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Radio: Sounds of Brass

More great music from Philip Hunt to round off March and see in April.

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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 27th March:.

A Festival of Fowles.

THE BLACK BULL
Darrol Barry
Foden’s Richardson Band
Conductor: Michael Fowles

TRIUMPHAL ENTRY OF SPARTACUS
Aram Kachaturian arr. Howard Snell
Point of Ayr Band
Conductor: Michael Fowles

LONDONDERRY AIR
Trad. arr. Howard Snell

GREEN BEE
Tommy Newsom arr. Mark Freeh
Soloist: Brett Baker
Ratby Co-operative Band
Conductor: Michael Fowles

THE GREEN HORNET
Al Hirt arr. Alan Morrison

BLUE MARS
James McFadyen
Soloist: Jim Hayes
Co-operative Funeralcare Band
Conductor: Michael Fowles

HILL SONG
Philip Sparke

FOR THE LOVE OF A PRINCESS
James Horner arr. Andrew Duncan

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


SOUNDS OF BRASS
Sunday 3rd April:


THE CONTESTOR
T J Powell
Sun Life Stanshawe Band
Conductor: Brian Howard

A SULLIVAN FANTASY
Arthur Sullivan arr. Gordon Langford
Aldbourne Band
Conductor: David Williams

GOLD & SILVER WALTZ
Franz Lehar
Brighouse & Rastrick Band
Conductor: Allan Withington

THE LITTLE MERMAID
A Menken/H Ashman arr. Frank Bernaerts
Hatherleigh Silver Band
Conductor: Adrian Edwards

IT DON’T MEAN A THING
Duke Ellington arr. Bob Casey
Sidmouth Town Band
Conductor: Adrian Harvey

NIMROD
Edward Elgar arr. Eric Ball
Foden OTS Band
Conductor: Howard Snell

BREEZIN DOWN BROADWAY
Goff Richards
Brunel Brass
Conductor: John Winterflood

LARGO AL FACTOTUM
Gioacchino Rossini arr. Gordon Langford
Soloist: Nicholas Childs
Tredegar Band
Conductor: Nigel Weekes

L’ITALIANA IN ALGERIA
Gioacchino Rossini arr. George Hawkins
Woodfalls Band
Conductor: Jonathan Camps

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