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Radio: Sounds of Brass

The sound of music conducted by Michael Fowles is the feature this week on the programme hosted by Philip Hunt.

Radio
  The music is all conducted by Michael Fowles this week...

BBC SOUNDS OF BRASS — Worldwide

BROADCAST ON BBC RADIO CORNWALL, DEVON, GUERNSEY & JERSEY EVERY SUNDAY EVENING @ 7.00pm and on BRISTOL, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, SOMERSET SOUND, SWINDON & WILTSHIRE Sunday 1.00am to 2.00am.

PRODUCED AND PRESENTED WEEKLY BY PHILLIP HUNT since 1985.

AVAILABLE LIVE AND LISTEN AGAIN EVERY WEEK ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB THROUGH THE BBC RADIO iPLAYER.

Live on Sundays at 20.05 or 12am British Time or at any time for 30 DAYS after the Broadcast.
To hear this week's programme instantly go to the Web Site of the BBC Local Radio Station you are listening to and click on Live or Listen Again, then Schedule.

For those listeners who can hear the programme on their TV through the Freeview Radio Channel you can now set your system to record the programme on a weekly basis by going to the Radio Programme Guide and finding our broadcast time.

At the moment the BBC Local Radio Stations on the Freeview Radio Channel can only be accessed within the individual Radio Station areas, which is why some numbers are duplicated.

The Freeview numbers for the Stations available are, BBC Radio Bristol 719, Radio Jersey 719, Radio Devon 720, Radio Guernsey 721, Radio Cornwall 721, Radio Wiltshire 721, Radio Somerset 722, Radio Gloucestershire 735.

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Telephone: 01752 843919

Check the Sounds of Brass Blog @ www.sofbblog.wordpress.com every week for programme details, brass band articles and information.

Sunday 31st March 2019:

Check the Sounds of Brass Blog @ www.sofbblog.wordpress.com every week for programme details, brass band articles and information.

IMPERIAL ECHOES (Arnold Safroni arr. James Ord Hume)

SPAIN (Chick Corea arr. Peter Meechan)

HAIL ANCIENT WALLS (Charles Gounod arr. Howard Snell)
Soloist: Glynn Williams

MOON RIVER (Henry Mancini arr. Alan Fernie)

THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY OF SPARTACUS (Khachaturian arr. Howard Snell)
Foden's Band
Conductor: Michael Fowles

THE BARBER OF SEVILLE (Gioacchino Rossini arr. George Hawkins)
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band
Conductor: Michael Fowles

OBERLAND VARIATIONS (Roy Newsome)
Soloist: Brett Baker
Ratby Co-operative Band
Conductor: Michael Fowles

RUSSIAN DANCE (Oskar Bohme arr. Simon Kerwin)
Point of Ayr Band
Conductor: Michael Fowles

CLAIR DE LUNE (Claude Debussy arr. James McFadyen)
Soloist: Jim Hayes

INTO THE LIGHT (Philip Wilby)
Co-operative Funeralcare Band
Conductor: Michael Fowles

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Craig Roberts

BA (Hons), MA
Conductor / Adjudicator


               

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