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Radio: Sunday Bandstand

Join Chris Helme on his regular Sunday slot — or at any time of the day, any day, for some great brass band music...

Sunday Banstanbd
  More great brass band music from Chris Helme

More great music to send out to the banding world from Chris Helme in the heartland of Yorkshire...

Sunday Bandstand 26th April 2020

Produced and presented by Chris Helme. For further information please see www.chrishelme-brighouse.org.uk and follow the Sunday Bandstand links for this play list and previous shows dating back to 2014.

The show is always open for questions, requests and we are always happy to play tracks and promote your new CD recording.

Check out my website for duplicate and triplicate CDs I am selling to make room for new ones arriving. Having bought 350 from the US.

Click this link https://www.mixcloud.com/ChrisHelme/sunday-bandstand-3-may-2020/

Playlist:


Rhythm and Blues
Philip Sparke
Opening for the weekly show
Foden's Band
MD: Michael Fowles (2010)

Motivation
William Himes
Mississauga Temple Band (Canada)
BM: David Moulton (2012)

The Journey to Reims
Gioachino Rossini arr. Edward Tarling
Yorkshire Building Society Band
MD: Nicholas Childs (1995)

Concertante for Cornets and Band
Stephen Bulla
Brass Band of the Western Reserve (Canada)
MD: Dr Keith Wilkinson (2010)

Variations on America
Charles Ives arr. Bernhard Wuthrich
Brass Band Berner Oberland (Switzerland)
MD: Carlo Balmeli (2003)

Embraceable You
George Gershwin arr. Elgar Howarth
Soloist: Kevin Gibbs
Fairey FP (Music) Band
MD: Howard Snell (2003)

Kaleidoscope
Philip Sparke
Foden's Richardson Band
MD: Richard Evans (2003)

Variations
Andrew Lloyd Webber arr. Peter Graham
Soloist: Bert de Ruiter
Brass Band De Bazuin
MD: Klaas van der Woude (1994)

Casino Dances Waltz
Emile Waldteufel
Ransome Hoffman and Pollard Band
MD: Dennis Masters (1972)

Royal Standard
Paul Chesterton arr. Moreton
GUS (Footwear) Band
MD: Stanley Boddington (1968)

Festivo
Darrol Barry
Brass Band Schoonhoven (The Netherlands)
MD: Erik Janssen (1996)

Alberta Suite
Derek Broadbent
Brighouse & Rastrick Band
MD: Derek Broadbent (2005)

'One Day I'll Fly Away from the musical Moulin Rouge'
Joe Sample and Will Jennings arr. Steve Rockey
Soloist: Steve Stewart
Kirkintulloch Band
MD: Frank Renton (2005)

Raymonde Overture
Ambroise Thomas arr. William Rimmer
Sellers Engineering Band
MD: Philip McCann (1996)

You Raise Me Up
Rolf Lovland arr. Andrew Duncan
Soloist: Jamie Smith
Hammonds Saltaire Band
MD: Morgan Griffiths (2015)

Defying Gravity from Wicked the musical
Stephen Schwartz
Vocals: Regina Mallinger
Brass Band Obersterrich (Austria)
MD: Hannes Buchegger (2010)

American Carnival
Stephen Roberts
Desford Colliery Band
MD: Stephen Roberts (2002)

Nine Busy Fingers
David Woods
Cornet feature
National Band of New Zealand
MD: KGL Smith (1967)

Tango (Por Una Cabeza)
Carlos Gardel
Soloist: Stuart Lingard
Brighouse & Rastrick Band
MD: Professor David King (2012)

Legend in Brass — II. Soliloquy
James Curnow
Sellers Engineering Band
MD: Philip McCann (1994)

Finale from Jazz Suite No.2
Shostakovich arr. Ian Jones
Melbourne Staff Band (Australia)
BM: Ken Waterworth (2015)

Fanfare From 'Carmina Burana'
Carl Orff arr. Pearson
BNFL Band
MD: Richard Evans (1996)

Rhythm and Blues
Philip Sparke
Closing for weekly show Foden's Band
MD: Michael Fowles (2010)

Enjoy the show...

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