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Radio: World of Brass

More great music over the next few weeks with John Maines

On air
 

World of Brass:
Presented by John Maines

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

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

www.worldofbrass.com/wobradio

11th April:

La Reine de Saba
Charles Gounod
Black Dyke
Conductor: Dr. Nicholas Childs

Overture The Cowboys
John Williams
Foden's
Conductor: Thomas Wyss

The Pioper o’ Dundee
Kenneth Downie
Foden's
Conductor: Michael Fowles
Soloist: Lesley Poole

Lorenzo
Thomas Keighley
Cory
Conductor: Dr. Robert Childs

Soli Deo Gloria
William Himes
ISB
Conductor: Dr. Stephen Cobb

Una Voce Poca Fa
Gioacchino Rossini
Black Dyke
Conductor: Dr. Nicholas Childs
Soloist: Roger Webster

Samum
Carl Robrecht
YBS
Conductor: Prof. David King

Images for Brass
Stephen Bulla
Sellers International
Conductor: Phillip McCann

Oh Dry Those Tears
Teresa Del Riego
Black Dyke
Conductor: Dr. Nicholas Childs
Soloist: Ian Bousfield

On The Quarter Deck
Kenneth Alford
Grimethorpe
Conductor: Richard Evans

18th April:

Florentiner
Julius Fucik
Flowers
Conductor: Paul Holland

Ruler of the Spirits
Carl Maria von Weber
Leyland
Conductor: Russell Gray

An Untold Story
Paul Lovatt-Cooper
Cory
Conductor: Dr. Robert Childs
Soloist: Owen Farr

The Hope of Glory
Kenneth Downie
New York Staff
Conductor: Ronald Waiksnoris

El Cumbanchero
Rafeal Hernandez
Brighouse & Rastrick
Conductor: David Hirst
Soloist: Alan Morrison

Victory for Me
Wilfred Heaton
Eikanger Bjorsvik
Conductor: Howard Snell

Let’s Face the Music and Dance
Irving Berlin
Girls of Brass
Conductor: Dr. Nicholas Childs

Tournament for Brass
Eric Ball
Cory
Conductor: Dr. Robert Childs

Memory
Andrew Lloyd-Webber
Flowers
Conductor: Paul Holland
Soloist: Paul Richards

Excerpt from Swan Lake — Act 1
Tchaikovsky
New York Staff

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Steve Pritchard-Jones

FTCL LTCL LDBBA DipMusEd GMus QTS NPQH
Conductor, Adjudicator, Teacher


               

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