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Radio: Sunday Bandstand

More brass band music from the heartland of Yorkshire from Chris Helme.

Chris Helme
 

Sunday Bandstand:

Produced and presented by Chris Helme for further information please see www.chrishelme-brighouse.org.uk and follow the Sunday Bandstand links for this play list and previous week’s.

It is also available via Podcast from the Radio Phoenix website www.phoenixfm.co.uk

Yorkshire Dales

It is also available on Drystone Radio 106.9FM or through their website www.drystoneradio.com on Sunday mornings between 8am and 10am

Wigan

My radio programme has now been picked up by www.wiganfm.com a local internet only radio station and my weekly brass band show can be heard on Sunday’s between 11am and 1pm

New Zealand

Listeners in New Zealand will be pleased to hear that this programme is now also played on www.worldfm.co.nz in Wellington at 2p – 4pm (NZ time) every Thursday.
Requests

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 3rd March:

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

March Triomphale
Sigfrid Karg-Elvert
Arr: William Himes
Organist Richard Dwyer
Lexington Brass Band
MD: Dr. Ron Holz — 2004

Overture to the Magic Flute
W. A. Mozart
Arr: William Rimmer
Enfield S. A. Band
BM: Jonathon Corry — 2009

Over the Rainbow
Arlen & Harburg
Arr: Goff Richards
Horn soloist Josie Whale
Launceston Town Band
MD: David Dobson — 2012

The Saga of Haakon The Good
Philip Sparke
Seindorf Beaumaris
MD: Gwyn Evans — 2008

The Lass of Richmond Hill
Arr: Darrol Barry
Williams Fairey Band
MD: Roy Newsome — 1987

Folk Songs from Scotland
Edward Watson
Yorkshire Building Society Band
MD: Professor David King — 2001

Midnight
Lucy Pankhurst
Euphonium Solo Philippe Schwartz with the Leyland Band
MD: Philip Harper — 2010

Mais Que Nada
Jorge Ben
Arr: Philip Harper
The Flowers Band
MD: Philip Harper — 2004

Castell Caerffili
T.J.Powell
Sun Life Band
MD: Roy Newsome — 2001

Rhapsody Espana
Emmanuel Chabrier
Arr: Gordon Langford
Grimethorpe Colliery RJB Band
MD: Major Peter Parkes -2008

Cloudcatcher Fells
John McCabe
Stavanger Brass Band
MD: Allan Withington — 2007

Titania’s Aria
Ambroise Thomas
Arr: Bram Gay
Cornet Soloist Philip Smith with the Lexington Brass Band
MD: Dr. Ron Holz — 2004

Blazon
Peter Graham
International Staff Band of the Salvation Army
BM: Dr. Stephen Cobb — 2009

Light as Air
Arr: Goff Richards
Stockport Schools Band
MD: Colin Duxbury — 1998

Serenade
Riccardo Drigo
Arr: Steve Sykes
Tuba Soloist Steve Sykes with Richard Phillips on the piano
2008

Liszteria
Sandy smith
Percussion duet with Mark Landon & Anthony Mann with the Foden's Band
MD: Michael Fowles — 2013

Are You Joyful
Dudley Bright
Boscombe S A Band
BM: Howard Evans — 2011

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

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