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Radio: World of Brass

Plenty of great new music from 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!

Also catch up with previous programmes
Contact: johnmaines@btinternet.com

Brass Music 24/7 52 Weeks of the Year!

28th March:

Includes more exclusive preview tracks from Black Dyke and Cory’s new releases.


Glemdene
John Carr
Black Dyke
Conductor: Dr. Nicholas Childs

Ruslan and Ludmila
Mikhail Glinka
Cory
Conductor: Dr. Robert Childs

Bayriche Polka
Georg Lohmann
Brighouse
Conductor: Alan Morrison
Soloist: Gary McPhee

The Kingdom Triumphant
Eric Ball
ISB
Conductor: Dr. Stephen Cobb

South Pacific
Richard Rodgers
Fairey
Conductor: Simon Stonehouse

Arizona Belle
William Rimmer
Foden’s
Conductor: Elgar Howarth
Soloist: Morvern Gilchrist

Spectrum
Gilbert Vinter
Grimethorpe
Conductor: Elgar Howarth

From the Hillside
Alan Fernie
Cory
Conductor: Philip Harper

Amazing Grace
arr. William Himes
Bellshill SA
Conductor: Ian Dickie

A Spin Through Moscow
Dimitri Shostakovich
Leyland
Conductor: Russell Gray

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