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Radio: Sunday Bandstand

Chris Helme welcomes in the New Year with plenty of great brass band music

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  Chris Helme provides plenty of fantastic brass band music to welcome in the New Year.

Sunday Bandstand: 6th January 2019

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.

My website also has a review section and a brass band nostalgia section.

Your CD

Has your band produced a CD this year?

I would be very pleased to play tracks from it if you have. Or have you a burning nostalgia question about the world of brass bands, if you have then please contact me via e-mail: bandstand@chrishelme.org.uk

Click this link:


https://www.mixcloud.com/ChrisHelme/sunday-bandstand-6-january-2019/

Playlist:

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

Kirton 140 — Celebration March (Philip Wilby)
Black Dyke Band
MD: Dr. Nicholas Childs (2011)

Red Priest (Philip Wilby)
Oslo Brass Band
MD: Andreas Hansson (2012)

Caprice: Conchita (Eric Ball)
Soloist: Kevin Bolton
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band
MD: Robert Oughton (1972)

Meet me in St Louis (George Stoll trans. David Roberts)
Rothwell Temperance Band
MD: David Roberts (2005)

Bishop Blaize (Goff Richards)
John Laing (Hendon) Band
MD: Don Morrison (1986)

Bravura (Peter Graham)
Soloist: Aaron Van Derweele
New York Staff Band
MD: Ron Waiksnoris (2008)

Waltzing Trumpets (Denzil Stephens)
Harry Mortimer and his All-Star Brass
MD: Harry Mortimer (1963)

Eriskay Love Lil (Trad arr. Alan Fernie)
Brass Band Heist
MD: Bert van Thienen (2007)

Touch of Gershwin (arr. Derek Broadbent)
Brighouse & Rastrick
MD: Derek Broadbent (1989)

Britannia Celebration (Tony Zilincik — dedicated to Geoffrey Brand)
Brass Band of Columbus
MD: Tony Zilincik (2017)

Introduction (Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen)
Yorkshire Building Society Band
MD: David King (1995)

Rondo from Hummel's Trumpet Concerto (arr. William Relton)
Soloist: Robert Oughton/Irvine Vaines
Carlton Man Frickley Colliery
MD: Robert Oughton/William Relton (1970)

Pulse (Martin Cordner)
International Staff Band
BM: Dr. Stephen Cobb (2018)

The King's March & Prince Eugene's March (Jeremiah Clarke arr. Eric Crees)
Soloists: Maurice Murphy and Rod Franks
London Symphony Brass
MD: Eric Crees (1992)

Love at Home (Olaf Ritman)
Amsterdam Staff Band of the Salvation Army
BM: Howard Evans — (2002)

Hollywood! (Goff Richards)
Britannia Building Society Band
MD: Howard Snell (1994)

Harbour Light (Norman Bearcroft)
Soloist: Wilfrid Mountain
Hollywood Tabernacle Band
BM: William Gordon (1985)

Uncle Joe's Mintballs (Tony Berry)
Vocalist: Tony Berry
Wingates Band
MD: Andrew Berryman (2009)

Shenandoah (Traditional arr. Steven Verhelst)
Soloist: Ben van Dijk
Amsterdam Staff Band of the Salvation Army
BM: Olaf Ritman (2014)

By Faith Alone (Tony Zilincik)
Brass Band of Columbus
MD: Tony Zilincik (2017)

Wrath from War of the Worlds (Peter Graham)
Brighouse & Rastrick
MD: Professor David King (2013)

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

Enjoy the show...

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