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Radio: World of Brass

More great music on the airwaves from John Maines

 

World of Brass Radio: 20th April

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. Listen now to the latest episode from 20th April.

www.worldofbrassradio.com or click on the radio icon on: www.worldofbrass.com
To contact the programme email: johnmaines48@btinternet.com

20th April 2018:

Excelsior
Erik Leidzen
Household Troops
Conductor: Carl Saunders

Poet and Peasant
Franz von Suppe
Foden's
Conductor: Thomas Wyss

Lament
Ronan Hardiman arr. Graham
Boscombe SA
Conductor: Howard Evans
Soloists: John Starkes and Trevor Smith

Magee's Patrol
Philip Harper
Polysteel
Conductor: Philip Harper

Capriccio
Roger Payne
Eminence Brass

Fireworks
Elgar Howarth
Cory
Conductor: Phlip Harper
Narrator: Morgan Jones

Shepherd's Hey
Percy Grainger arr. Wright
Grimethorpe
Conductor: Richard Evans

Time and Eternity
Ivor Bosanko
Bellshill SA
Conductor: Yvonne Ferguson
Soloists: Alex Ramsay and Chris Shanks

Guardian of My Soul
Darren Shaw
ISB
Conductor: Dr. Stephen Cobb

On the Quarter Deck
Kenneth Alford
Grimethorpe
Conductor: Richard Evans

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