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Radio: Sunday Bandstand

More great music from Chris Helme

Chris Helme
 

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 including the playlist

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 12 February

Rhythm and Blues
Philip Sparke
Opening for weekly show
Foden's Band
MD: Michael Fowles — 2010

Under the Double Eagle
Wagner arr: Winter
Whitworth Veterans Band
MD: Dr. Roy Newsome — 2010

Poet and Peasant
Suppe
Men O’ Brass
MD: Harry Mortimer — 1957

Bishop Blaize
Goff Richards
John Laing (Hendon) Band
MD: Don Morrison — 1986

O Magnum Mysterium
arr: Philip Littlemore
Co-operative Funeralcare Band
MD: Michael Fowles — 2011

Conchita
Forrest Buchtel
Fairey Band
Soloist: Ian Porthouse
MD: Bryan Hurdley — 2003

Eleanor Rigby
Lennon and McCartney
Ilkeston Brass

Brilliante
Peter Graham
Cory Band
Soloist: David Childs
MD: Dr R Childs

Hymn Tune Margaret
arr: Peter Graham
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
MD: Philip McCann — 2010

Arnhem
A.E. Kelly
CWS (Manchester) Band
MD: Frank Renton – 1980s

Cartoon Classics
Andrew Duncan
Yorkshire Building Society Band
MD: Dr. D. King — 2003

Overture from Orpheus in the Underworld
The Fairey Band
MD: Kenneth Dennison — 1970s

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

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Julian Bright


Conductor, Compere/MC, Cornet Soloist


               

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