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Radio: Sounds of Brass

More music from around the banding globe with 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.

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Requests and Comments welcome at E Mail. brassmanpgh@uwclub.net
Telephone 01752 843919.

Sunday 13th November:

ROYAL TROPHY
William Rimmer
Camborne Town Band
Conductor: Stephen Sykes

SYMPHONIC SUITE FOR BRASS BAND
Leighton Lucas
Buy As You View Band
Conductor: Dr Robert Childs

BUGLERS HOLIDAY
Leroy Anderson arr. Roger Barsotti
Cornet Soloists: Russell Gray, Brian Winter, Gary Wyatt.
Ransome Band
Conductor: Russell Gray

ALLERSEELEN
Richard Strauss arr. Stephen Roberts
Jones & Crossland/Heart of England Band
Conductor: Roy Curran

ANOTHER FINE MESS
Hatley/Carroll/Shield/Hill arr. Sandy Smith
Soloists: Simon Willis & Ian McCormick
Rhodian Brass
Conductor: Mark Wilcockson

BACCHANALE from SAMSON & DELILAH
Camille Saint-Saens arr. Keith M Wilkinson
William Davis Construction Band
Conductor: Dr Keith Wilkinson

A CORNISH FESTIVAL
Goff Richards
Massed Bands of Bodmin, Camborne, Mount Charles &B St Austell
Conductor: Goff Richards

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GGSM, AoBBA Member
Conductor, Band Trainer, Adjudicator, Arranger, Teacher and Publisher


               

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