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Radio: Sunday Bandstand

Chris Helm brings us plenty of fine brass band music on a Sunday.

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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 9 October:

Rhythm and Blues
Philip Sparke
Fodens Band
MD: Michael Fowles — 2010

March of the Charioteers from Ben Hur
John Williams
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
MD: Gary Cutt — 2001

Academic Festival Overture
Brahms
Black Dyke Band
MD: Dr Nicholas Childs — 2007

Agincourt Song
Ray Farr
Reg Vardy Band
MD: Ray Farr — 2004

Ask
Peter Graham
International Staff Band of the Salvation Army
BM: Dr Stephen Cobb — 2010

Tour de Band
arr: Frode Rydland
Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag
MD: Reid Gilje — 2003

Bride of the Waves
H L Clarke
Tuba Soloist Stephen Sykes
With Richard Phillips on Piano — 2008

Morganblatter
Johann Strauss II
Brighouse and Rastrick
MD; Allan Withington — 1994

Fistful of Dollars
Morricone arr: Dewhurst
Fodens Band
MD: Allan Withington — 2010

Convergents
Franco Cesarini
Smithills Senior School Band
MD: Chris Wormald — 2004

Shine as the Light
Peter Graham
Fodens Band
MD: Bryan Hurdley — 2001

Rhythm and Blues
Philip Sparke
Ending for weekly show
Fodens Band
MD: Michael Fowles – 2010

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