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Radio: Sounds of Brass

More brass band music with a John Williams theme from 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

AVAILABLE LIVE AND LISTEN AGAIN EVERY WEEK ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB THROUGH THE RADIO iPLAYER. Live on Sundays at 19-05 British Time or at any time for 7 DAYS after the Broadcast. To hear this week’s programme instantly go to www.bbc.co.uk/devon and click on Listen Live or Listen Again.

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

Telephone 01752 843919.

Sunday 12th February:

THE STANDARD OF ST GEORGE
Kenneth Alford

THE CALIPH OF BAGDAD
Francios Boieldieu arr. William Rimmer

PEOPLE
Jule Styne/Bob Merrill arr. Alan Catherall
Soloist: Richard Marshall

A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH ET
John Williams arr. Adrian Drover
Cornwall Youth Brass Band
Conductor: Michael Fowles

INDIANA JONES; THE LAST CRUSADE
John Williams arr. Klaas van der Woude

HYMN TO THE FALLEN
John Williams arr. Klaas van der Woude

SCHLINDLER’S LIST
John Williams arr. Sandy Smith
Black Dyke Band
Conductor: Dr Nicholas Childs

BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY
John Williams arr. Andrew Duncan
Soloist: Mark Wilkinson

JOHN WILLIAMS- EPIC THEMES
John Williams arr. Steve Sykes
Foden’s Richardson Band
Conductor: Thomas Wyss

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