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Radio: Sunday Bandstand

Music from the heartland of Yorkshire with Chris Helme — and with a touch of the festive season.

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  Plenty of great brass band music from Chris Helme

Sunday Bandstand 2nd December 2018:

Produced and presented by Chris Helme. For further information please see www.chrishelme-brighouse.org.uk and follow the Sunday Bandstand links for this play list and previous shows dating back to 2014.

My website also has a review section and a brass band nostalgia section.

Your CD:

Has your band produced a CD this year?

I would be very pleased to play tracks from it if you have. Or have you a burning nostalgia question about the world of brass bands, if you have then please contact me via e-mail: bandstand@chrishelme.org.uk

Click this link:

https://www.mixcloud.com/ChrisHelme/sunday-bandstand-2-december-2018/

Playlist

Rhythm and Blues (Philip Sparke)
Opening for the weekly show
Foden's Band
MD: Michael Fowles (2010)

Christmas Overture (Kevin Larsson)
International Staff Band
BM: Dr. Stephen Cobb (2016)

Tancredi Overture (Rossini arr. William Rimmer)
Brighouse & Rastrick
MD: Derek Broadbent (1989)

Festive Impressions (Oliver Waespi)
Yorkshire Building Society Band
MD: Professor David King (2000)

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (arr. Robin Dewhurst)
Darebin City Brass Preston Band
MD: Andrew Snell (2016)

Carol of the Bells (Mykola Leontovych arr. Andrew Wainwright)
Virtuosi GUS Band
MD: John Berryman (2012)

Shepherds Pipe Carol (John Rutter arr. Nynke van der Heide)
Brass Band de Waldsang
MD: Rieks van der Velde

Pilatus (Mountain Air) (Goff Richards)
Soloist: David Thornton
Black Dyke Band
MD: Dr. Nicholas Childs (2009)

Hark the Herald Sing (Mendelssohn arr. Willcocks /Ray Steadman-Allen)
Treorchy Male Voice Choir with Cory Band
MD: Philip Harper (2016)

Concert Piece for Cornet (James Curnow)
Soloist: Jane Westervik
Eikanger-Bjorsvik Band (Norway)
MD: Ray Farr (1995)

Festive Prelude (Stephen Bulla)
Yorkshire Imperial Band
MD: David Hirst (1992)

Seize the Day (Peter Graham)
Fairey Band
MD: Mark Peacock (2012)

Russian Christmas Music (Alfred Reed arr. David Leppla)
Brass Band of Battle Creek
MD: Kenneth Bloomquist (1994)

Deep Inside the Sacred Temple (Bizet)
Soloists: Stephen Singleton and Billy Millar
BNFL Band
MD: Richard Evans (1995)

Bells Across the Meadow (Albert Ketelby)
GUS (Footwear) Band
MD: Stanley Boddington (1967)

A Little Christmas Music (Jacob De Haan)
Soli Brass
MD: Jan De Haan (2001)

An Australian Christmas (James Curnow)
New York Staff Band
BM: Derek Smith (1983)

Crossroad (Stephen Bulla)
Soloist: Stephen Cobb
International Staff Band BM: Ray Bowes (1979)

Spirit of Christmas (Kenneth Cook)
Canadian Staff Band
BM: Robert Redhead (1980)

Longing for Home (Forever Autumn) (Jeff Wayne arr. Arthur Deetoo)
Soloist: Sascha Bur
Brass Band Emmental
MD: Anton Helscher (2004)

Bolero with Little Drummer Boy (arr. William Gordon)
North Carolina Brass Band
MD: Brian Meixner (2016)

Paradise from The Scherzo of Darkness (Paul Mealor)
Black Dyke Band
MD: Professor Nicholas Childs (2018)

Rhythm and Blues (Philip Sparke )
Closing for weekly show
Foden's Band
MD: Michael Fowles (2010)

Enjoy the show....

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