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Radio: World of Brass

Plenty of great music to enjoy from John Maines

Radio
  There is plenty of great music to enjoy from John Maines

John Maines invites you to listen to World of Brass Radio.

A new programme every Friday heard 24/7 52 weeks! Also catch up with previous programmes. Please feel free to like this post!

Listen now

Listen now to the latest episodes at: www.worldofbrassradio.com or click on the radio icon on: www.worldofbrass.com

Any comments or requests contact: johnmaines48@btinternet.com

30th March 2018:

Stand to Arms
George Marshall
Household Troops
Conductor: Major John Mott

Prometheus Unbound
Granville Bantock
Salford University Band
Conductor: Dr. Roy Newsome

Jenny Wren
Roland Davis
Black Dyke
Conductor: Dr. Nicholas Childs
Soloist: Richard Marshall

Morgenblatter
Johann Strauss II
Brighouse & Rastrick
Conductor: David Hirst

Truth Aflame
Kevin Norbury
Sellers International
Conductor: Phillip MCann

Till There Was You
Meredith Wilson
Leyland
Conductor: Richard Evans
Soloist: Russell Gray

Pictures in the Smoke
Bram Tovey
Foden's
Conductor: Bramwell Tovey

Hunting Wabbits
Gordon Goodwin arr. Robin Dewhurst
Stavanger
Conductor: Allan Withington
Soloist: Neil Gallie

Through the Fair
Arr. Pascoe
ISB
Conductor: Dr. Stephen Cobb

Adventures in Brass
Ray Farr
Eikanger Bjorsvik
Conductor: Ray Farr

6th April 2018:

Old Comrades
Carl Teike
Brighouse & Rastrick
Conductor: Allan Withington

The Thievish Magpie
Gioacchino Rossini
Foden's
Conductor: Russell Gray

Blessed Assurance
William Himes
ISB
Conductor: Dr. Stephen Cobb
Soloist: Andrew Justice

A Kensigton Concerto
Eric Ball
Black Dyke
Conductor: Prof. Nicholas Childs

War March of the Priests
Felix Mendelssohn
Enfield Citadel
Conductor: Jonathan Corry

Capriccio Espagnol
Nicolai Rimskey-Korsakov
Black Dyke
Conductor: Dr. Nicholas Childs

Amazing Grace
arr. Himes
Foden's
Soloist: Jens Lindemann

Voyage to Worlds Unknown
Peter Graham
Black Dyke
Conductor: Prof. Nicholas Childs

Christ the Lord is Risen Again
Howard Evans
Boscombe SA
Conductor: Dr. Howard Evans

Softly Softly
Bridget Fry arr. Farr
Eikanger Bjorsvik
Conductor: Ray Farr

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