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Radio: All Brass Radio

More global brass band music from Dr Jim Fox in the USA

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  Plenty more great music from across the pond with Dr Jim Fox

All Brass Radio:

All Brass Radio continues to expand its listening reach across the musical globe, with yet more listeners joining up to hear brilliant music making from bands of all different nationalities and levels of experience and expertise.

It all about variety too — with serious tracks missed in with fun ones to provide a perfect mix and reflect the tastes of our listeners.

Where else can you hear 'Benedictus', 'Irish Blessing' or 'Barber of Seville' followed by 'Fire in the Blood', 'Seize the Day' and 'Dundonnell' solo tracks by stars such as Kirsty Abbots and even a test piece or two.

This month tracks from four new or donated CDs were added:
'Bolero' by Brighouse & Rastrick
'The Art of Brass' by the Cory Band
'Horizons' by the East of England Co-op Band
'The Sun Has Got It's Hat On' by the Clacton-on-the-Sea Co-op Band

Do not forget to visit the new Apparel Store and keep tuning into the front page for announcement about an up and coming contest.

June 2018: Top 20 List


As voted by the Listeners

1. Country Roads (Las Vegas Brass Band)
2. You Raise Me Up (Carlton Main Frickley Colliery)
Soloist: Kirsty Abbotts, cornet
3. Love Changes Everything (Desford Colliery Caterpillar)
4. Fire in the Blood (International Staff Band)
5. Fat Bottom Girls (Ebbw Valley Brass)
6. The Olympic Spirit (Brass Band de Waldsang)
7. Myfanwy (Unison Kinneil)
8. Chariots of Fire (Brass Band de Waldsang)
9. Hallelujah (Amsterdam Staff Band)
10. Clifton & Lightcliffe Band — Benedictus

11. Bendictus from The Armed Man (Polysteel Band)
12. Olympic Fanfare and Theme (Clifton & Lightcliffe)
13. Procession to Covenant (Canadian Staff Band)
14. Irish Blessing (Rothwell Temperance)
15. Day of the Dragon Special (Cory Band)
16. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (Hitchin Band)
Soloist: Mike Thorn, trombone
17. Game of Thrones: Main Title (New York Low Brass)
18. The Barber of Seville (Band Berner Oberland)
19. Seize the Day (Pikes Peak Brass Band)
20. Dundonnell (Brighouse & Rastrick)

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Area test-piece focus at RBC Brass Day

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Dip. Performance
Conductor, Peripatetic Music Teacher, Lower brass specialist


               

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