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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... with this week showcasing music with a Russian flavour...

Bandstand
  Join Chris Helme for a taste of Russia...

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

Sunday Bandstand 24th May 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-24-may-2020/

Playlist:


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

Russian Cavalry
Ray Woodfield
Brass Band 13 Etoiles
MD: George Pierre Moren (1994)

Russian Rhapsody
Rachmaninov arr. Howard Snell
BNFL Band
MD: Richard Evans (1994)

Nocturne from the String Quartet No. 2
Alexander Borodin arr. Gordon Langford
Atlantic Brass Band
MD: Salvatore Scarpa (2006)

Midnight in Moscow
Traditional arr. Colin G. Dance
Trombones: John Barber, Gareth Westwood & Simon Marshall
Foden's Richardson Band
MD: David Hirst (2007)

Klezmorim
Sandy Smith
Soloist: Joseph Cook
Black Dyke Band
MD: Dr Nicholas Childs (2011)

Cossack Fire Dance from the Call of the Cossacks
Peter Graham
Young Brass Band Willebroek (Belgium)
MD: Frans Violet (2016)

Kalinka
Traditional arr. Ray Woodfield
Stocksbridge Band
MD: David Hirst (c1982)

Carnival of Venice
Arban arr. Alan Catherall
Soloist: Sergei Nakariakov
Foden's Band
MD: Bramwell Tovey (2002)

Cossack Ride and Slavonic Dance
Brunon Barron arr. Ray Woodfield
Fairey Engineering Band
MD: Walter B. Hargreaves (1980)

The Sea King, Kuban Crawling Battalion's March
Charles Payne/Charles Letherie
Soviet Army Brass Band
MD: Major General Maltsev (1974)

Finale from Piano Concerto No. 2
Sergei Rachmaninov arr. Philip Harper
Cory Band
MD: Philip Harper (2013)

Spartacus Adagio
Khachaturian
Soloist: Kevin Jarrett
National Band of New Zealand
MD: K.G.L. Smith (1962)

Waltz of the Flowers
Tchaikovsky arr. Bolton & Banks
Brighouse & Rastrick
MD: Allan Withington (1994)

Dance of the Tumblers
Rimsky Korsakov
Salford University Band
MD: David King (1997)

Ruslan and Lyudmila
Glinka arr. Walter B. Hargreaves
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
MD: Garry Cutt (2002)

Prelude Khovantschina
Modest Mussorgsky arr. Gordon Langford
Black Dyke Band
MD: Major Peter Parkes (1980)

Jazz Suite No.1
1) Valse 2) Polka 3) Foxtrot
Dmitri Shostakovich arr. Steven Verhaert
Belgian Brass (2006)

Adagio from Symphony No. 2
Sergei Rachmaninov arr. Ray Farr
Soloist: Kirsty Abbotts
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band
MD: Allan Ramsey (2007)

Procession of the Nobles
Rimsky Korsakov arr. James Curnow
Lexington Brass Band (USA)
MD: Ronald Holz (2000)

Romeo & Juliet No. 1
Prokofiev arr. Reid Gilje
Eikanger Bjorsvik Band (Norway)
MD: Bjarte Engeset (2008)

Excerpts from Symphony No. 2
'Little Russian'
Tchaikovsky arr. William Gordon
Fountain City Brass Band (USA)
Dr Joseph Parisi (2010)

Flight of the Bumblebee
Rimsky Korsakov arr. Kenneth Dennison
Fairey Band
MD: Kenneth Dennison (1975)

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

Enjoy the show...

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Howard J Evans

MA (Dist), Mus.B (hons), ARCM (hons), LRAM, LTCL, PGCE
Conductor, composer, arranger, tutor and pianist


               

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