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Radio: World of Brass

More great music from John Maines

Maines
 

World of Brass Radio:
Presented by John Maines

www.worldofbrass.com/wobradio

A new programme every Friday heard 24/7 52 weeks!

Also catch up with previous programmes
Contact: johnmaines@btinternet.com

11th March:

The Army of the Nile
Kenneth Alford
BNFL
Conductor: Richard Evans

Ruslan and Ludmilla
Mikhail Glinka
Fodens
Conductor: Bryan Hurdley

The Whistler
arr Peter Graham
Black Dyke
Conductor: Dr. Nicholas Childs
Xylophone: Paul Judge

Bonnets of Dundee
arr E Howarth
Grimethorpe
Conductor: Elgar Howarth

Benvenuto Cellini
Hector Berlioz
Fairey
Conductor: Maj. Peter Parkes

Hejre Kati
Jeno Hubay
Fodens
Conductor: Michael Fowles
solo: Mark Wilkinson

Diadem of Gold
G Bailey
Cory
Conductor: Dr. Robert Childs

Home of Legends
Paul Lovatt Cooper
Black Dyke
Conductor: Dr. Nicholas Childs

Prelude on Three Welsh Hymn Tunes
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Cory
Dr. Robert Childs

Cartoon Music
Peter Graham
Black Dyke
Conductor: Dr. Nicholas Childs


18th March:

The Cossack
William Rimmer
Fodens
Conductor: Michael Fowles

Cuban Overture
Philip Sparke
Fodens
Conductor: Michael Fowles

Only for You
Paul Lovatt Cooper
Black Dyke
Conductor: Dr. Nicholas Childs
solo: Paul Duffy

The Eternal Presence
Eric Ball
ISB
Conductor: Dr. Stephen Cobb

Time to Shine
Andrew Mackereth
Household Troops
Conductor: John Mott

The Dambusters
Eric Coates arr Dorothy Gates
Ratby Co-op
Michael Fowles
solo: Brett Baker

The Corsair
Hector Berlioz
Fairey
Conductor: Maj. Peter Parkes

Slavische Fantasy
Carl Hohne
Fairey
Conductor: Simon Stonehouse
solo: Stephen Wilkinson

Just a Closer Walk With You
Trad arr Bill Geldard
Pennine Brass
Conductor: Ian Porthouse

Reunion and Finale from Gettysburg
Randy Edelman
Sellers
Conductor: Phillip McCann

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Imogen Whitehead

Interview with Imogen Whitehead

June 11 • 4BR catches up with the trumpet and flugel soloist ahead of her appearances at the Ryedale Festival — which includes the world premiere of a new flugel concerto with the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.


Open

Demand high for British Open tickets

June 11 • Tickets for the 2026 British Open are being snapped up well ahead of the event in September.


Fodens

Jeffers takes horn lead at Foden's

June 11 • Grace Jeffers makes the solo horn seat her own at the North West champion.


Cory

Cory add Hutcherson experience to cornet section

June 11 • The experienced Jeff Hutcherson has joined the Welsh champion from BTM Band.


Regent Hall Concerts - Take 5 Brass Quintet

Friday 12 June • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Sherborne Town Band - Celebrating the Music of Malcolm Bennett

Sunday 14 June • Venue-Mark Village Hall, Vole Road, Mark-TA9 4NY. . TA9 4NY


Barnsley Brass - Black Dyke Band

Thursday 25 June • St Mary's Church. Church Street. Barnsley S70 2AH


Regent Hall Concerts - Junior Guildhall Brass Band

Friday 26 June • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - The Royal Sackbut Collective

Friday 26 June • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Linthwaite Band

June 11 • We are currently looking for a flugel horn player to help complete our team. We are a 4th section contesting band, with a busy schedule of contests and engagements coming up throughout the year.


Linthwaite Band

June 11 • We would like to find a tenor trombone player, position negotiable, to fill a current vacancy we have. As a 4th section contesting band, we have a various programme of contests and engagements to fill this year, and keep us busy.


Linthwaite Band

June 11 • We are a friendly 4th section contesting band with a vacancy for a front row cornet player. Our diary is filling up with various engagements and contests for the year, so we are keen to fill the position.


Morgan Griffiths

Dip. Performance
Conductor, Peripatetic Music Teacher, Lower brass specialist


               

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