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Radio: Sounds of Brass

More great music from Phillip Hunt later this month.

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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 22nd August:


CELEBRATION
Leslie Condon

THE CALL OF THE RIGHTEOUS
Leslie Condon
Croydon Citadel Band
Bandmaster: Iain Parkhouse

HIGH ON A HILL
Moorhouse/Rees & Bradley arr. Edrich Siebert
Cornet Soloist: Alan Morrison
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Conductor: Garry Cutt

CALLING CORNWALL
Goff Richards
Bodmin Town Band
Conductor: Howard Taylor

CABARET CONCERTO
Movements 1-4
Martin Ellerby
Solo Pianist: Philip Mead
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Conductor: James Gourlay

SWINGING SLIDES
Dominique Wyckhuys
Trombone Soloists: Philipp Reber, Adrian Straubhaar, Walter Klossner
Brass Band Berner Oberland
Conductor: Carlo Balmelli

THE GRASS HOPPERS DANCE
Bukolosi
St Dennis Band
Conductor: E J Williams

FOUR CITIES SYMPHONY
Rodney Newton
Cory Band
Conductor: Dr Robert Childs

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