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Radio: Time for Brass

Plenty of great music to enjoy with Ian Cottier from the Isle of Man.

cOTTIER
 

Time for Brass:

14th November:

1. Festive Overture
Shostakovich arr. Kitson
Brighouse & Rastrick

2. Fanfare for a New Age
Richards
Brighouse & Rastrick

3. Earl of Oxford's March
Byrd arr. Elgar Howarth
Black Dyke

4. Michelangelo
Dagsland arr. Rydland
Carlton Main Frickley
Soloist: David Belshaw

5. O Magnum Mysterium
Lauridsen arr. Littlemore
Co-operative Funeralcare

6. Trombonology
Tommy Dorsey arr. Alan Fernie
Black Dyke
Soloist: Brett Baker

7. La Califfa
Moricone arr Stuart Pullin
Yorkshire Building Society
Soloist: Peter Roberts

8. The Red Shield
Henry Goffin
Trondheim Police Band

9. He Ain't Heavy: He's My Brother
Hollies arr. Brian Crookes
Nidaros

10. Alle Fugle Sma
Trad arr. Goff Richards
Wingates

11. Arioso
J.S. Bach arr. Howard Snell
Britannia Building Society

12. Birdland
Joe Zawinul arr. Sandy Smith
Todmorden Old Brass Band

13. Seaside Rendezvous
Freddy Mercury arr. Giske
Grimethorpe


21st November:

1. Midway
John Williams arr. Goff Richards
Burgermusik Luzerne

2. Le Domino Noir
Auber
Fodens

3. Panis Angelicus
Cesar Franck
Black Dyke
Soloists: James Watson & Robert Childs

4. Morning
Grieg arr. Howard Lorriman
Black Dyke

5. In the Hall of the Mountain King
Grieg arr. Lorriman
Black Dyke

6. Poinciana
Richardson arr. Ray Farr

7. Enigma Variations (1-6)
Elgar arr. Eric Ball
Fodens

8. Czardas
Delibes arr. Roy Newsome
Sun Life

9. The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
Debussy arr. Michael Brand
Black Dyke

10. Spitfire Fugue
Walton arr. Alan Fernie
Black Dyke

11. Soave Sia il Vento
Mozart arr. Simon Kerwin
Carlton Main Frickley

12. A Gaelic Blessing
John Rutter arr. Steadman-Allen
Grimethorpe

13. The Flight of the Bumble Bee
Rimsky Korsakov arr. Fernie
Black Dyke


28th November:

1. Bandology
Eric Osterling
London Central Fellowship Band

2. American Carnival
Stephen Roberts
Virtuosi GUS

3. Salt of the Earth Gospel
Andy Scott
Fodens
Soloist: Glyn Williams

4. Take Over Bid
Larsson arr. Steadman-Allen
London Central Fellowship

5. Wonders Begin When the Lord comes In
Larsson
Household Troops Band

6. The Victor
Terry Camsey
London Central Fellowship Band
Soloist: David Daws

7. The Typewriter
Leroy Anderson
Tredegar

8. The Way We Were
Hamlisch arr. John Gollad
Soloist: Stan Lippeatt

9. Stop the Cavalry
J. Lewie arr. Derek Broadbent
Diggle Band

10. Big Spender
Coleman and Fields arr. Alan Fernie
Thornton Cleveleys
Soloist: Natalie Brooksbank

11. You Made Me Love You
Monaco arr. Freeh
London Central Fellowship Band

12. St. Clement
arr. Andrew Blyth
Massed Bands of the Salvation Army

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