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Radio: Sounds of Brass

More great music from Philip Hunt for the May Day festivities.

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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 1st May:

WEDDING MARCH
Felix Mendelssohn arr. Frank Martyn
Men O Brass
Conductor: Harry Mortimer

MAY DANCE
Trad. arr. Goff Richards
Bodmin Town Band
Conductor: Leonard Adams

THE FLORAL DANCE
Trad.
Helston Town Band
Conductor: John Hitchens

THE FLORAL DANCE
Trad/Katie Moss arr. Derek Broadbent
Brighouse & Rastrick Band
Conductor: Derek Broadbent

COLONIAL SONG
Percy Grainger
Besses O’ Th’Barn Band
Conductor: Roy Newsome

BELL BIRD POLKA
Roger Barsotti
City of Coventry Band
Conductor: Kenneth Dennison

THE IRISH WASHERWOMAN
Trad. arr. Rodney Newton
Soloist: David Childs
Cory Band
Conductor: Dr Robert Childs

ILKLA’ MOOR
Trad. arr. Derek Broadbent

SUSSEX FOLK
Trad. arr. Derek Broadbent

THE LINCOLNSHIRE POACHER
Trad. arr. Derek Broadbent
CWS Glasgow Band
Conductor: Archie Hutchison

SCARBOROUGH FAIR
Trad. arr. Goff Richards
Soloist: Alan Hobbins
Brighouse & Rastrick Band
Conductor: David Hirst

A SUFFOLK PRELUDE
Andrew Duncan
Ipswich and Norwich Co-op Band
Conductor: Robin Norman

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Paul Andrews


Conductor, Band trainer, Adjudicator, Instrument Repairer - Brasstoff


               

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