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Radio: Sunday Bandstand

More great music from the brass band heartland of Yorkshire with Chris Helme.

Chris Helme
 

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 week’s.

It is also available via Podcast from the Radio Phoenix website www.phoenixfm.co.uk

Yorkshire Dales

It is also available on Drystone Radio 106.9FM or through their website www.drystoneradio.com on Sunday mornings between 8am and 10am

Wigan

My radio programme has now been picked up by www.wiganfm.com a local internet only radio station and my weekly brass band show can be heard on Sunday’s between 11am and 1pm

New Zealand

Listeners in New Zealand will be pleased to hear that this programme is now also played on www.worldfm.co.nz in Wellington at 2p – 4pm (NZ time) every Thursday.
Requests

I am always pleased to receive requests – you might want to hear a piece from your own early days in banding, recordings that have long since joined the record deletions list and difficult to find.

Or have a burning nostalgia question about the world of brass bands, if you have then please contact me via e-mail: bandstand@chrishelme.org.uk

16th June:

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

The Flowing River March
William Broughton
Salvationist Publishing and Supplies Band
BM: Captain Eric Ball — 1933

The Saga of the North
Cyril Jenkins
Fairey Band
MD: Leonard Lamb — 1965

Sing Sing Sing
Gene Krupa
Arr: Don Hannah
Las Vegas Brass Band
MD: Charles Jackson — 2002

The Swan
Saint Saens
Euphonium Soloist Barrie Perrins with piano accompaniment
1970s

English Dances Op 33
Sir Malcolm Arnold
Arr: Ray Farr
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
MD: Elgar Howarth — 1993

Pilgrims Chorus
Richard Wagner
Arr: Michael Kenyon
Honley Male Voice Choir with the Sellers Engineering Band
MD: Philip McCann — 1992

Der Zigeunerbaron Act 1 Overture (The Gypsy Baron)
Johann Strauss ll
Black Dyke Band
MD: James Watson — 1996

Whisper a little Pray
Robert Redhead
Trombone Soloist Andrew Justice with the International Staff Band
BM: Dr. Stephen Cobb — 2012

Masters of Time and Space
Bruce Broughton
Brass Band Willebroek — 2009

St Clements
Andrew Blyth
Winton Bournemouth Salvation Army Band
BM: Norry Smith — 2012

Silver Showers
William Rimmer
Cornet Soloist Derek Garside with the CWS (Manchester) Band
MD: Alex Mortimer — 1960s

Abba Gold
Anderson / Ulvaeus / Anderson
Arr: Ron Sebregts
Soli deo Gloria Band
MD: Jan de Haan — 1995

In Memoriam RK
Elgar Howarth
Fodens Band
MD: Bramwell Tovey — 2009

Star Lake 70
Stephen Bulla
Boscombe S A Band with Fodens Band
BM: Howard Evans — 2011

Dracula
Darrol Barry
Brighouse and Rastrick Band
MD: Alan Morrison — 2011

Peterloo Overture
Sir Malcolm Arnold
Arr: Andrew Duncan
Sellers International Band
MD: Philip McCann — 2004

Rhythm and Blues
Philip Sparke
Ending for weekly show
Foden's Band
MD: Michael Fowles – 2010

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Regent Hall Concerts - Take 5 Brass Quintet

Friday 12 June • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Sherborne Town Band - Celebrating the Music of Malcolm Bennett

Sunday 14 June • Venue-Mark Village Hall, Vole Road, Mark-TA9 4NY. . TA9 4NY


Barnsley Brass - Black Dyke Band

Thursday 25 June • St Mary's Church. Church Street. Barnsley S70 2AH


Regent Hall Concerts - Junior Guildhall Brass Band

Friday 26 June • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - The Royal Sackbut Collective

Friday 26 June • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Linthwaite Band

June 11 • We are currently looking for a flugel horn player to help complete our team. We are a 4th section contesting band, with a busy schedule of contests and engagements coming up throughout the year.


Linthwaite Band

June 11 • We would like to find a tenor trombone player, position negotiable, to fill a current vacancy we have. As a 4th section contesting band, we have a various programme of contests and engagements to fill this year, and keep us busy.


Linthwaite Band

June 11 • We are a friendly 4th section contesting band with a vacancy for a front row cornet player. Our diary is filling up with various engagements and contests for the year, so we are keen to fill the position.


Alan Duguid

BA (Hons), PGDipMus, PGCE
Conductor, Composer, Adjudicator (ABBA)


               

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