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Radio: Sounds of Brass

There is a flavour of France in this week's popular radio show from Philip Hunt.

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  Music with a touch of French flair this week from Philip Hunt

BBC SOUNDS OF BRASS — Worldwide

BROADCAST ON BBC RADIO CORNWALL, DEVON, GUERNSEY & JERSEY EVERY SUNDAY EVENING @ 7.00pm and on BRISTOL, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, SOMERSET SOUND, SWINDON & WILTSHIRE Sunday 12am to 1am.

PRODUCED AND PRESENTED WEEKLY BY PHILLIP HUNT since 1985.
AVAILABLE LIVE AND LISTEN AGAIN EVERY WEEK ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB THROUGH THE BBC RADIO iPLAYER.

Live on Sundays at 19.05 or 12am British Time or at any time for 30 DAYS after the Broadcast.

To hear this week's programme instantly go to the Web Site of the BBC Local Radio Station you are listening to and click on Live or Listen Again, then Schedule.

For those listeners who can hear the programme on their TV through the Freeview Radio Channel you can now set your system to record the programme on a weekly basis by going to the Radio Programme Guide and finding our broadcast time.

At the moment the BBC Local Radio Stations on the Freeview Radio Channel can only be accessed within the individual Radio Station areas, which is why some numbers are duplicated.

The Freeview numbers for the Stations available are, BBC Radio Bristol 719, Radio Jersey 719, Radio Devon 720, Radio Guernsey 721, Radio Cornwall 721, Radio Wiltshire 721, Radio Somerset 722, Radio Gloucestershire 735.

You can also listen to and download the programme on your Smart Phone by downloading the BBC iPlayer APP.

Requests and Comments welcome at E Mail, brassmanpgh@uwclub.net
Telephone: 01752 843919.

Check the Sounds of Brass Blog @ www.sofbblog.wordpress.com every week for programme details, brass band articles and information.

Sunday 15th September 2019

On holiday in France.

FRENCH MILITARY MARCH (Camille Saint-Saens arr. Walter Hargreaves)
Massed Bands of Leyland & Williams Fairey Engineering
Conductor: Harry Mortimer

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (George Gershwin arr. Howard Snell)
Williams Fairey Band
Conductor: Allan Withington

CHABLIS (Goff Richards)
Flowers Band
Conductor: Philip Harper

LA VIE EN ROSE (Louiguy arr. Edrich Siebert)
Soloist: Philippe Schartz
PARIS LE SOIR (W Hogarth Lear)
Soloist: Philippe Schartz
Buy As You View Cory Band
Conductor: Dr Robert Childs

GALLOP FROM ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD (Jacques Offenbach arr. Frank Wright)
Men O Brass
Conductor: Harry Mortimer

STREETS OF PARIS
CWS Manchester Band
Conductor: Alex Mortimer

ROSES OF PICARDY (Haydn Wood arr. Phillip McCann)
Soloist: Phillip McCann
Organist: Simon Lindley

THE SHEPHERDS SONG (Traditional arr. Goff Richards)
David Urquart Travel Yorkshire Imperial Band
Conductor: Geoffrey Witham

ILE DE FRANCE (Darius Milhaud arr. Alan Fernie)
Black Dyke Band
Conductor: Dr Nicholas Childs

CLAIR DE LUNE (Claude Debussy arr. James McFadyen)
Soloist: Jim Hayes
Co-operative Funeralcare Band
Conductor: Michael Fowles

FINALE FROM ORGAN SYMPHONY No. 3 (Camille Saint-Saens arr. Frank Renton)
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Conductor: Frank Renton

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