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Radio: Sunday Bandstand

More great music to send out to the banding world from Chris Helme in the heartland of Yorkshire...

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  More music from the heartland of Yorkshire banding with Chris Helme.

Sunday Bandstand: 10th December

Produced and presented by Chris Helme. For further information please see www.chrishelme-brighouse.org.uk and follow the Sunday Bandstand links for this play list and previous shows dating back to 2014.

My website also has a review section and a brass band nostalgia section.

Your CD

Has your band produced a CD this year?

I would be very pleased to play tracks from it if you have. Or have you a burning nostalgia question about the world of brass bands, if you have then please contact me via e-mail: bandstand@chrishelme.org.uk

Click this link:



https://www.mixcloud.com/ChrisHelme/sunday-bandstand-10-december-2017/

Playlist:

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

A Choral Fanfare (John Rutter arr: Nynke van der Heide)
Brass Band De Waldsang
MD: Rieks Van Der Velde — 2015

La Cenerentola (Cinderella) Overture (Rossini arr: Major Peter Parkes)
Black Dyke Mills Band
MD: Major Peter Parkes — 1983

Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Felix Mendelssohn arr: David Willcox)
Foden's Band with the Halifax Choral Society
Organist: David Battiwalla
MD: Professor Nicholas Childs — 1998

Symphonic Highlights From Frozen (Anderson, Lopez & Beck arr: Stephen Bulla)
Cory Band
MD: Philip Harper — 2014

Chiapanecas (Raphael Mendez arr: Arthur Kenny)
Soloist: Ian Williams
Buy As You View Cory Band
MD: Robert Childs — 2000

Christmas Night (John Rutter arr: Nynke van der Heide)
Brass Band de Waldsang
MD: Rieks van der Velde — 2017

Pixie Dust (Richard Rock)
Soloist: David Thornton
Foden's Band
MD: Michael Fowles — 2016

Two of the Tops (John R. Carr)
Soloists: Roy Roe and Philip Denton
Yorkshire Imperial Metals Band
MD: Denis Carr — 1979

'Tis The Season (Darrol Barry)
Middleton Band
MD: Matt Stringer — 2010

Disney Fantasy (arr: Goff Richards)
Brass Band of Battle Creek
MD: Kenneth Bloomquist — 2005

Joy to the World Opening Fanfare (Georg Fredrich Handel arr: Mark Freeh)
Black Dyke Band
MD: Professor Nicholas Childs — 2013

Festive Impressions (Oliver Waespi)
Yorkshire Building Society Band
MD: Professor David King — 2000

Sparkling Trombones (Ray Steadman-Allen)
Trombones: David Gladman, Ian Spowart, Kevin Smith, Anthony Peagam and Ken Evans
Chalk Farm Salvation Army Band
BM: Michael Clack — 1981

Deck the Halls (Traditional arr: Mark Freeh)
Soloist: George Melitsis
Darebin City Brass — Preston Band
MD: Andrew Snell — 2016

Largo from the New World Symphony (Dvorak arr: Martin Ellerby)
Grimethorpe Colliery RJB Band
MD: Garry Cutt

Chris Helme with memories of Christmas playing over 60 years ago.....

Christmas Angels — Kenneth Downie
New York Staff Band
BM: Ron Waiksnoris — 2011

Ave Maria Meditation on Bach's Prelude in C (arr: Ray Farr)
Soloists: Richard Marshall and Peter Matthews
Grimethorpe Colliery RJB Band
MD: Major Peter Parkes — 1998

Christmas Bolero (Little Drummer Boy) (William Gordon)
North Carolina Brass Band
MD: Brian Meixner — 2016

The Festive Season (Paul R. Curnow)
New York Staff Band
BM: Ron Waiksnoris — 2006

Silent Night (Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr arr: Andrew Wainwright)
Vocalist: Faryl Smith
Virtuosi GUS Band
MD: John Berryman — 2012

Music Box Dancer (Frank Mills arr: David Cunningham)
Royal Doulton Band
MD: Ted Gray — 1989

The Shepherds Farewell (Hector Berlioz arr: Philip Sparke)
Leyland Vehicles Band
MD: Richard Evans — 1984

Carolcade (Trevor Davis)
International Staff Band of the Salvation Army
BM: Lieut-Col Ray Bowes — 1986

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

Enjoy the show....

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