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Radio: Sunday Bandstand

More great brass band music from Chris Helme in the heartlands of Yorkshire.

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  Chris Helme brings up plenty of fantastic brass band music making from the heartlands of Yorkshire

Sunday Bandstand: 7th April 2019

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-7-april-2019/

Playlist:

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

Centennial Prelude (Jan van der Roost)
Desford Colliery Band
MD: Jan de Haan (1992)

Vista (Dean Jones)
North York Temple Band
BM: Glenn Barlow (2013)

Poeme Op 41 No. 4 (Zdenek Fibich arr. Howard Snell)
Soloist: Roger Webster
Brighouse & Rastrick Band
MD: David Hirst — (1997)

Samum Symphonic Foxtrot (Carl Robrecht)
The Virtuosi Brass Band of Great Britain
MD: James Scott (1974)

Main Theme to Jurassic Park (John Williams arr. Alan Catherall)
Redbridge Band
MD: Melvin White (1995)

The Glorious Fountain (Bernard Smith)
Soloist: David Daws
Musikkorps der Heilsarmee Basel 1
BM: Peter Haldimann (1996)

Caprice — Fantasy about a Natural Yodel Theme (R Ruedi Renggli)
Vocalist Marie-Theres Marti
Brass Band Froshinn Schotz
MD: Ernst Balli (1997)

Endeavour (Gordon Langford)
Black Dyke Mills Band
MD: Major Peter Parkes (1984)

Semper Fidelis (John Philip Sousa)
Williams Fairey Band
MD: Major Peter Parkes (1996)

Carmina Burana — Tavern Song (Carl Orff arr. Ray Farr)
Trombone Feature
Eikanger Bjorsvik Band
MD: Ray Farr (1997)

Fortuna (Brenton Broadstock)
Kew Brass Band
MD: Mark Ford (1998)

All in the April Evening (Hugh Roberton arr. Eric Ball)
Bradford Festival Choral
Black Dyke Mills Band
MD: Geoffrey Brand (1969)

The Queen's Own March (R.C. Ridewood)
Foden's Band
MD: Fred Mortimer (1942)

A Winter Sunday (Gilles Rocha arr. Bertrand Moren)
Soloist: Lionel Fumeaux
La Concordia Vertroz Band
MD: Bertrand Moren (2018)

Tone Poem Othello (Drake Rimmer)
Scottish CWS Band
MD: Robert Oughton (1967)

Marche Symphonique (Frank Hughes)
Foden's Band
MD: Rex Mortimer (1971)

Larghetto Semplice from 'Call of the Seasons' (Philip Catelinet)
Soloist: Aaron Vanderweele
New York Staff Band (USA)
BM: Ron Waiksnoris (2003)

Allerseelen op10 No. 8 (Richard Strauss arr. Stephen Roberts)
Sun Life Stanshawe Band
MD: Bryan Hurdley (1979)

With a Little Help from my Friends (Paul McCartney arr. Philip Harper)
Cory Band
MD: Philip Harper (2018)
Shepherd's Hey (Percy Grainger arr. Denis Wright)

Massed bands of Fodens, Fairey Aviation and Morris Motors Band
MD: Harry Mortimer (1964)

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

Enjoy the show....

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