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Radio: Sounds of Brass

Christmas is coming with Phillip Hunt over the airwaves...

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  December starts with some great music from 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 1st December 2019

SOUTH SHIELDS CELEBRATION (Martin Cordner)
Kettering Citadel Band
Bandmaster: Richard Phillips

THE CALL OF THE RIGHTEOUS (Leslie Condon)
Norwich Citadel Band of the Salvation Army
Bandmaster: Richard Woodrow

THE AMAZING MR LEIDZEN (John Spowart arr. Peter Graham)
Soloist: Joe Beattie
Sunderland Monkwearmouth Band
Bandmaster: Nicholas Hall

DIVES & LAZARUS (Ralph Vaughan Williams arr. Anthony Smith)
Bristol Easton Band
Bandmaster: Nathan Cole

QUICKSILVER (Peter Graham)
Duet: Mark Murray & Jonathan Corry
Belfast Temple Band
Bandmaster: Jack Burch

GODSPELL (Stephen Schwartz arr. Barrie Gott)
Reading Central Band of the Salvation Army
Bandmaster: Paul Mortlock

HE GIVETH MORE GRACE (James Curnow)
Govan Citadel Band
Bandmaster: Brian N Keachie

FIRE IN THE BLOOD (Paul Lovatt-Cooper)
Winton Bournemouth Band of The Salvation Army
Bandmaster: Norry Smith

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