3rd October:

Something a bit different this week as we take a whistle-stop tour of
continental Europe.

Starting with Goff Richards's 'Continental Caprice', our journey takes us to Italy, The Czech Republic, Hungary, Spain, Norway,
Greece, France and Sweden.

1. Continental Caprice
Goff Richards
BNFL

2. Capriccio Italien
Tchaikowsky arr.Denis Wright
Black Dyke

3. Rusalka's Song to the Moon
Dvorak arr. Alan Fernie
Black Dyke
Soloist: Michelle Ibbotson

4. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Liszt arr. William Rimmer
Kings of Brass

5. Espana
Chabrier arr. Gordon Langford
Black Dyke

6. In the Hall of the Mountain King
Grieg arr.Bill Geldard
Fodens
Soloist: Dean Morley

7. Zorba's Dance
Mikis Theodorakis arr Goff Richards
Cory

8. April in Paris
Duke & Hamburg arr. Mark Freeh
Rigid Containers
Soloist: Darren Harris

9. Swedish Hymn
arr. Peter Graham
Hendon S.A. Band
Quartet: David & Robert Childs, Steven Miles & David Nesbitt


10th October:

After our continental excursion last week, tonight's music is from much nearer home.

The English counties have a wonderful wealth of music, from folk melodies centuries old to newly minted compositions by contemporary
composers.

This week's programme concerns itself mainly, though not entirely with the former and ranges from north-east to south-west and most places in
between.

17th October:

This week's programme celebrates the work of one of brass banding's major figures, Eric Ball.

As a conductor and band trainer he had few equals. On a number of unforgettable occasions it was my privilege to play under his direction and it was a revelation.

Tonight's programme features a few tracks where Eric Ball is the conductor, but it is a sincere attempt to encapsulate in just an hour the range and diversity of arguably the greatest composer and arranger of music for the brass band of the 20th Century.

1. Star Lake
Eric Ball
CWS Glasgow Band

2. Prelude to "Hansel and Gretel
Humperdinck arr. Eric Ball
Black Dyke

3. Clear Skies
Eric Ball
International Staff Band
Soloist: David Dawes

4. St Anne Fugue
JS Bach arr. Eric Ball
Virtuosi Brass Band

5. Hold Thou My Hand
Eric Ball
International Staff Band

6. 2nd Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals
Eric Ball
Black Dyke

7. Prelude to a Comedy
Eric Ball
Virtuosi Brass Band

8. Imperial March
Elgar arr. Eric Ball
Virtuosi Brass Band

9. Softly Sounds the Little Bell
arr. Eric Ball
Brighouse & Rastrick