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Radio: Sounds of Brass

The last wonderful brass band music of 2019 from Phillip Hunt.

Radio
  The last music of 2019 over the airwaves 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 29th December

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (John Philip Sousa)
Royal Artillery Band
Conductor: Keith Brion

THE NUTCRACKER SUITE (Tchaikovsky arr. Philip Sparke)
Besses o' the Barn Band
Conductor: Lynda Nicholson

PANTOMIME (Philip Sparke)
Soloist: James McLeod
Leyland Band
Conductor: Huw Thomas

SYMPHONIC SUITE FROM MARY POPPINS (Robert & Richard Sherman arr. Andrew Duncan)
Whitburn Band
Conductor: Michael Marzella

THE WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY (Gordon Langford)
John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band
Conductor: Major Peter Parkes

CHAMPAGNE (John Philip Sousa)
THE WHISKIES, SCOTCH, IRISH, BOURBON & RYE (John Philip Sousa)
The Royal Norwegian Navy Band
Conductor: Keith Brion

THE SNOW WALTZ & JINGLE BELLS
Camborne Town Band Christmas Ensemble

THE LAND OF THE MOUNTAIN AND THE FLOOD (Hamish MacCunn arr. Glyn Bragg)
CWS (Glasgow) Band
Conductor: Geoffrey Brand

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