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Radio: Sounds of Brass

Lots of great music on Valentines Day from Philip Hunt.

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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.

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

Sunday 14th February:

IRRESISTABLE
William Rimmer
John Foster
Black Dyke Mills Band
Conductor: Michael Antrobus

PORGY and BESS SUITE
George Gershwin arr. Alan Fernie

CARMEN SUITE
Georges Bizet arr. Alan Fernie
Black Dyke Band
Conductor: Dr Nicholas Childs

HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU
John Farrar arr. Bill Connor

GROOVY KIND OF LOVE
Toni Wine/Carol Bayers arr. Malcolm Bennett
Brighouse & Rastrick Band
Conductor: Roy Curran

SOMEBODY LOVES ME
George Gershwin arr. Derek Jordan

EMBRACEABLE YOU
George Gershwin arr. Derek Jordan
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Conductor: George Thompson

IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD
Duke Ellington arr. Elgar Howarth
Flugel Horn Soloist: Stan Lippeatt
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Conductor: Ray Farr

LOVES ENCHANTMENT
Arthur Pryor arr. Kenneth Dennison
Trombone Soloist: Colin Randle
City of Coventry Band
Conductor: Kenneth Dennison

MY CHERIE AMOUR
Stevie Wonder arr. Goff Richards
Burnished Brass
Conductor: Goff Richards

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