Listen to the Band

6th March:

Some classic band tracks, plus euphonium virtuoso David Childs talking to Frank Renton about his new music DVD and life after Cory.

27th February:

New band CD releases and some of your requests with Frank Renton

13th February:

Youth Brass 2000, Thomas Fountain and Josiah Walters each play a 10 minute programme as they try to take the overall 2013 BBC Radio 2 Young Brass Musician Award.

Presented by Frank Renton and Simone Rebello at the Royal Northern College of Music's Festival of Brass, we hear the college's own brass band with conductor Russell Gray plus music from Exit Brass.

All three have already received category Awards as either Youth Band of the Year or as player of the Year — Under 18 or Under 21.

The winner, announced by the adjudicators at the end of the event, will be offered a further broadcast as a featured artist on Radio 2. Making that decision are Ewan Easton, Principal Tuba of The Halle Orchestra, Richard Evans, Simon Dobson and Kenneth Crookston, current editor of British Bandsman.

20th January:

Recent winner of a BASCA for his piece A Symphony of Colours, composer Simon Dobson talks to Frank Renton about his music.