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Radio: Sounds of Brass

Phillip Hunt rounds off the year with lots of waltzes, polkas and and all those Viennese whirls...

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  Phillip Hunt has a waltz or two to round off the year...

BBC SOUNDS OF BRASS — Worldwide

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PRODUCED AND PRESENTED WEEKLY BY PHILLIP HUNT since 1985.

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For our 33rd birthday programme I've chosen a selection of music composed, conducted and performed by just some of the musical friends I've made throughout those years.

Sunday 30th December 2018:



VIENNA PHILHARMONIC FANFARE (Richard Strauss0
Brass Band Oberosterreich
Conductor: Hannes Buchegger

DIE FLEDERMAUS (Johann Strauss arr. Aubrey Winter)
Tredegar Town Band
Conductor: Ian Porthouse

FREIKUGELN POLKA (Johann Strauss II arr. Sandy Smith)
Fairey Band
Conductor: Simon Stonehouse

GOLD AND SILVER WALTZ (Franz Lehar)

MORNING PAPERS WALTZ (Johann Strauss II arr. Edrich Siebert)
Brighouse & Rastrick Band
Conductor: Allan Withington

ERINNERUNG AN ZIRKUS RENZ (Gustav Peter arr. Ray Woodfield)
Soloist: Gavin Pritchard
Cory Band
Conductor: Dr Robert Childs

THE RHYTHMIC DANUBE (Johann Strauss II arr. Arthur Wood)
Black Dyke Mills Band

VILJA (Franz Lehar arr. Andi Cook)
Soloist: Kevin Crockford
Grimethorpe Colliery Band

CZARDAS (Johann Strauss II arr. Howard Snell)
The National Youth Brass Band of Scotland
Conductor: Richard Evans

PIZZICATO POLKA (Johann & Josef Strauss arr. Ray Woodfield)

RADETZKY MARCH (Johann Strauss arr. Ray Woodfield)
Rundfunk Blasorchester Leipzig
Conductor: Jan Cober

AULD LANG SYNE (Simone Mantia arr. Keith Wilkinson)
Soloist: David Childs
Cory Band
Conductor: Dr Robert Childs

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