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Radio: World of Brass

More great music to take you into 2014 with John Maines.

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World of Brass Radio:
Presented by John Maines

www.worldofbrass.com/wobradio

A new programme every Friday heard 24/7 52 weeks!

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Contact: johnmaines@btinternet.com

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www.worldofbrass.com/wobradio

Brass Music 24/7 52 Weeks of the Year!
Some great music over the Festive period from 27-12-13:

27th December


The Wonder of Christmas
Peter Graham
Christmas Piece
Goff Richards
Black Dyke
Conductor:Dr. Nicholas Childs
Narration: Ken Greenwood
Scrooge: James Sykes

Il Seraglio
WA Mozart
Grimethorpe
Conductor: Richard Evans

Conchita
Eric Ball
Grimethorpe
Conductor: Elgar Howarth
Soloist: Richard Marshall

Three Kings Swing
William Himes
Household Troops
Conductor: Major John Mott

In The Bleak Midwinter
arr Newton
Five Lakes Silver
Conductor: Neil Barlow
Soloist: Jeff Markwick

Immanuel!
Steven Ponsford
ISB
Conductor: Dr. Stephen Cobb

O Holy Night
Adolphe Adam
Black Dyke
Conductor: Dr. Nicholas Childs
Soloist: David Thornton

Midnight Sleighride
Sergei Prokoffiev arr. Farr
Grimethorpe
Conductor: Major Peter Parkes

Navity from Dove Descending
Philip Wilby
Black Dyke
Conductor: Dr. Nicholas Childs
Narration: Ken Greenwood

A Christmas Suite
Alan Fernie
Black Dyke
Conductor: Dr. Nicholas Childs

One Moment in Time
Albert Hammond
Fairey
Conductor: Marc Reift

The Shining Star
Peter Graham
YBS
Conductor: Prof. David King

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NYGGB

National Youth Band opportunities

May 8 • The National Youth Band of Great Britain is looking to appoint new trustees and a librarian to help strengthen the organisation's heritage and future.


Albert Hall

Albert Hall tickets now on sale

May 8 • Tickets for the 2026 Championship Section National Final at the Royal Albert Hall are now on sale.


Band Supplies

Summer deals to grab at Band Supplies

May 8 • There are plenty of great deals to grab at Band Supplies on ex-demo and second hand instruments.


Emergency

BBE to host emergency planning webinar

May 8 • Make sure you have plans in place to protest valuable musical and memorabilia assets if potential disaster strikes.


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Friday 8 May • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Wardle Anderson Brass Band - Wardle Junior Blast

Friday 8 May • Milnrow Parish Church, 16 Westward Ho, Milnrow, Rochdale OL16 3JX


Regent Brass - Woodbridge Excelsior Band and Russell Gray

Saturday 9 May • The Salvation Army (Regent Hall), Oxford Street, London W1C 2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - Woodbridge Excelsior Band

Saturday 9 May • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Harlow Brass Band - SPRING CONCERT - AN ANIMATION SENSATION

Saturday 16 May • St Andrew's Methodist Church. The Stow. Harlow. CM20 3AF


Brunel Brass Organisation

May 8 • Brunel Brass is looking for a Solo Horn and Back Row Cornet to join our senior band. We are an ambitious, friendly band on the verge of promotion to the Championship Section and recently achieved our highest ever finish at the British Open Spring Festival


East London Brass

May 7 • B Flat Bass : fresh off the back of our promotion to the Grand Shield, ELB are on the look out for a bflat bass player to complement our existing section. The band is ambitious and has an exciting second half of the year ahead.


Thornton Cleveleys Band

May 7 • We currently have the following vacancies.. 3rd Cornet and Bb Bass.. Friendly 3rd Section NW band based just outside of Blackpool. We have some great concerts coming up as well as marches, galas and charity events. With the odd contest thrown in too


Ian Holmes

BA (hons), PGDip (RCM), ARCM, ALCM
Conductor, piano accompanist and educator


               

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