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Radio: Time for Brass

More great music to be heard from Ian Cottier on Manx Radio

 

Time for Brass:
97.2, 89 and 103.7FM and 1368 AM and www.manxradio.com

This week Ian picks up where we left off three weeks ago and continue the listeners’ requests that overflowed from that earlier programme.

This time our musical journeyings take us to Australia, Tasmania, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and, of course our devoted band of listeners here in the Isle of Man.

The internet has transformed listenership for ever. Also we are moving into the season of the Area Championships with our particular interest, the North West of England, scheduled for Sunday 14th March. Manx Concert Brass is taking part again in First Section with Douglas Town and Ramsey Town head to head in Third Section.

Both sections have wonderful long-established test pieces. I played Holst’s 'A Moorside Suite' some weeks back to speed Concert Brass on their journey (hopefully) to Harrogate while 'Labour and Love' will form the centre piece of next week’s programme.

Monday 1st March:

1. Castell Coch
T.J.Powell
Sellers International Youth

2. Where Eagles Sing
Paul Lovatt-Cooper
Black Dyke

3. Concerto de Aranjuez
Rodrigo arr. Alan Fernie
Black Dyke
Flugel soloist: John Doyle

4. Four Little Maids
John Carr
Black Dyke

5. Cornet Carillon
Ronald Binge
Kings of Brass

6. Salute to Youth (3rd. Movt — Relaxation)
Gilbert Vinter
Fairey

7. The Army of the Nile
Kenneth Alford
BNFL Band

8. Canadian Folk Song Suite (2nd. Movt.)
Morley Calvert
Hannaford Street Silver Band

9. Wild Mountain Thyme
arr. Leigh Baker
Brighouse and Rastrick
Cornet soloist: Alan Morrison

10. Belmont
Grimethorpe Colliery Band

11.Finale 'William Tell' overture
Rossini arr. George Hawkins
CWS Glasgow Band
Whistling soloist: David Morris

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