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Radio: Listen to the Band

More festive music from Frank at the BBC

Frank Renton
  Frank Renton has more festive music to enjoy

Listen to the Band: 19th December

It's the time of year when people hear the festive sounds sound of a brass band.

Frank Renton enjoys the best of Christmas brass with the North Carolina Brass Band wishing us all 'Feliz Navidad'.

We also hear a musical interpretation to a German painting depicting Mary with the infant Jesus from John Rutter, Manger Musikklag reinvent 'Silent Night' and we end with 'Hark The Herald Angels Sing' from Cory alongside the famous Treorchy Male Voice Choir.

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Musician | Trombonist | Educator


               

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