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Radio: Time for Brass

Plenty of great music from Ian Cottier on Manx Radio

 

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

10th May:

1. Ein Feste Burg
Andrew Mackereth
International Staff Band

2. Victors Acclaimed
Bramwell Coles
International Staff Band

3. Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave)
Mendelssohn arr George Thompson
Hammonds Sauce Works Band

4. Largo al Factotum
Rossini arr. Stephen Roberts
Fodens
Euphonium Soloist: Glyn Williams

5. Enter the Galaxies
Paul Lovatt-Cooper
Cory

6. Tico Tico
Abreu arr. John Iveson
Fodens
Cornet Soloist: Mark Wilkinson

7. Jubilee
Paul Drury
International Staff Band

8. Rhythm and Blues
Philip Sparke
Fodens

9. Have You Met Miss Jones
Rodgers & Hart arr. Frode Rydland
Vocal Soloist: Glyn Williams

10. Russalka’s Song to the Moon
Dvorak arr. Stephen Corbett
Manx Youth and Concert Brass
Flugel soloist: Mark Lewin

11. For the Love of a Princess
James Horner arr Andrew Duncan
Manx Youth and Concert Brass

12. Deep Harmony
Handel Parker arr. Ian Clague
Manx Youth and Concert Brass

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Result: 2026 Spring Festival — Senior Cup

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Fleetwood back on demand

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Live stream broadcast from Spring Festival

May 1 • All the action from the 104th British Open Spring Festival is to be live-stream broadcast this weekend.


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Sunday 3 May • St Alfege Church. Greenwich Church Street SE10 9BJ


Regent Hall Concerts - FiveBy5 Trumpet Quintet

Tuesday 5 May • Charlton House and Gardens. Charlton Road, . London. . SE7 8RE


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Friday 8 May • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Wardle Anderson Brass Band - Wardle Junior Blast

Friday 8 May • Milnrow Parish Church, 16 Westward Ho, Milnrow, Rochdale OL16 3JX


Regent Brass - Woodbridge Excelsior Band and Russell Gray

Saturday 9 May • The Salvation Army (Regent Hall), Oxford Street, London W1C 2DJ


Wellington Silver Band (Somerset)

May 2 • Bb Basses. With Colin Dance now appointed as our MD and our other Bb Bass leaving due to work commitments, we have openings for two Bb basses. We are a friendly community (4th section?) band with a variety of gigs including our own Proms in the Park.


Wellington Silver Band (Somerset)

May 2 • Tuned Percussionist. We are looking for a tuned percussionist to join our friendly community (4th section?) band. We have a variety of gigs including our own Proms in the park, charity concerts, fetes, (maybe contesting). Other brass players welcome.


Tintwistle Band

April 28 • Tintwistle Band are looking for a Soprano and front row cornet players to help complete our team.. We rehearse Monday and Thursday 8-10pm at our own bandroom on Old Road in Tintwistle, and perform a variety of concerts all year round.


David Frame


Bass/Tenor Trombone Player, Adjudicator (Member of AoBBA) Occasional Conductor


               

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