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Radio: Sunday Bandstand

Chris Helme brings us more great music as we approach Christmas.

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  Chris Helme brings us great music for Christmas

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

Sunday Bandstand 17th 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-17-december-2017/

Playlist:

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

Sleigh Ride (Leroy Anderson arr: Ernest Tomlinson)
City of Bradford Band
MD: Lee Skipsey — 2016

Russian Christmas Music (Alfred Reed arr: David Leppla)
Brass Band of Battle Creek
MD: Kenneth Bloomquist — 1994

Rhythmic Skaters (Emile Waldteufel arr: B. S. Wood)
Foden's Motor Works Band
MD: Rex Mortimer — 1974

Pequena Czardas (Pedro Iturralde arr: Klaas van der Woude)
Alto Saxophone Femke Steketee
Delta Brass Zeeland
MD: Arie Stolk — 2013

The Twelve Days of Christmas (traditional — Anon)
The Royal Opera House Brass Soloists and the Royal Opera Chorus
MD: Eric Crees — 2006

The Kingdom Triumphant (Eric Ball)
Manger Musikklag
MD: Allan Withington — 2017

Pop Looks Bach (Sam Fonteyn arr: Keith Wilkinson)
Oberaarguaer Brass Band
MD: Manfred Obrecht -1990

A Christmas Suite (Stephen Bulla)
William Davis Construction Group Band
MD: Keith Wilkinson — 1994

Carousel (Huug Steketee)
Soloist: Dik van Doorn
Brass Band Rijnmond
MD: Anno Appelo — 2009

Ding Dong Merrily on High (arr: Roy Newsome)
Atlantic Brass Band
MD: Salvatore Scarpa — 1998

Trepak from Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Lexington Brass Band
MD: Ronald Holz — 2001

Aspects of Andrew Lloyd Webber (arr: Peter Graham)
Desford Colliery Caterpillar Band
MD: Manfred Obrecht — 1994

Christmas Song (Torme and Wells arr: Gavin Sutherland)
Foden's Band
Halifax Choral Society and organist Darius Battiwalla
MD: Dr. Nicholas Childs — 1998

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 Joy (Erik Leidzen)
New England Brass Band
MD: Douglas Yeo — 1999

The Waltzing Cat (Leroy Anderson arr: Sandy Smith)
Hepworth (Cookson Homes) Band
MD: Sandy Smith — 2008

French Christmas (arr: Rieks van der Velde)
Brass Band De Waldsang
MD: Rieks van der Velde — 2007

Euphonium Concerto VI A Troika Tidy (Karl Jenkins)
Soloist: David Childs
Cory Band
MD: Robert Childs — 2010

Tom Thumb, Beauty and the Beast and The Fairy Garden from Mother Goose Suite (Ravel arr: Philip Sparke)
Howard Snell Brass
MD: Howard Snell — 1990

Kings of Swing (Kevin Larsson)
International Staff Band
BM: Dr. Stephen Cobb — 2016

Tubby the Tuba (Paul Tripp/George Kleinsinger arr: Andrew Duncan)
Soloist: Gavin Woods
Narrator: Thom Meredith
Sellers International Band
MD: Philip McCann — 2002

The Snow Carol (Philip Harper)
The International Staff Songsters of The Salvation Army
Cory Band
MD: Philip Harper — 2016

Let It Snow! (Sammy Cahn/Jule Styne arr: Gordon Goodwin)
Lexington Brass Band
MD: Dr. Ron Holz — 1998

Jingle Bells (arr: Derek Ashmore)
Yorkshire Building Society Band
MD: Professor David King — 2003

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

Enjoy the show...

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