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Radio: Sounds of Brass

More great music from Phillip Hunt to enjoy over the airwaves.

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  Plenty of great brass band music to enjoy with Phillip 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 17th November 2019

MARCHING WITH SOUSA (John Philip Sousa arr. Gordon Langford)
Black Dyke Mills Band
Conductor: Roy Newsome

SEMERAMIDE (Rossini arr. Howard Lorriman)
Black Dyke Band
Conductor: Dr Nicholas Childs

ONE FINE DAY (Puccini arr. Goff Richards)
Soloist: Mike Kilroy
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Conductor: Garry Cutt

TAKE A PAIR OF SPARKLING EYES (Sullivan arr. Gordon Langford)
Soloist: Phillip McCann
The Fairey Band
Conductor: Kenneth Dennison

WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS (Tchaikovsky arr. Bolton & Banks)
Brighouse & Rastrick
Conductor: Allan Withington

ADAGIO from CONCERTO DE ARANGUEZ (Rodrigo arr. Kevin Bolton)
Soloist: Stan Lippeatt
Thoresby Colliery Band
Conductor: Major Peter Parkes

DU BIST DIE RUH (Schubert arr. Walter Hargreaves)
Soloist: Alan Wycherley
Sellers Engineering Band
Conductor: Phillip McCann

FINALE from SYMPHONY No. 4 (Tchaikovsky)
JJB Sports Leyland Band
Conductor: Richard Evans

BALANCE ALL & SWING PARTNERS (John Philip Sousa)
Royal Artillery Band
Conductor: Keith Brion

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