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Radio: Sounds of Brass

More music to enjoy courtesy of the main man in Cornwall, 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 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 8th May:

WOOTTON BASSETT
Major Pete Curtis
Band of HM Royal Marines Portsmouth
Conductor: Lt.Col. Nick Grace

SELECTIONS FROM EL CAPITAN
JP Sousa
Royal Artillery Band
Conductor: Keith Brion

SING SING SING
Louis Prima arr. J Thomas
Drum Kit Soloist: Tom Ladlow
Sellers International Youth Band
Conductor: Mark Bousie

SUMMON THE HEROES
John Williams arr. Clegg
National Youth Brass Band of Scotland
Conductor: Richard Evans

MACARTHUR PARK
Jim Webb arr. Alan Fernie
Camborne Youth Band
Conductor: Alan Pope

THE DAY THOUGH GAVEST
Scholfield
National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain
Conductor: Bramwell Tovey

CZARDAS
Vittorio Monti arr. Wilson
Euphonium Soloist: Robert Childs
Tredegar Band
Conductor: Nigel Weeks

FINALE FROM SYMPHONY No 3
Camille Saint-Saens arr. Cosens
Black Dyke Band
Conductor: Dr Nicholas Childs

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Enjoy the Fleetwood action next weekend.

April 18 • If you can't make it in person then why not sit back and enjoy the brass band action from anywhere in the world...


Regent Hall Concerts - Central Band of the Royal Air Force

Friday 1 May • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Sunday 3 May • St Alfege Church. Greenwich Church Street SE10 9BJ


Regent Hall Concerts - FiveBy5 Trumpet Quintet

Tuesday 5 May • Charlton House and Gardens. Charlton Road, . London. . SE7 8RE


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Friday 8 May • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Wardle Anderson Brass Band - Wardle Junior Blast

Friday 8 May • Milnrow Parish Church, 16 Westward Ho, Milnrow, Rochdale OL16 3JX


Waterbeach Brass

April 16 • Waterbeach Brass are seeking a talented and confident solo (tutti) cornet player to join our friendly and ambitious band. We offer a welcoming and social environment with a diverse and challenging musical repertoire playing at regular concerts and contests


Chinnor Silver

April 15 • With the dust settling after the areas we are looking for Bb BASS & PERCUSSION players to join us as we look to consolidate as a 1st Section Band.. Varied but realistic diary for the coming year and possible foreign trip in 2027. Rehearsals on a Wednesday


Linthwaite Band

April 15 • We are a welcoming 4th section band with a vacancy for a kit player. Our calendar is filling up with various contests and engagements to fulfil through the year.


John Durrant

MA LLCM TD CertEd (Dist)
Conductor, Band Trainer, Composer, Trumpet and Cornet Soloist, Arranger, Adjudicator


               

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