Radio: Sounds of Brass

Music to enjoy in the New Year from Phillip Hunt.

Phillip Hunt brings in the New Year with plenty of great brass band music

Monday, 24 December 2018

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For our 33rd birthday programme I've chosen a selection of music composed, conducted and performed by just some of the musical friends I've made throughout those years.

Sunday 6th January 2019:

We welcome the New Year with a selection of music with New in the title.

THE NEW COLONIAL (R B Hall)
Brighouse & Rastrick
Conductor: Richard Evans

NEW WORLD FANTASY (Gordon Langford)
Black Dyke
Conductor: Prof Nicholas Childs

A NEW DAWN (Christopher Bond)
Soloist: Owen Farr
Cory Band
Conductor: Philip Harper

NEW FRONTIER (William Himes)
Amsterdam Staff Band of The Salvation Army
Bandmaster: Howard J Evans

A NEW DIMENSION (Joy Webb arr. Stephen Hague)
Soloist: Kirsty Abbotts
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery
Conductor: Alan Ramsay

THE NEW GRANDFATHERS CLOCK (Alan Fernie)
Soloist: Glyn Williams
Foden's Richardson Band
Conductor: Howard J Evans

THEMES FROM THE NEW WORLD SYMPHONY (Dvorak arr. Dr Ray Steadman-Allen)
Enfield Citadel Band
Bandmaster: Jonathan Corry

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