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Radio: Sunday Bandstand

Chris Helme brings out all the favourites...

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Sunday Bandstand:

Broadcast on Phoenix FM 96.7 community radio in the Halifax area of West Yorkshire. This programme is also available via www.phoenixfm.co.uk Every Sunday afternoon from 2pm to 3pm

Produced and presented by Chris Helme, or further information please see: www.chrishelme-brighouse.org.uk

It is also available via Podcast from the Radio Phoenix website

I am always pleased to receive requests – you might want to hear a piece from your own early days in banding, recordings that have long since joined the record deletions list and difficult to find.

Or have a burning nostalgia question about the world of brass bands, if you have then please contact me via e-mail: bandstand@chrishelme.org.uk

Sunday 26th June:

LAST CALL
Otto M. Schwarz
Brass Band Oberösterreich
MD: Hannes Buchegg — 2010

OTHELLO
Drake Rimmer
Wingates Temperance Band
MD: Denis Smith — 1970

LIEBESTRAUM
Liszt arr: Gordon Coleman
Massed Bands Live De Montfort Hall Leicester — 1970

VALSE BRILLIANTE
Basil Windsor
Cornet Soloist Graham Walker with Yorkshire Imperial Metals Band
MD: Trevor Walmsley DFC — 14 July 1970

ADVENTURES IN BRASS
Ray Farr
Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag
MD: Ray Farr — 1998

FANTASIA DI CONCERTO
Eduardo Boccalari
Euphonium Soloist: Steven Mead with Williams Fairey Band
MD: Howard Snell — 2009

BLAENWERN
Hymn Tune
Fodens (Courtois)Band
MD: Nicholas Childs — 1999
ORB (Oldham Rifle Brigade) – MARCH Charles Anderson
Fountain City Band
MD: Dr Joseph Parasi — 2009


Sunday 3rd July:

ROYAL TIGER – MARCH
Moss
Leyland Vehicles Band
MD: Richard Evans — 1978

STRAUSS FANTASY
Gordon Langford
Massed Bands
Guest Conductor: Vilem Tausky — live recording 1979

LITTLE SUITE FOR BRASS op 80
Malcolm Arnold
Fairey Band
MD: Kenneth Dennison — 1972

IN THE NAVY
J Morali, H Belolo, V Willis arr: Malcolm Bennett
Brighouse & Rastrick Band
MD: Roy Curran — 1985

UNA VOCE POCO FA
Rossini
Cornet Soloist: Jack Mackintosh with Harton Colliery Band
MD: Ernest Thorpe — 1930

MY REFUGE
Bruce Broughton
Trombone Soloist Andrew Justice International Staff Band
BM: Dr Stephen Cobb – 2001

CALDER — MARCH
Drake Rimmer
Brighouse & Rastrick
MD: Walter Hargreaves — 1969

DANZON NO. 2
Arturo Marquez
Fodens Band
MD: Michael Fowles — 2010

MARY OF ARGYLE AIR & VARIATIONS
arr: George Hawkins
Cornet Soloist Jack Mackintosh with St Hilda Professional Band
MD: James Oliver — 1935

TOCCATA
arr: Ray Farr
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
MD: Major Peter Parkes — 1998

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