morrison — 2010

The Cowboys
John Williams
Arr: Steve Sykes
Foden's (Richardson) Band
MD: Thomas Wyss — 2005

Striped Falcon
Magnus Hylander
Euphonium Soloist Patrick Randefalk with the Gothenburg Brass Band
MD: Dr. Nicholas Childs — 2007

Music Box Dancer
Frank Mills
Arr: David Cunningham
Royal Doulton Band
MD: Ted Gray — 1970s

Air from the Suite in D
J S Bach
Arr: Howard Snell
Atlantic Brass Band USA
MD: Salvatore Scarpa — 1995

Gaudete Rejoice
Trad
Arr: Stephen Roberts
Oberaarguar Brass Band
MD: Manfred Obrecht — 2009

Rhythm and Blues
Philip Sparke
Ending for weekly show
Fodens Band
MD: Michael Fowles – 2010

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