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Radio: Top Brass

John Maines invites you to enjoy some great brass band music on his new show

Radio
  John Maines introduces more great music over the airwaves

John Maines invites you to join him for 'Top Brass' on Fridays at 7.00pm (BST) each week.

An hour long programme on Brass Band Radio, it's packed with the finest bands and soloists from around the world. You can also catch up on 'Listen Again'.

www.brassbandradio.co.uk

Friday 25th September 2020

Belphegor
Engebert Brepsant
Wingates
Alan Lawton

The Merry Wives of Windsor
Otto Nicolai
Black Dyke
Prof. Nicholas Childs

The Closest Thing to Crazy
Mike Batt
Brass Band Emmental
Soprano soloist: Alex Kerwin

Blitz
Derek Bourgeois
YBS
David King

Who Wants to Live Forever
Freddie Mercury
Foden's
James Gourlay
Soloist: Jens Lindemann

Dear Lord and Father
Hubert Parry
Grimethorpe
Phillip McCann

Dream a Little Dream of Me
Fabian Andree
Eikanger Bjorsvik
Soloist: Grethe Tonheim

Images for Brass
Stephen Bulla
Sellers International
Phillip McCann

Just As I Am
Wilfred Heaton
International Staff Band
Dr. Stephen Cobb

Honest Toil
William Rimmer
Marple
Garry Cutt

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