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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 26th September:

WHEN THE SAINTS
Trad. arr. Gordon Langford
Men O Brass
Conductor: Harry Mortimer

THREE HAWORTH IMPRESSIONS
Gordon Langford
Rigid Containers Group Band
Conductor: John Berryman

THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER
Trad. arr. Gordon Langford
Soloist: Phillip McCann
Sellers Engineering Band
Conductor: Roy Newsome

THE LARK IN THE CLEAR AIR
Trad. arr. Gordon Langford
Soloist: Melvyn Bathgate

OVERTURE TO ABU HASSAN
Carl Maria von Weber arr. Gordon Langford
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Conductor: Peter Parkes

SINFONIETTA
Gordon Langford
Long Eaton Silver Prize Band
Conductor: Sharon Stansfield

DRINK TO ME ONLY
Trad. arr. Gordon Langford
Soloist: Alan Wycherley
Leyland DAF Band
Conductor: Richard Evans

WEST COUNTRY FANTASY
Gordon Langford
Massed Bands of Bodmin Town, Britannia Building Society & Camborne Town
Conductor: Howard Snell

Sunday 3rd October:

BARNUM & BAILEY’S FAVORITE
Karl King arr. Peter Roberts
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Conductor: Peter Parkes

SIMON CALLED PETER
Gilbert Vinter
Williams Fairey Engineering Band
Conductor: Peter Parkes

From the Sounds of Brass Archives, Phillip Hunt talks to Peter Parkes about his career as a military musician.

THE NORWEGIAN ARTIST’S CARNIVAL
Johan Svendsen arr. Peter Parkes
Black Dyke Mills Band
Conductor: Peter Parkes

UNCHAINED MELODY
North & Zaret arr. R Newman
Camborne Youth Band
Conductor: Alan Pope

JUBILATE!
Arthur Gullidge
Soloist: Kevin Ashman
International Staff Band of The Salvation Army
Bandmaster: Dr.Stephen Cobb

ITALIAN FANTASY
Alan Fernie
Black Dyke Band
Conductor: Nicholas Childs

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