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Radio: Sounds of Brass

More great music from Philip Hunt for Easter.

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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 RADIO 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/devon and click on Listen Live or 'Listen Again'.

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

Sunday 24th April:

EASTER MONDAY ON THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN
John Philip Sousa
Royal Artillery Band
Conductor: Keith Brion

HIGHLIGHTS FROM JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Andrew Lloyd Webber arr Alan Fernie
Brighouse & Rastrick Band
Conductor: Gavin Lindsay

THE AMAZING MR LEIDZEN
Peter Graham
Cornet Soloist: Carl Saunders
The Household Troops Band
Bandmaster: Major John Mott

WONDROUS CROSS
Philip Wilby
Black Dyke Band
Conductor: Dr Nicholas Childs

INTERMEZZO from Cavalleria Rusticana
Pietro Mascagni arr. William Halliwell
Virtuosi GUS Band
Conductor: John Berryman

EASTER HYMN from Cavalleria Rusticana
Pietro Mascagni arr. Roy Newsome
Cornet Soloist Phillip McCann
Sellers Engineering Band
Conductor: Douglas Blackledge

MYTHIC TREVITHICK
Goff Richards

TREVITHICK DAY DANCE
Geoffrey Self
Camborne Town Band
Conductor: Graham Boag

EMMAUS JOURNEY
Ray Steadman-Allen
Boscombe Band of The Salvation Army
Bandmaster: Howard J Evans

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