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Radio: Sounds of Brass

More great music from Philip Hunt's radio programme.

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SOUNDS OF BRASS
BROADCAST ON BBC RADIO BRISTOL, CORNWALL, DEVON, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GUERNSEY, JERSEY, SOMERSET SOUND, SWINDON & WILTSHIRE EVERY SUNDAY EVENING @ 5 PAST 7

AVAILABLE LIVE AND LISTEN AGAIN EVERY WEEK ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB. Live on Sundays at 19-05 British Time or at any time for 7 DAYS after the Broadcast. To hear this weeks programme instantly go to www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio scroll down to Local Radio and click on BBC Devon or click on this direct link NOW,
www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/devon/aod.shtml?devon/sounds_of_brass

Requests and Comments welcome at E Mail. brassmanpgh@uwclub.net
Telephone 01752 843919.

From Sunday July 19th to Sunday 6th September Sounds of Brass will be Broadcast on MEDIUM WAVE ONLY on BBC Radio Bristol 1548FM, Gloucestershire 1413FM, Wiltshire 1332MW, and Swindon 1368FM. No change on all other Stations. **

Sunday 19th July:

KNIGHTSBRIDGE MARCH
Eric Coates arr. Denham
GUS (Footwear) Band
Conductor: Stanley Boddington

ELIZABETH TUDOR from The Three Elizabeths’ Suite
Eric Coates arr. A Street
Brighouse & Rastrick Band
Conductor: Walter Hargreaves

NABUCCO
G. Verdi arr. Howard Lorriman
Black Dyke Band
Conductor: Nicholas Childs

LEGENDS
Elgar Howarth

FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE BEE
Rimsky-Korsakov arr. Ray Woodfield
Cornet Quartet: Willie Lang, Maurice Murphy, James Shepherd, Phillip McCann
John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band
Conductor: Peter Parkes

GREAT & GLORIOUS
George Marshall
Massed Salvation Army Bands
Conductor: Lieut-Colonel Bernard Adams

MY ALL IS ON THE ALTER
Morley Calvert
International Staff Band of The Salvation Army
Bandmaster: Brigadier Bernard Adams

TRAUMEREI
Schumann arr. Howard Snell
Trombone Soloist: Brett Baker
Polysteel Band
Conductor: Philip Harper

TURRIS FORTISSIMA
Steve Ponsford
Cory Band
Conductor: Dr Robert Childs

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