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Radio: Sounds of Brass

More great music from Philip Hunt on the airwaves.

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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

PRODUCED AND PRESENTED WEEKLY BY PHILLIP HUNT,

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 week’s 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.

Sunday 6th September

24th Anniversary of the first weekly Sounds of Brass.

JOYEUSE MARCHE
Chabrier arr. Gordon Langford
Massed Bands of Black Dyke Mills, Fairy, GUS (Footwear), Yorkshire Imperial Metals
Conductor: George Hurst

VARIATIONS FOR PERCUSSION
Rodney Newton
Sellers Engineering Band
Conductor: Norman Law

ALL IN THE APRIL EVENING
Hugh Roberton arr. Eric Ball
Black Dyke Mills Band & Bradford Festival Choral Society
Conductor: Geoffrey Brand

SPIRIT OF CELEBRATION
Kenneth Downie
Bournemouth Concert Brass
Conductor: Lt. Col. Chris Davis

A MUSICAL TOAST
Leonard Bernstein arr. Luc Vertommen
Brass Band Union Buizingen
Conductor: Luc Vertommen

THIS IS MY STORY
William Himes
International Staff Band of The Salvation Army
Bandmaster: Dr Stephen Cobb

SPECTRUM
Gilbert Vinter
Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) Band
Conductor: Elgar Howarth

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Phillip Littlemore

GGSM, AoBBA Member
Conductor, Band Trainer, Adjudicator, Arranger, Teacher and Publisher


               

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