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Radio: Sounds of Brass

More great music 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 THROUGH THE BBC iPLAYER. 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.

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

Sunday 20th June:

SOLDIERS OF CHRIST
George Marshall
Egon Virtuosi Brass
Conductor: James Williams

LA BELLE HELENE
Jacques Offenbach arr. Howard Lorriman
Black Dyke Band
Conductor: Dr Nicholas Childs

GALLOP from ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD
Jacques Offenbach arr. Frank Wright
Massed Bands of BMC, Fairey, Foden’s, CWS (Manchester), Grimethorpe Colliery
Conductor: Harry Mortimer

INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS
Malcolm Arnold arr. Paul Francis Webster

COOL BREEZE
Cy Payne arr. C Watters
Trombone Soloist: Derek Johnston Jnr.
St Keverne Band
Conductor: Derek Johnston

DEHWELANS
Goff Richards
St Keverne Youth Band
Conductor: Derek Greenwood

SWING FLAGS SWING
Christoph Walter
Polizeimusikkorps Baden-Wurttemberg
Conductor: Toni Scholl

SOSBAN FACH
Gareth Wood
Greater Gwent Youth Brass Band
Conductor: Philip Harper

THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
Otto Nicolai arr. Cooper
Foden’s Band
Conductor: Michael Fowles

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