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Radio: Sounds of Brass

Music to enjoy in the New Year from Phillip Hunt.

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

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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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Consett

Consett youngsters give brilliant performances for Toy Appeal

December 11 • The children of Consett Junior Brass have been thinking of others and playing their hearts out for a fantastic cause Christmas.


Xmas

Delph gets ready for festive Whit Friday

December 11 • There will be night of great festive music making on show around three pubs in the village of Delph this Friday.


Tommy Tynan

Tynan looking forward to Thailand performance tour

December 11 • The the principal Eb tuba of Black Dyke Band will be heading to Bangkok in the New Year.


Hewer

BrookWright Music: The Hewer's Prayer (Steve Gibson)

December 11 • A personal tribute prayer to the work of the miner at the coal face.


Garforth Brass - Strawberry Fields Primary School

Friday 5 December • Garforth Methodist Church,. Church Lane,. Garforth,. Leeds LS25 1NW


The Hepworth Band - Christmas Brass & Voices

Saturday 6 December • Thornhill Parish Church, Dewsbury WF12 0JZ


Petworth Town Band - Petworth Town Band Christmas Event

Saturday 6 December • Petworth Town Centre GU28 OAD


Haverhill Silver Band - Family Christmas Concert

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Petworth Town Band - PetworthTown Band Christmas Concert

Saturday 13 December • St Mary’s Church Petworth GU28 OAD


Petworth Town Band

December 9 • Petworth Town Band have vacancies for CORNETS, BASS TROMBONE and TUBA. We are a very active band with an inspirational MD Paula Streeter. Concerts are planned for next year and we would welcome you to join us


Welwyn Garden City Band

December 9 • We are a friendly & sociable Second Section Band with an eye on the 2026 Areas. We have vacancies for a FRONT ROW CORNET player and PERCUSSIONISTS.


Flookburgh band

December 9 • Flookburgh Band Vacancy ........ Musical Director . . We are newly promoted to the Second Section and looking for an inspirational Musical Director to lead us forward!. Concerts: 5 main concerts per year + summer engagements . .


Dr. Stephen Arthur Allen

D. Phil. (Oxon) [Ph.D Oxford University], GBSM, LTCL, ABSM, ALCM, Cert. Ed.


               

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