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BBC Radio 3 to feature RNCM Festival highlights

Performances from Black Dyke, Foden's and Cory are to be featured on BBC Radio 3.

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  The performances will be on BBC Radio 3

BBC Radio 3 is to broadcast highlights of performances recorded at the recent RNCM International Brass Band Festival in Manchester.

Black Dyke

The full programme provided by Black Dyke Band conducted by Prof Nicholas Childs and featuring the remarkable percussion concerto performance from Yasuaki Fukuhara will be broadcast in full on the 'In Concert' programme on Tuesday 17th February (7.30pm).

To enjoy:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002r48c

Foden's

Highlights will start on Monday 16th February on BBC Radio 3's 'Classical Live' programme at 1.00pm with Foden's performance of the revised arrangement by Philip Littlemore of Edmund Rubbra's 'Variations on the Shining River'.

To enjoy:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002r45m

On Tuesday 17th February the programme will feature Foden's playing Paul Hindmarsh's arrangement of Benjamin Britten's 'Prelude & Courtly Dances'. Another work (yet to be announced) is due to performed on Wednesday 18th February.

To enjoy:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002r484

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002r4f4

Cory

Cory under Philip Harper will be featured on Thursday 19th February on 'Classical Live' at 1.00pm with Brett Baker performing Philip Wilby's 'Light Fantastic' major trombone solo.

On Friday 20th February they will be featured performing Philip Sparke's Ravelling, Unravelling'.

To enjoy:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002r4bp

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002r4m7

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