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Radio: Sounds of Brass

Philip Hunt has a great selection box of music on offer.

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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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Sunday 11th December:

BARNARD CASTLE
Goff Richards
Massed Bands of Camborne, Mount Charles, St Austell & St Dennis
Conductor: David Loukes

THE GOLDEN LADY
Goff Richards
Massed Bands of Camborne, Mount Charles, St Austell & St Dennis
Conductor: Leonard Adams

A BRIDGE TO FAR
Richard Addison arr. David Marshall
The Regimental Band of The Coldstream Guards
Conductor: Major David Marshall

EVERGREEN
Williams/Streisand arr. Alan Catherall
Soloist: Melvyn Bathgate
Brighouse & Rastrick Band
Conductor: Richard Evans

I’LL WALK WITH GOD
Nicholas Brodsky arr. Goff Richards
Aldbourne Band
Conductor: David Williams

WITH ONE LOOK
Andrew Lloyd-Webber arr. William Himes
Lanner & District Silver Band
Conductor: Stuart Chappell

ALL THAT JAZZ
Fred Ebb/John Kander arr. Alan Morrison
Bath Spa Band
Conductor: Dave Walker

QUARTET from RIGOLETTO
Giuseppe Verdi arr. A Maunder
Duet: Shaun Randell & Paul Hughes
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Conductor: Garry Cutt

TIS THE SEASON
Darrol Barry
Middleton Band
Conductor: Matt Stringer

TINTAGEL
Denis Wright
National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain
Conductor: Roy Newsome

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Conductor, Adjudicator (member AoBBA)


               

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